FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | T85 |
| Lat/Long: | 29-18-47.4000N / 097-08-18.3000W 29-18.790000N / 097-08.305000W 29.3131667 / -97.1384167 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 365 ft. / 111.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (1995) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of YOAKUM, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 77995 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1970 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN ANTONIO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION FOR FP FILING CALL CXO FSS 1-800-992-7433. |
| NOTAMs facility: | CXO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS MON-FRI CALL 361-741-2510. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP CONTROL PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 132.8/343.7 (SAN ANTONIO RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| VCTr335/26.1 | | VICTORIA VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| YOAKUM | | at field | | 350 | | 06E | | OKT | --- -.- - |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3445 x 60 ft. / 1050 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 29-18.988097N | | 29-18.592165N |
| Longitude: | 097-08.536822W | | 097-08.071633W |
| Elevation: | 365.3 ft. | | 341.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 134 true | | 308 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 34 ft. pole, 1105 ft. from runway, 87 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear | | 36 ft. pole, marked and lighted, 1200 ft. from runway, 205 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF YOAKUM PO BOX 738 YOAKUM, TX 77995 Phone 361-293-5682 |
| Manager: | DERRICK SMITH PO BOX 738 YOAKUM, TX 77995-0738 Phone 361-293-5682 DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 23/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 15 July 2008 | |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (170KB) |
| NDB RWY 31 | |
download (175KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KVCT - Victoria Regional Airport (30 nm SE)
3T5 - Fayette Regional Air Center Airport (37 nm N)
50R - Lockhart Municipal Airport (43 nm NW)
KELA - Eagle Lake Airport (46 nm E)
KPKV - Calhoun County Airport (46 nm SE)
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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 08-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 12:46 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 13:12 |
| Sunset | | 17:29 | | 23:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:55 | | 23:55 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Dec-2009 12:51:04 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Dec-2009 06:51:04 |
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| METAR |
KVCT 29nm S | 081225Z AUTO 07004KT 1/4SM FG VV001 12/12 A2976 RMK AO2
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K3T5 37nm N | 081225Z AUTO 33004KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 09/08 A2976 RMK AO2 T00920084
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KPKV 46nm SE | 081232Z AUTO 09003KT 1/2SM FG OVC001 12/12 A2976 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KVCT 29nm S | 081142Z 0812/0912 04003KT 1/2SM FG OVC001 FM081800 18005KT 5SM BR OVC006 FM082000 19014KT P6SM BKN015 FM082200 19014KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM090300 VRB03KT 2SM BR SCT250 FM090500 23004KT 1/2SM FG BKN001 FM091000 36011KT 5SM BR BKN005
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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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