FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | T65 |
| Lat/Long: | 26-10-39.5000N / 097-58-23.0000W
26-10.658333N / 097-58.383333W
26.1776389 / -97.9730556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 70 ft. / 21 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 07E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of WESLACO, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 78596 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1945 |
| Sectional chart: | BROWNSVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | T65 (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1800
PRIOR ARRANGEMENT RQRD OTHER TIMES FOR ARPT ATTENDANT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 13/31 & LDIN RY 13 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT REIL RY 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.575 (956-447-0502) |
| VALLEY APPROACH: | 121.0 |
| VALLEY DEPARTURE: | 121.0 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 125.95 |
| WX ASOS at MFE (14 nm W): | PHONE 956-664-8212 |
| WX ASOS at HRL (17 nm E): | PHONE 956-428-7297 |
| WX AWOS-3 at EBG (18 nm NW): | 118.025 (956-380-1426) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MFEr080/14.4 | | MC ALLEN VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 09E |
| REXr046/(17.0) | | REYNOSA VOR | | 112.40 | | 08E |
| HRLr255/17.5 | | HARLINGEN VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 05E |
| MAMr308/34.4 | | MATAMOROS VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 07E |
| BROr286/35.6 | | BROWNSVILLE VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 09E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS SELF-SERVE. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4998 x 70 ft. / 1523 x 21 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 26-10.980617N | | 26-10.334317N |
| Longitude: | 097-58.667350W | | 097-58.099133W |
| Elevation: | 68.2 ft. | | 69.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 135 magnetic, 142 true | | 315 magnetic, 322 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 172 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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) |
| Approach lights: | LDIN: lead-in light system | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 565 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 44:1 TO ROAD 672 FT FM DSPLCD THLD 250 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 31 ft. pole, 1030 ft. from runway, 270 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WESLACO
255 S. KANSAS STREET
WESLACO, TX 78596
Phone 956-968-3181 |
| Manager: | GEORGE GARRETT
1909 JOE STEPHENS
WESLACO, TX 78596
Phone 956-969-0291 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 59 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 43 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 93/day * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 47% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 05 March 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 30 FT POLE 315 FT NE OF HELIPAD. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 13 | |
download (193KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (168KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMFE - Mc Allen Miller International Airport (14 nm W)
KHRL - Valley International Airport (17 nm E)
KEBG - South Texas International Airport at Edinburg (18 nm NW)
KBRO - Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (34 nm SE)
KPIL - Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport (34 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 13:11 |
| Sunset | | 18:22 | | 00:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:45 | | 00:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 13:11:24 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 07:11:24 |
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| METAR |
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| KT65 | 121255Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM -RA OVC070 08/05 A3038 RMK AO2 P0001
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KMFE
15nm W | 121253Z 02010KT 10SM -RA OVC065 08/04 A3038 RMK AO2 RAB1155 SLP285 P0002 T00830044
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MMRX
16nm SW | 120442Z 03005KT 8SM OVC090 12/08 A3040 RMK 8/05/ HZY FU
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KHRL
18nm E | 121252Z 01008KT 10SM -RA OVC070 10/07 A3036 RMK AO2 RAE1155B24 SLP281 P0001 T01000072
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KEBG
18nm NW | 121255Z AUTO 02006KT 10SM -DZ OVC075 09/04 A3039 RMK AO2 T00860043
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KMFE
15nm W | 121133Z 1212/1312 02011KT P6SM -RA OVC080 FM121500 07011KT P6SM -RA OVC025 FM121800 11015KT P6SM -RA BKN020 OVC030 FM130100 11012KT 4SM -RA BR OVC025 FM130900 14012KT P6SM OVC020
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MMRX
16nm SW | 120626Z 1206/1306 03005KT P6SM OVC090 BECMG 1210/1212 5SM -RA BKN020 OVC070 TEMPO 1213/1217 3SM RA BR FM121800 05015KT 6SM -RA BKN030 OVC080 FM130500 14012KT P6SM SCT030 BKN080
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KHRL
18nm E | 121133Z 1212/1312 02008KT P6SM -RA FEW050 OVC100 FM121400 03013KT P6SM -RA OVC050 FM121700 07013KT P6SM -RA BKN025 OVC030 FM130000 11014KT 4SM -RA BR OVC025 FM130700 15014KT P6SM OVC020
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| NOTAMs |
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