FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | XS50 |
| Lat/Long: | 27-23-01.1340N / 098-18-36.0290W
27-23.018900N / 098-18.600483W
27.3836483 / -98.3100081
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 272 ft. / 83 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 07E (1985) |
| From city: | 10 miles W of PREMONT, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 78349 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 03/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | BROWNSVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at BKS (15 nm SE): | 118.125 (361-325-4055) |
| WX AWOS-3 at IKG (18 nm NE): | 119.075 (361-592-9152) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ALIr210/(26.3) | | ALICE VOR | | 114.50 | | 06E |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3515 x 100 ft. / 1071 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | brush | | pline brush |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3260 x 100 ft. / 994 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | brush | | fence tree |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | C. GUS GLASSCOCK
14825 ST MARY'S LA, SUITE 140
HOUSTON, TX 77079
Phone 713-493-9626 |
| Manager: | C. GUS GLASSCOCK, JR.
14825 ST MARY'S LA, SUITE 140
HOUSTON, TX 77079
Phone 713-493-9626 |
Additional Remarks
| - | CHECK FOR LIVESTOCK ON RWY. |
| - | RUNWAYS ROUGH. |
| - | PRIVATE-LANDING BY PERMISSION ONLY |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at XS50.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBKS - Brooks County Airport (15 nm SE)
KIKG - Kleberg County Airport (18 nm NE)
KHBV - Jim Hogg County Airport (23 nm W)
KALI - Alice International Airport (26 nm NE)
KNQI - Kingsville Naval Air Station (28 nm E)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Dec-2009
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 13:12 |
| Sunset | | 17:38 | | 23:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:04 | | 00:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Dec-2009 01:59:37 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Dec-2009 19:59:37 |
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| METAR |
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KBKS
15nm SE | 090127Z AUTO 07003KT 7SM CLR 21/18 A2965 RMK AO1
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KHBV
23nm W | 090142Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/17 A2968 RMK AO2 T02010174
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KALI
26nm NE | 090153Z AUTO 36004KT 1/4SM FG VV001 15/14 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP041 T01500144
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KNQI
27nm E | 090056Z 01006KT 5SM BR FEW025 18/17 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP036 T01830172 $
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KALI
26nm NE | 082335Z 0900/0924 VRB03KT P6SM FEW007 FM090400 VRB04KT 4SM BR FEW005 FM090700 33005KT 1/4SM FG VV001 FM091100 35010KT 4SM BR BKN005 FM091400 02016G22KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250
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