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T69 Alfred C 'Bubba' Thomas Airport
Sinton, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: T69
Lat/Long: 28-02-18.8407N / 097-32-33.0045W
28-02.314012N / 097-32.550075W
28.0385669 / -97.5425013
(estimated)
Elevation: 48 ft. / 14.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06E (2000)
From city: 2 miles W of SINTON, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 78387

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1945
Sectional chart: SAN ANTONIO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SJT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0900-1800
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32; REIL RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
CORPUS APPROACH: 120.9
CORPUS DEPARTURE: 120.9
WX ASOS at CRP (16 nm S): PHONE 361-289-0191
WX AWOS-3 at RBO (17 nm SW): 118.175 (361-767-1982)
WX AWOS-3 at TFP (19 nm SE): 118.775 (361-758-8961)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CRPr318/9.6CORPUS CHRISTI VORTAC115.5009E
NGPr322/24.9TRUAX VORTAC114.0006E
ALIr049/(31.1)ALICE VOR114.5006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ROCKPORT257/26.439106ERKP .-. -.- .--.
KLEBERG COUNTY042/38.834706ETKB - -.- -...

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL OR SVC AFT HRS CALL 361-364-5005.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 4323 x 55 ft. / 1318 x 17 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
GRASS ENCROACHES ON OUTSIDE 2 FT OF RY.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 8.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: MARKING BADLY FADED.
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 28-02.649680N28-02.059340N
Longitude: 097-32.772160W097-32.320793W
Elevation: 46.2 ft.46.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 140 magnetic, 146 true320 magnetic, 326 true
Displaced threshold: 250 ft.400 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI OTS INDEFLY.
Runway end identifier lights: yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY.
yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 14 ft. trees, 263 ft. from runway, 143 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
+4 FT FENCE FM THLD TO 50 FT FM THLD 228 FT L.
15 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 180 ft. right of centerline
+3 FT FENCE AND +15 FT ROAD WITHIN 50 FT OF RY END AND ACROSS APCH.

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 3100 x 50 ft. / 945 x 15 m
Surface: turf, in poor condition
RUNWAY NOT MAINTAINED, UNSUITABLE FOR USE.
Runway edge markings: 03/21 THR MARKER ONLY.
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 28-02.064192N28-02.450883N
Longitude: 097-32.743833W097-32.366350W
Elevation: 47.0 ft.47.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 035 magnetic, 041 true215 magnetic, 221 true
Obstructions: 20 ft. pline, lighted, 200 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear35 ft. pline, lighted, 400 ft. from runway, 11:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: SAN PATRICIO COUNTY
AIRPORT AUTHORITY
SINTON, TX 78387
Phone 361-364-6120
Manager: TERRY A. SIMPSON
400 W. SINTON ST, ROOM 109
SINTON, TX 78387
Phone 512-364-6120
COUNTY JUDGE.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 39
Single engine airplanes: 28
Multi engine airplanes: 11
    
Aircraft operations: avg 28/day *
62% local general aviation
31% transient general aviation
7% military
* for 12-month period ending 26 September 2007

Additional Remarks

WINDSOCK LGTS OTS INDEFLY.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 14   download (158KB)
GPS RWY 32   download (161KB)
VOR/DME RWY 14   download (182KB)
VOR RWY 32   download (216KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (25KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCRP - Corpus Christi International Airport (16 nm S)
KRBO - Nueces County Airport (17 nm SW)
KTFP - T P Mc Campbell Airport (19 nm SE)
KBEA - Beeville Municipal Airport (23 nm NW)
KNGP - Corpus Christi Naval Air Station/Truax Field (25 nm SE)
 
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From to T69

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2312:23
Sunrise06:4812:48
Sunset17:4023:40
Evening civil twilight18:0500:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 14:53:15
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 08:53:15
 
METAR
KCRP 
16nm S 
081351Z 06009KT 10SM FEW018 BKN055 BKN070 19/19 A2998 RMK AO2 RAB05E19 SLP152 P0000 T01940189 $
KTFP 
19nm SE 
081429Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM SCT039 BKN055 OVC065 21/20 A3000 RMK AO2
KBEA 
23nm NW 
081424Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM -RA BKN050 BKN060 OVC070 19/18 A3002 RMK AO2 P0001 T01920182
KNGP 
26nm SE 
081356Z AUTO 02009KT 10SM BKN050 OVC100 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 FZRANO $
KRKP 
26nm E 
081353Z AUTO 29003KT 4SM -RA BR FEW045 OVC060 19/19 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP158 P0001 T01940194
KALI 
31nm SW 
081353Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM BKN050 OVC075 20/18 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T02000183
TAF
KCRP 
16nm S 
081323Z 0813/0912 07007KT P6SM -SHRA FEW017 SCT030 OVC080 TEMPO 0815/0818 3SM +SHRA BR BKN015CB OVC040 FM081800 08011KT P6SM VCTS SCT015CB BKN040 TEMPO 0818/0822 3SM +TSRA BR BKN015CB OVC030 FM082200 07012KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB OVC080 PROB30 0822/0824
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Sky Park Aviation 361-364-3200
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