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56TS Elgin Intracontinental Airport
Elgin, Texas, USA

GOING TO ELGIN?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 56TS
Lat/Long: 30-20-15.7520N 097-21-00.9810W
30-20.262533N 097-21.016350W
30.3377089,-97.3502725
(estimated)
Elevation: 558 ft. / 170 m (estimated)
Variation: 07E (1985)
From city: 2 miles E of ELGIN, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 78621

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1987
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at EDC (12 nm W): 118.825 (512-616-2967)
WX AWOS-3PT at T74 (15 nm N): 119.75 (512-352-4995)
WX ASOS at AUS (19 nm SW): PHONE 512-369-7881

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CWKr099/9.6CENTEX VORTAC112.8006E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 1050 x 40 ft. / 320 x 12 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 35 ft. treesnone

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 850 x 40 ft. / 259 x 12 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: rightright
Obstructions: none50 ft. trees

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 650 x 25 ft. / 198 x 8 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Traffic pattern: rightright
Obstructions: 5 ft. fence5 ft. fence

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 75 x 50 ft. / 23 x 15 m
Surface: turf
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Helipad H2

Dimensions: 75 x 50 ft. / 23 x 15 m
Surface: turf
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: WILLIAM E. SOWELL
RT 5 BOX 25
ELGIN, TX 78621
Phone 512-285-4091
Manager: WILLIAM E. SOWELL
RT 5 BOX 25
ELGIN, TX 78621
Phone 512-281-4091

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC AUSTIN APCH AT 512-269-7865.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 56TS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEDC - Austin Executive Airport (12 nm W)
T74 - Taylor Municipal Airport (15 nm N)
KAUS - Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (19 nm SW)
84R - Smithville Crawford Municipal Airport (21 nm SE)
KGYB - Giddings-Lee County Airport (22 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 14-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0213:02
Sunrise07:2813:28
Sunset17:4923:49
Evening civil twilight18:1500:15

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Jan-2026 15:31:53
Local (UTC-6)  14-Jan-2026 09:31:53
 
METAR
KEDC 
12nm W 		141455Z AUTO 34017KT 10SM CLR 14/03 A3007 RMK AO2
KT74 
15nm N 		141455Z AUTO 33015KT 10SM CLR 12/05 A3015 RMK AO2
KATT 
18nm W 		141451Z AUTO 34006G15KT 10SM CLR 13/03 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T01330028 53028 $
KAUS 
18nm W 		141453Z 33010KT 10SM FEW100 FEW250 13/04 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01280039 53024 $
KGYB 
22nm SE 		141455Z AUTO 33012G18KT 10SM CLR 12/04 A3011 RMK AO2 T01150042
TAF
KAUS 
18nm W 		141120Z 1412/1518 22004KT P6SM SCT250 FM141300 33009KT P6SM SCT250 FM141500 35019G29KT P6SM SCT150 FM150000 35012KT P6SM SKC FM150400 35006KT P6SM SKC
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