FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MRF |
| Lat/Long: | 30-22-15.9700N / 104-01-03.3110W
30-22.266167N / 104-01.055183W
30.3711028 / -104.0175864
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4849 ft. / 1478.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of MARFA, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 79843 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | EL PASO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MRF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT DAYLIGHT HOURS, ALL SUN 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, LANDING FEE FOR ACFT WITH MAX GROSS WEIGHT OF 40,000 LBS & OVER. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 134.025 (432-729-3364) |
| WX AWOS-3 at E38 (17 nm E): | 119.025 (432-837-9613) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC ON FREQS 135.875/292.15 (FORT STOCKTON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MRFr312/5.4 | | MARFA VOR/DME | | 115.90 | | 11E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BREWSTER COUNTY | | 246/19.9 | | 412 | | 09E | | BWR | -... .-- .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 6214 x 75 ft. / 1894 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 30-22.684567N | | 30-21.955883N |
| Longitude: | 104-01.529833W | | 104-00.698700W |
| Elevation: | 4840.3 ft. | | 4829.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 125 magnetic, 135 true | | 305 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 5307 x 75 ft. / 1618 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 30-21.942500N | | 30-22.558333N |
| Longitude: | 104-01.227333W | | 104-00.509667W |
| Elevation: | 4827.3 ft. | | 4848.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 035 magnetic, 045 true | | 215 magnetic, 225 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 4 ft. brush, 250 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 2825 x 60 ft. / 861 x 18 m |
| Surface: | dirt, in poor condition
ROUGH. |
| Runway edge markings: | THR MKRS ONLY; WHITE AUTO TIRES. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 30-22.176200N | | 30-22.176217N |
| Longitude: | 104-01.544317W | | 104-01.010967W |
| Elevation: | 4825.0 ft. | | 4836.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 5 ft. fence, 132 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PRESIDIO COUNTY
BOX 691
MARFA, TX 79843
Phone 432-729-4452 |
| Manager: | DANNY WATTS
PO BOX 606
MARFA, TX 79843
Phone 432-295-0147
AFT HRS PHONE NUMBER 432-729-3102. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 41/day * | | 67% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 23 April 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 104 FT AGL UNLGTD WATER TOWER 1800 FT S OF AER 30. |
| - | GLIDER OPNS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 30 | |
download (156KB) |
| VOR RWY 30 | |
download (180KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
E38 - Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (17 nm E)
KVHN - Culberson County Airport (57 nm NW)
KFST - Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (66 nm NE)
KPEQ - Pecos Municipal Airport (66 nm NE)
E01 - Roy Hurd Memorial Airport (92 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Dec-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:12 | | 13:12 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 13:38 |
| Sunset | | 17:54 | | 23:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:20 | | 00:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2008 22:58:22 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 02-Dec-2008 16:58:22 |
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| METAR |
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| KMRF | 022255Z AUTO 24010G14KT 10SM CLR 20/M07 A3010 RMK AO1
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KE38
17nm E | 022245Z AUTO 24012G16KT 10SM CLR 24/M16 A3004 RMK AO2
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| NOTAMs |
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