FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | F17 |
| Lat/Long: | 31-49-53.7420N 094-09-23.1240W 31-49.895700N 094-09.385400W 31.8315950,-94.1564233 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 318.7 ft. / 97.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of CENTER, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 75935 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1949 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | F17 (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | INTMNT ON CALL 936-229-8105 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 128.775 (936-598-3355) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC (ZFW) ON FREQS 126.325/346.25 (SHREVEPORT RCAG).
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ 100LL:SELF SVC FUEL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5501 x 75 ft. / 1677 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 31-50.343128N | | 31-49.448280N |
| Longitude: | 094-09.472832W | | 094-09.297997W |
| Elevation: | 318.7 ft. | | 291.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 171 true | | 347 magnetic, 351 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 26 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 266 ft. right of centerline 40 FT TREES, 0-199 FT DSTC, 200 FT R. | | 40 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 355 ft. right of centerline 40 FT TREES, 199 FT DSTC, 244 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CENTER 617 TENAHA ST, PO BOX 1744 CENTER, TX 75935 Phone 936-598-2941 |
| Manager: | JOHN SOLICE 617 TENAHA ST, PO BOX 1744 CENTER, TX 75935 Phone 936-598-8119 JSOLICE@CENTERTEXAS.ORG, WAREHOUSE@CENTERTEXAS.ORG |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584. |
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 from 01 October 2026 at 0901Z to 29 October 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (170KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (188KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (149KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (70KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4F2 - Panola County Airport-Sharpe Field (22 nm N)
3F3 - C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport (25 nm NE)
KOCH - Nacogdoches A L Mangham Jr. Regional Airport (32 nm SW)
3R4 - Hart Airport (38 nm SE)
KRFI - Rusk County Airport (40 nm NW)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Oct-2026
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunrise | | 07:28 | | 12:28 |
| Sunset | | 18:33 | | 23:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:58 | | 23:58 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Oct-2026 19:20:24 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Oct-2026 14:20:24 |
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| METAR |
| KF17 | 251855Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM CLR 26/12 A3030 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSHV 41nm NE | 251720Z 2518/2618 12007KT P6SM SCT250 FM260000 10003KT P6SM BKN250 FM261200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
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KGGG 44nm NW | 251720Z 2518/2618 13007KT P6SM SCT250 FM260000 10003KT P6SM BKN250 FM261200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
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KLFK 47nm SW | 251720Z 2518/2618 10005KT P6SM BKN250 FM260000 09003KT P6SM BKN250 FM261200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
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KBAD 47nm NE | 232200Z 2322/2502 12009KT 9999 SKC QNH3011INS TX30/2321Z TN12/2412Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2322 NEXT 2412
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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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