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55XS Frontier Airport
Spofford, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 55XS
Lat/Long: 29-09-58.8610N 100-25-06.2790W
29-09.981017N 100-25.104650W
29.1663503,-100.4184108
(estimated)
Elevation: 1001 ft. / 305 m (estimated)
Variation: 08E (1995)
From city: 1 mile SW of SPOFFORD, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 78832

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/1972
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3 at 5T9 (19 nm S): 119.175 (830-757-6795)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DLFr115/21.9LAUGHLIN VORTAC114.4007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SPOFFORD013/1.435608EPFO .--. ..-. ---
LA FONDA RANCH094/11.126909EBRX -... .-. -..-
CHAPARROSA RANCH303/28.238505ECPZ -.-. .--. --..
LA PRYOR287/32.822309ELKX .-.. -.- -..-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 4316 x 60 ft. / 1316 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 29-09.648333N29-10.313667N
Longitude: 100-25.249167W100-24.960167W
Elevation: 1001.0 ft.1001.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: no310 ft.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 350 ft. tower, lighted, 7000 ft. from runway350 ft. tower, lighted, 3000 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: EL PESCADO MINERALS, LTD.
PO BOX 8
CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX 78834
Phone 830-317-3216
Manager: LEIGH BRISCOE
PO BOX 1816
UVALDE, TX 78802
Phone 254-855-7218
OR 210-288-8096.

Additional Remarks

FOR CD CTC LAUGHLIN APCH AT 830-298-5192, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 55XS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

5T9 - Maverick County Memorial International Airport (19 nm S)
KDLF - Laughlin AFB Airport (22 nm NW)
KDRT - Del Rio International Airport (29 nm NW)
KUVA - Garner Field Airport (35 nm E)
KECU - Edwards County Airport (49 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1112:11
Sunrise07:3512:35
Sunset19:5800:58
Evening civil twilight20:2201:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 13:25:31
Local (UTC-5)  29-Mar-2024 08:25:31
 
METAR
KT70 
4nm SW 
291255Z AUTO 09009KT M M M 14/09 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01370089 RVRNO PWINO TSNO CHINO RWY31 $
K5T9 
19nm S 
291255Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM CLR A2997 RMK A01
TAF
KDLF 
22nm NW 
291100Z 2911/3017 09009KT 9999 SCT250 530205 QNH2995INS BECMG 2912/2913 13012KT 9999 BKN250 530205 QNH2997INS BECMG 2916/2917 15015G25KT 9999 SCT250 520006 QNH2978INS BECMG 3001/3002 13012KT 9999 FEW250 530205 QNH2981INS BECMG 3009/3010 12014KT 9999 BKN012 520203 QNH2990INS TEMPO 3012/3015 BKN007 BECMG 3016/3017 15010G15KT 9999 SCT015 SCT270 QNH2994INS TX30/2921Z TN14/2912Z
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