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7XS3

W C Ranch Airport
Grapeland, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	7XS3
Lat/Long:	31-28-35.6390N 095-38-05.8310W 31-28.593983N 095-38.097183W 31.4765664,-95.6349531 (estimated)
Elevation:	337 ft. / 103 m (estimated)
Variation:	06E (1985)
From city:	9 miles W of GRAPELAND, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	75844

Airport Operations

Airport use:	CLOSED INDEFINITELY
Activation date:	06/1977
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at DKR (16 nm SE):	118.775 (936-545-8510)
WX AWOS-3PT at PSN (19 nm N):	118.025 (903-729-3641)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LOAr031/27.2		LEONA VORTAC		110.80		08E
FZTr182/36.3		FRANKSTON VOR/DME		111.40		06E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
PYRAMID		123/36.9		418		06E		PYF	.--. -.-- ..-.
CROSSROADS		153/38.9		215		02E		CSZ	-.-. ... --..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	2600 x 50 ft. / 792 x 15 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	GRANT WHITAKER P.O. BOX 670107 HOUSTON, TX 77067 Phone 713-872-8600
Manager:	GRANT E. WHITAKER P.O. BOX 690 GRAPELAND, TX 75844 Phone 409-687-2697

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
-	(ARPT STATUS) ARPT CLSD INDEFLY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 7XS3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDKR - Houston County Airport (16 nm SE)
KPSN - Palestine Municipal Airport (19 nm N)
KJSO - Cherokee County Airport (32 nm NE)
51R - Madisonville Municipal Airport (38 nm SW)
F44 - Athens Municipal Airport (42 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 31-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:13	11:13
Sunrise	06:39	11:39
Sunset	20:19	01:19
Evening civil twilight	20:45	01:45

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	31-Jul-2026 21:08:11
Local (UTC-5)	31-Jul-2026 16:08:11

METAR

KPSN
19nm N

312055Z AUTO 21009KT 9SM CLR 37/19 A2995 RMK AO2

TAF

KUTS 44nm S	311730Z 3118/0118 22010KT P6SM SCT250 FM312200 18008KT P6SM SCT060 FM010800 21007KT P6SM SCT250 FM011200 24005KT P6SM BKN250 PROB30 0113/0115 -SHRA FM011600 24007KT P6SM BKN250
KLFK 48nm E	311728Z 3118/0118 24009KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM312000 19007KT P6SM SCT250 FM010300 18006KT P6SM FEW250 FM010900 22011G18KT P6SM VCSH BKN100 FM011500 33010G15KT P6SM BKN250

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