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KMWL Mineral Wells Airport
Mineral Wells, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: MWL
Lat/Long: 32-46-53.7800N / 098-03-36.6300W
32-46.896333N / 098-03.610500W
32.7816056 / -98.0601750
(estimated)
Elevation: 974 ft. / 297 m (estimated)
Variation: 06E (2000)
From city: 3 miles SE of MINERAL WELLS, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 76067

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1943
Sectional chart: DALLAS-FT WORTH
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474]
NOTAMs facility: MWL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-2200
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.725
WX ASOS: 135.075 (940-325-2457)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 127.0/360.6 (MINERAL WELLS RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MQPr307/4.6MILLSAP VORTAC117.7009E
JENr340/38.4GLEN ROSE VORTAC115.0006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BRAZOS RIVER113/20.528007EGZV --. --.. ...-
GRAHAM129/31.837107EGHX --. .... -..-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 940-328-7770.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: LOW
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 5996 x 100 ft. / 1828 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 50.0
Double wheel: 145.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 32-47.245533N32-46.539000N
Longitude: 098-03.856867W098-03.037833W
Elevation: 913.0 ft.969.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.9% UP1.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 130 magnetic, 136 true310 magnetic, 316 true
Displaced threshold: 300 ft.400 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 27 ft. trees, 408 ft. from runway, 271 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear12 ft. tree, 350 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 4188 x 100 ft. / 1277 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 50.0
Double wheel: 145.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 32-47.247200N32-46.556600N
Longitude: 098-03.839883W098-03.848617W
Elevation: 913.9 ft.955.7 ft.
Gradient: 1.0%1.0%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 175 magnetic, 181 true355 magnetic, 001 true
Displaced threshold: no286 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 31 ft. trees, 545 ft. from runway, 16 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear64 ft. trees, 445 ft. from runway, 290 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
RWY 35 +64 FT TREES, DISTANCE 731 FT, 290 FT LEFT; APCH SLOPE 11:1 BASED ON DSPLCD THR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF MINERAL WELLS
PO BOX 460
MINERAL WELLS, TX 76068
Phone 940-328-7700
Manager: BOBBY BATEMAN
PO BOX 460
MINERAL WELLS, TX 76068
Phone 940-328-7808

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 78
Single engine airplanes: 65
Multi engine airplanes: 10
Helicopters: 2
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 62/day *
66% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 11 August 2008

Additional Remarks

GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FORT WORTH ARTCC & FLT SVCS.

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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 31   download
GPS RWY 31   download (229KB)
VOR RWY 31   download (230KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (25KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KWEA - Parker County Airport (19 nm E)
F35 - Possum Kingdom Airport (21 nm NW)
KGDJ - Granbury Regional Airport (24 nm SE)
KXBP - Bridgeport Municipal Airport (26 nm NE)
50F - Bourland Field Airport (27 nm SE)
 
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Photo taken 07-Sep-2008

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5712:57
Sunrise07:2213:22
Sunset18:1100:11
Evening civil twilight18:3700:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 03:33:40
Local (UTC-6)  09-Feb-2010 21:33:40
 
METAR
KMWL 100253Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM CLR M01/M07 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP266 T10061067 53010
TAF
KFTW 
35nm E 
092320Z 1000/1024 36007KT P6SM FEW300 FM101600 09005KT P6SM SCT250 FM101900 13006KT P6SM BKN100
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
City of Mineral Wells (FBO) UNICOM 122.725
940-328-7808
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Aviation museum, Rental cars, Courtesy transportation, ...
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KMWL have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN SANTA FE INN 17.2 84-85
SUPER 8 MOTEL WEATHERFORD TX 16.3 65-66
BEST WESTERN CLUB HOUSE INN 2.0 71-100
 

Other hotels near Mineral Wells Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES MINERAL WELLS 2.0 127-153
COMFORT SUITES MINERAL WELLS 2.0 
RAMADA LIMITED MINERAL WELLS 2.1 63-89
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 2.4 
BUDGET HOST MESA MOTEL 2.4 57-63

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Mineral Wells Airport

6 in Mineral Wells
13 in Weatherford
1 in Willow Park
 

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