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TA53

Rocky Top Ranch Airport
Blanco, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	TA53
Lat/Long:	30-07-48.5200N 098-24-32.9200W 30-07.808667N 098-24.548667W 30.1301444,-98.4091444 (estimated)
Elevation:	1500 ft. / 457 m (estimated)
Variation:	07E (1995)
From city:	2 miles N of BLANCO, TX
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	78606

Airport Operations

Airport use:	CLOSED INDEFINITELY
Activation date:	06/1997
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
STVr099/16.1	STONEWALL VORTAC	113.80	08E
SATr357/29.3	SAN ANTONIO VORTAC	116.80	08E
RNDr345/37.2	RANDOLPH VORTAC	112.30	05E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	3080 x 100 ft. / 939 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	20 ft. pline, marked, 50 ft. from runway	20 ft. hill, 200 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	C. MICHAEL ORR 10806 32 AVE N, SUITE B TEXAS CITY, TX 77591 Phone 409-986-5300
Manager:	C. MICHAEL ORR 10806 32 AVE N, SUITE B TEXAS CITY, TX 77591 Phone 409-986-5300

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
-	(ARPT STATUS) ARPT CLSD INDEFLY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at TA53.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3R9 - Lakeway Airpark (25 nm NE)
T82 - Gillespie County Airport (27 nm W)
5C1 - Boerne Stage Airfield (29 nm SW)
KRYW - Lago Vista TX/Rusty Allen Airport (32 nm NE)
KHYI - San Marcos Regional Airport (32 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:51	12:51
Sunrise	07:17	13:17
Sunset	17:32	23:32
Evening civil twilight	17:59	23:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Dec-2025 23:47:06
Local (UTC-6)	06-Dec-2025 17:47:06

METAR

KDZB 24nm N	062335Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM CLR 20/04 A2982 RMK AO2 T02040040
KT82 27nm W	062335Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM CLR 21/05 A2984 RMK AO2
K5C1 29nm SW	062335Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM CLR 20/03 A2985 RMK AO1
KBAZ 31nm SE	062251Z 19009KT 10SM CLR 22/10 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP093 T02220100
KRYW 32nm NE	062335Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 22/03 A2985 RMK AO2 T02220031
KHYI 32nm SE	062256Z 18010KT 10SM CLR 23/09 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP099 T02280094 $
KSAT 36nm S	062251Z 16010KT 10SM FEW200 23/09 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP087 T02330089
KERV 36nm W	062335Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 22/05 A2984 RMK AO2 T02180047
KBMQ 37nm N	062253Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 22/04 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP089 T02220044 $
KRND 38nm S	062255Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP094 T02330097

TAF

KSAT 36nm S	062049Z 0621/0724 20005KT P6SM FEW130 FM070100 21005KT P6SM SCT006 TEMPO 0710/0714 1SM BR BKN004 FM071500 32011KT P6SM FEW250 FM071700 34014G24KT P6SM SKC
KAUS 38nm E	062050Z 0621/0724 00000KT P6SM SKC FM071000 20003KT P6SM SCT005 TEMPO 0711/0714 3/4SM BR BKN004 FM071500 30010KT P6SM FEW250 FM071700 35014G24KT P6SM SKC

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