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59TX

Benjamin Franklin Airport
Godley, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	59TX
Lat/Long:	32-29-14.0000N 097-29-25.0000W 32-29.233333N 097-29.416667W 32.4872222,-97.4902778 (estimated)
Elevation:	990 ft. / 302 m (estimated)
Variation:	06E (1995)
From city:	3 miles NE of GODLEY, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	76044

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/1998
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS:	FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at CPT (9 nm S):	119.525 (817-641-4135)
WX AWOS-3PT at FWS (10 nm NE):	120.025 (817-426-4172)
WX AWOS-3PT at GDJ (17 nm W):	118.925 (817-573-7514)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
FUZr207/28.8	RANGER VORTAC	115.70	06E
MQPr110/29.4	MILLSAP VORTAC	117.70	09E
TTTr219/32.3	MAVERICK VOR/DME	113.10	06E
CVEr225/38.2	COWBOY VOR/DME	116.20	06E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions:	3000 x 100 ft. / 914 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings:	OUTLINED WITH WHITE BARRELS & WHITE PLASTIC PIPES.
	RUNWAY 1	RUNWAY 19
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	BENJAMIN F MORRISON III 5621 CR 913 A GODLEY, TX 76044 Phone 817-988-7879
Manager:	BENJAMIN F MORRISON III 5621 CR 913 A GODLEY, TX 76044 Phone 817-988-7879

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC LONE STAR APCH AT 972-615-2799.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 59TX.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

50F - Bourland Field Airport (8 nm NW)
KCPT - Cleburne Regional Airport (9 nm S)
KFWS - Fort Worth Spinks Airport (10 nm NE)
KGDJ - Granbury Regional Airport (17 nm W)
KNFW - Fort Worth Naval Air Station JRB (Carswell Field) Airport (17 nm N)
KWEA - Parker County Airport (18 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:43	11:43
Sunrise	07:08	12:08
Sunset	19:50	00:50
Evening civil twilight	20:15	01:15

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Sep-2026 12:03:44
Local (UTC-5)	04-Sep-2026 07:03:44

METAR

KCPT 9nm S	041155Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM OVC085 25/25 A2989 RMK AO2 T02470247 $
KFWS 11nm NE	041148Z 13004KT 10SM BKN090 25/24 A2994
KGDJ 17nm W	AWOS-3 118.925 817-573-7514 041155Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM BKN080 BKN100 25/23 A2991 RMK AO2 10264 20253 70000
KNFW 17nm N	041152Z 15008KT 10SM BKN090 BKN110 26/23 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP119 7//// T02610233 10267 20261 52007

TAF

KNFW
17nm N

0323/0423 13012KT 9999 VCSH SCT040 BKN120 BKN250 QNH2979INS FM040600 16012G22KT 9999 VCSH BKN045 BKN200 QNH2986INS FM041500 16012G22KT 9999 SCT045 BKN200 QNH2980INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 0323 NEXT 0807 TX34/0422Z TN25/0412Z FN20048

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