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85TX

Rutherford Ranch Airport
Buda, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	85TX
Lat/Long:	30-04-39.7630N 097-57-56.0260W 30-04.662717N 097-57.933767W 30.0777119,-97.9655628 (estimated)
Elevation:	983 ft. / 299.6 m (surveyed)
Variation:	07E (1985)
From city:	6 miles W of BUDA, TX
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	78610

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	05/1951
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 HYI (12 nm SE):	PHONE 512-353-8005
WX ASOS at AUS (17 nm NE):	PHONE 512-369-7881

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
CWKr225/28.9	CENTEX VORTAC	112.80	06E
SATr037/36.6	SAN ANTONIO VORTAC	116.80	08E
RNDr021/37.4	RANDOLPH VORTAC	112.30	05E
STVr093/39.2	STONEWALL VORTAC	113.80	08E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
GARYS		346/7.2		272		07E		RU	.-. ..-

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions:	3800 x 50 ft. / 1158 x 15 m
Surface:	asphalt
	RUNWAY N	RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Manager:	EUGENE HEIDEMAN 2550 TWO SHELL PLAZA HOUSTON, TX 77002 Phone 713-224-8866

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 85TX.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHYI - San Marcos Regional Airport (12 nm SE)
3R9 - Lakeway Airpark (17 nm N)
KAUS - Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (17 nm NE)
50R - Lockhart Municipal Airport (20 nm SE)
KBAZ - New Braunfels National Airport (23 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 14-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:32	12:32
Sunrise	06:57	12:57
Sunset	17:35	23:35
Evening civil twilight	18:01	00:01

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Nov-2025 23:05:24
Local (UTC-6)	14-Nov-2025 17:05:24

METAR

KHYI 13nm SE	142256Z 17009KT 10SM CLR 28/14 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02830144 $
KAUS 18nm NE	142253Z 18013KT 10SM CLR 28/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02780133
KATT 19nm NE	142251Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 27/14 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02720139
KBAZ 22nm S	142251Z 20011KT 10SM CLR 28/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02780128
KRYW 25nm N	140055Z AUTO 18006KT 7SM CLR 23/13 A3012 RMK AO2 T02330133

TAF

KAUS
18nm NE

142040Z 1421/1524 18016G21KT P6SM FEW040 FM142300 18007KT P6SM FEW050 FM151000 19005KT 6SM BR BKN020 TEMPO 1510/1513 4SM BR OVC008 FM151700 20010G20KT P6SM BKN035 FM151900 20012G22KT P6SM SCT040

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