FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OCH |
| Lat/Long: | 31-34-39.9500N 094-42-36.4000W 31-34.665833N 094-42.606667W 31.5777639,-94.7101111 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 343.1 ft. / 104.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of NACOGDOCHES, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 75964 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1944 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OCH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1600 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN, MIRL RWY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST. TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RWY 36; REIL RWY 18 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 135.625 (936-564-5074) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 125.175/285.575 (LUFKIN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LFKr356/24.9 | | LUFKIN VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| NADOS | | 000/5.6 | | 253 | | 05E | | OC | --- -.-. |
| AMASON | | 238/32.3 | | 341 | | 04E | | CZJ | -.-. --.. .--- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ 100LL:24 HR SELF SERVE 100LL & JET A+; ALSO AVBL FULL SERV DURING ATND HRS. FOR AFTR HRS SERV CALL 936-560-9567. CALL-OUT FEE. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | NO LINE OF SIGHT BTN RWY ENDS. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 31-35.077283N | | 31-34.255100N |
| Longitude: | 094-42.569967W | | 094-42.645467W |
| Elevation: | 337.3 ft. | | 326.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 184 true | | 359 magnetic, 004 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 495 ft. left of centerline CONTROLLING OBSTRUCTION EXCEEDS A 45 DEGREE SLOPE | | 115 ft. trees, 2500 ft. from runway, 490 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF NACOGDOCHES 202 EAST PILAR STREET, P O BOX 630530 NACOGDOCHES, TX 75963-5030 Phone 936-559-2502 |
| Manager: | COLIN SMITH 556 TERRY CRAWFORD, OFC NACOGDOCHES, TX 75964 Phone 936-560-9567 ARPT ATTENDANT/FBO/AMGR OFC 936-560-9567. |
Additional Remarks
| - | 35 FT AGL AWOS ANT 400 FT WEST OF RWY 18/36 CNTRLN. |
| - | BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622. |
| - | HIGH INTSTY STUDENT PILOT TRNG ON AND INVOF ARPT. MNT 122.75 FOR STUDENT AREAS OF ACTVTY. |
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 from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 36 | |
download (333KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (201KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (246KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (44KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (109KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLFK - Angelina County Airport (21 nm S)
KJSO - Cherokee County Airport (31 nm NW)
F17 - Center Municipal Airport (32 nm NE)
KRFI - Rusk County Airport (35 nm N)
KDKR - Houston County Airport (39 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jason Reina
Photo taken 13-Oct-2020
looking southwest.
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Times for 27-Dec-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:51 | | 12:51 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 13:18 |
| Sunset | | 17:22 | | 23:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:49 | | 23:49 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 27-Dec-2025 12:31:22 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 27-Dec-2025 06:31:22 |
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| METAR |
| KOCH | 271156Z AUTO 19004KT OVC016 21/19 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP155 T02060189 10206 20194 53001 PWINO RVRNO $
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| TAF |
KLFK 21nm S | 271153Z 2712/2812 17005KT P6SM OVC010 TEMPO 2712/2714 6SM BR OVC007 FM271400 20007KT P6SM BKN015 FM271800 20007KT P6SM SCT025 FM280000 18007KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM280700 18007KT P6SM BKN025
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| NOTAMs |
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