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KTPL Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport
Temple, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: TPL
Lat/Long: 31-09-09.0000N / 097-24-28.0000W
31-09.150000N / 097-24.466667W
31.1525000 / -97.4077778
(estimated)
Elevation: 682 ft. / 207.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07E (1990)
From city: 5 miles NW of TEMPLE, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Savings Time)
Zip code: 76502

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1942
Sectional chart: SAN ANTONIO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: TPL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0500-2200
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT PAPI RY 20 - CTAF. AFT 2200 MIRL RY 15/33 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 15 - CTAF. MIRL RY 02/20 NOT AVBL AFT 2200.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP 24 HRS PPR CALL AMGR 254-298-5770. ARFF PROTECTION MEETS INDEX B.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 134.975 (254-774-8337)
GRAY APPROACH: 120.075
GRAY DEPARTURE: 120.075
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 125.9
WX AWOS-3 at ILE (15 nm W): 128.575 (254-690-3131)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TPLr156/3.5TEMPLE VOR/DME110.4009E
GRKr064/22.1GRAY VOR/DME111.8007E
ACTr184/31.4WACO VORTAC115.3009E
LZZr085/37.7LAMPASAS VORTAC112.5008E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HOOD078/15.734707EHLR .... .-.. .-.
ROBINSON212/27.340007EROB .-. --- -...
GEORGETOWN021/31.433206EGUO --. ..- ---

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A JET-A1+
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 6301 x 150 ft. / 1921 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 55.0
Double wheel: 70.0
Double tandem: 110.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 31-09.599417N31-08.607683N
Longitude: 097-24.729650W097-24.368567W
Elevation: 682.3 ft.669.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 156 magnetic, 163 true336 magnetic, 343 true
Declared distances: TORA:6301 TODA:6301 ASDA:6301 LDA:6301TORA:6301 TODA:6301 ASDA:6301 LDA:6301
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
RAIL OTS INDEFLY.
Runway end identifier lights: yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 4740 x 100 ft. / 1445 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 31.0
Double wheel: 37.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 31-08.864367N31-09.557217N
Longitude: 097-24.568233W097-24.146867W
Elevation: 674.4 ft.665.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 021 magnetic, 028 true201 magnetic, 208 true
Declared distances: TORA:4740 TODA:4740 ASDA:4740 LDA:4740TORA:4740 TODA:4740 ASDA:4740 LDA:4740
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF TEMPLE
2 N. MAIN
TEMPLE, TX 76501
Phone 254-298-5660
Manager: SHARON ROSTOVICH
7720-F AIRPORT ROAD
TEMPLE, TX 76501
Phone 254-298-5350

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 279
Single engine airplanes: 52
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Jet airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 1
Military aircraft: 221
    
Aircraft operations: avg 157/day *
77% transient general aviation
16% military
7% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2007

Additional Remarks

E94 SAWRS WX STATION.
ARFF NOT AVBL 2200-0500.
MILITARY CONTRACT FUEL AVBL.
MILITARY HELICOPTER TRAINING ON AIRPORT.
PAEW ADJ ALL TWYS & RYS.

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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 15   download (253KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 02   download (265KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15   download (282KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33   download (281KB)
VOR RWY 15   download (263KB)
VOR RWY 33   download (245KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (25KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KILE - Skylark Field Airport (15 nm W)
KHLR - Hood Army Airfield (16 nm W)
KPWG - Mc Gregor Executive Airport (20 nm N)
KGRK - Robert Gray Army Airfield (22 nm W)
KACT - Waco Regional Airport (29 nm N)
 
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Area around KTPL (Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport)
 
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Aerial photo of KTPL (Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport)
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Photo taken 04-Jun-2006

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From to KTPL

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-Dec-2008
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4612:46
Sunrise07:1213:12
Sunset17:2623:26
Evening civil twilight17:5223:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Dec-2008 21:27:33
Local (UTC-6)  01-Dec-2008 15:27:33
 
METAR
KTPL 012115Z 31016G20KT 10SM CLR 13/M07 A3018 RMK AO1
KILE 
14nm W 
012115Z AUTO 33017G22KT 10SM CLR 13/M08 A3019 RMK AO1
KHLR 
16nm W 
012056Z AUTO 31022G29KT 10SM CLR 14/M09 A3018 RMK AO2 PK WND 32032/1957 SLP224 T01391089 53003 $
KPWG 
19nm N 
012115Z AUTO 33015G20KT 10SM CLR 12/M07 A3020 RMK AO1
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
General Aviation Terminal 254-298-5770
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KTPL have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT SUITES TEMPLE 4.0 76-85
FAIRFIELD INN MARRIOTT TEMPLE 5.8 77-100
STRATFORD HOUSE INN 4.0 65-109
 

Other hotels near Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
QUALITY INN TEMPLE 4.2 75-80
ECONO LODGE - TEMPLE 4.2 58-63
DAYS INN TEMPLE 4.2 55-66
RED ROOF INN 4.2 68-73
TRAVELODGE TEMPLE TX 4.3 50-56
BEST WESTERN TEMPLE INN STES 4.3 67-85
BUDGET INN 4.5 39-49
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN - TEMPLE 4.5 40-45
LA QUINTA INN TEMPLE 4.5 59-72
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT TEMPLE 4.5 85-129
HOLIDAY INN TEMPLE 4.7 
SUPER 8 TEMPLE TX 5.0 54-60
HAMPTON INN TEMPLE 5.8 89-119

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport

16 in Temple
4 in Belton
1 in Harker Heights
2 in Salado
21 in Killeen
 

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