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TS55

Bat Cave Field Airport
Garden Ridge, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	TS55
Lat/Long:	29-40-18.8100N 098-18-16.0500W 29-40.313500N 098-18.267500W 29.6718917,-98.3044583 (estimated)
Elevation:	850 ft. / 259 m (estimated)
Variation:	07E (2000)
From city:	1 mile S of GARDEN RIDGE, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	78266

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/1997
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	0700-1900
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at SAT (12 nm SW):	PHONE 210-939-4003
WX ASOS at BAZ (14 nm E):	119.325 (830-629-7979)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
SATr070/8.3	SAN ANTONIO VORTAC	116.80	08E
RNDr349/9.2	RANDOLPH VORTAC	112.30	05E
SSFr007/(25.9)	STINSON VOR	108.40	09E
STVr139/38.3	STONEWALL VORTAC	113.80	08E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	1900 x 60 ft. / 579 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees	50 ft. trees

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:	1700 x 60 ft. / 518 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 6	RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees	50 ft. trees

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	1200 x 60 ft. / 366 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees	50 ft. trees

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	COWSERT RANCHES, LLC 8915 BAT CAVE LOOP ROAD SAN ANTONIO, TX 78266-1815 Phone 210-651-9327
Manager:	ROBERT COWSERT (BILLY) 8915 BAT CAVE LOOP ROAD SAN ANTONIO, TX 78266-1815 Phone 210-651-9327

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC SAN ANTONIO APCH AT 210-805-5516.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at TS55.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRND - Randolph Air Force Base (9 nm S)
KSAT - San Antonio International Airport (12 nm SW)
KBAZ - New Braunfels National Airport (14 nm E)
5C1 - Boerne Stage Airfield (21 nm W)
KSSF - Stinson Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Aug-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:31	11:31
Sunrise	06:57	11:57
Sunset	20:21	01:21
Evening civil twilight	20:47	01:47

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Aug-2025 18:05:16
Local (UTC-5)	06-Aug-2025 13:05:16

METAR

KRND 10nm S	061655Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 32/21 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP210 T03210206
KSAT 12nm SW	061751Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT045 SCT250 32/20 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP197 T03220200 10328 20256 58009
KBAZ 14nm E	061751Z 20007KT 10SM SCT045 SCT060 33/21 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP202 T03330206 10333 20222 58008

TAF

KRND 10nm S	061535Z 0616/0722 16012KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3003INS BECMG 0704/0705 18006KT 9999 SCT012 QNH3008INS TEMPO 0711/0714 BKN012 BECMG 0715/0716 14012KT 9999 FEW035 QNH2995INS TX37/0621Z TN24/0712Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0700 NEXT 0710
KSAT 12nm SW	061739Z 0618/0724 15010KT P6SM SCT040 FM070800 17006KT P6SM SCT012 TEMPO 0712/0715 BKN015 FM071600 16010KT P6SM FEW060

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