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56TS

Elgin Intracontinental Airport
Elgin, Texas, USA

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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
CWKr099/9.6		CENTEX VORTAC		112.80		06E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions:	1050 x 40 ft. / 320 x 12 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 11	RUNWAY 29
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	35 ft. trees	none

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	850 x 40 ft. / 259 x 12 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	right	right
Obstructions:	none	50 ft. trees

Runway 2/20

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

Helipad H1

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

Helipad H2

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

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 03-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:01	13:01
Sunrise	07:28	13:28
Sunset	17:40	23:40
Evening civil twilight	18:07	00:07

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Jan-2026 14:03:16
Local (UTC-6)	03-Jan-2026 08:03:16

METAR

KEDC 12nm W	031355Z AUTO 33017G24KT 10SM CLR 17/04 A2987 RMK AO2
KT74 15nm N	031355Z AUTO 33012KT 10SM CLR 15/05 A2996 RMK AO2
KATT 18nm W	031351Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM CLR 16/05 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP121 T01560050 $
KAUS 18nm W	031353Z 32005KT 10SM CLR 17/05 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01720050
KGYB 22nm SE	031355Z AUTO 33011G15KT 10SM CLR 18/05 A2993 RMK AO2 T01760052

TAF

KAUS
18nm W

031120Z 0312/0418 30009KT P6SM SKC FM031600 36012G22KT P6SM SKC FM032200 01006KT P6SM SKC FM041500 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

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