FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | 0700-1900 PRIOR ARRANGEMENT RQRD OTHER TIMES FOR ARPT ATTENDANT. |
| 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: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.575 (956-447-0502) |
| VALLEY APPROACH: | 125.95 |
| VALLEY DEPARTURE: | 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 |
| MFEr080/14.4 | | MC ALLEN VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 09E |
| REXr046/(17.0) | | REYNOSA VOR | | 112.40 | | 08E |
| HRLr255/17.6 | | 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 SVCS AVBL 24 HRS. |
| 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: | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | 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 500 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: | | 115 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 96 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 92/day * | | 51% | local general aviation | | 48% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 29 September 2005 | |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 13 | |
download (192KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (178KB) |
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 25-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunset | | 20:21 | | 01:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:46 | | 01:46 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 20:54:40 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Jul-2008 15:54:40 |
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| METAR |
| KT65 | 252025Z AUTO 17015G20KT 7SM SCT032 BKN043 BKN055 33/24 A3001 RMK AO2 T03300244
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KMFE 15nm W | 251953Z 13018KT 9SM FEW032 32/24 A3001 RMK AO2 PK WND 14026/1942 SLPNO T03220244
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MMRX 16nm SW | 251940Z 13015KT 8SM BKN035TCU 32/25 A3003 RMK 8/200 HZY
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KHRL 18nm E | 252007Z 16017KT 8SM BKN025 32/26 A3002
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KEBG 18nm NW | 252025Z AUTO 14013G18KT 4SM HZ SCT028 BKN037 BKN046 32/26 A3001 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KMFE 15nm W | 251736Z 251818 15018G24KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 TEMPO 1822 -RA BKN025 FM2300 15012KT P6SM SCT100 FM0300 14008KT P6SM FEW100
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MMRX 16nm SW | 251657Z 251818 14010G25KT P6SM BKN025 BECMG 2021 SCT030 BKN250 FM0200 14012KT P6SM SCT020 BECMG 1314 14015KT BKN015
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KHRL 18nm E | 251728Z 251818 14012KT P6SM VCSH BKN100 TEMPO 1820 SCT010 SCT020 BKN025 FM2000 15015G22KT P6SM BKN100 TEMPO 2023 BKN025 FM2300 14012KT P6SM SCT100 FM0300 14008KT P6SM FEW100
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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