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81XA Buttermilk Air Strip
Florence, Texas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 81XA
Lat/Long: 30-53-09.5341N 097-43-12.8648W
30-53.158902N 097-43.214413W
30.8859817,-97.7202402
(estimated)
Elevation: 1016 ft. / 310 m (estimated)
From city: 5 miles NE of FLORENCE, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 76527

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 12/2023
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at ILE (12 nm N): 128.575 (254-690-3131)
WX AWOS-3PT at GTU (13 nm S): PHONE 512-869-3430

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GRKr144/10.0GRAY VOR/DME111.8007E
AGJr125/28.2GOOCH SPRINGS VORTAC112.5005E
CWKr336/32.0CENTEX VORTAC112.8006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
IRESH179/8.327805EIL .. .-..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 4165 x 60 ft. / 1269 x 18 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 30-53.481240N30-52.836563N
Longitude: 097-43.352100W097-43.076727W
Elevation: 987.0 ft.1016.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Displaced threshold: 92 ft.105 ft.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BUTTERMILK CREEK RANCH, LLC
5416 BIRCHMAN AVE.
FORT WORTH, TX 76107
Phone 817-946-6950
Manager: MARK G. KALPAKIS
5416 BIRCHMAN AVE.
FORT WORTH, TX 76107
Phone 817-946-6950
MARK@JOINTRESOURCES.COM

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 81XA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KILE - Skylark Field Airport (12 nm N)
KGRK - Robert Gray Army Airfield (12 nm NW)
KGTU - Georgetown Executive Airport (13 nm S)
KHLR - Yoakum-Defrenn Army Heliport (15 nm N)
KTPL - Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (23 nm NE)
  
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From to 81XA

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0413:04
Sunrise07:3113:31
Sunset17:4323:43
Evening civil twilight18:0900:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Jan-2026 20:05:26
Local (UTC-6)  06-Jan-2026 14:05:26
 
METAR
KILE 
11nm N 		061956Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR A2993 RMK AO2 SLPNO FZRANO $
KGRK 
12nm NW 		061955Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM CLR 27/06 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP123 T02730061
KGTU 
13nm S 		061955Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 29/04 A2993 RMK AO2 SLPNO T02940044 PNO FZRANO
KHLR 
15nm N 		061955Z AUTO 28009KT 9SM FEW190 FEW240 27/03 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP121 T02740031
KTPL 
22nm NE 		061951Z AUTO 25007KT CLR 28/03 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP123 T02830033 PWINO RVRNO $
TAF
KGRK 
12nm NW 		061600Z 0616/0722 29009KT 9999 FEW150 QNH2994INS BECMG 0622/0623 32009KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2995INS BECMG 0704/0705 02006KT 9999 SCT200 QNH2997INS WND 08006KT AFT 0709 BECMG 0712/0713 15006KT 9999 FEW030 SCT150 QNH2991INS TX29/0621Z TN09/0712Z
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