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8XS3

J A Knolle Airport
Sandia, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	8XS3
Lat/Long:	27-59-38.0100N 097-49-14.0400W 27-59.633500N 097-49.234000W 27.9938917,-97.8205667 (estimated)
Elevation:	41 ft. / 12 m (estimated)
From city:	4 miles SE of SANDIA, TX
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	78368

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/2018
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at RBO (15 nm SE):	118.175 (361-767-1982)
WX AWOS-3 at T69 (15 nm E):	118.25 (361-364-1844)
WX ASOS at ALI (19 nm SW):	119.225 (361-668-0069)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ALIr029/(18.6)		ALICE VOR		114.50		06E
CRPr276/20.6		CORPUS CHRISTI VORTAC		115.50		09E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:	3000 x 50 ft. / 914 x 15 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
	RUNWAY 13	RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern:	right	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	PEARSON KNOLLE PO BOX 119 SANDIA, TX 78383 Phone 361-813-6551
Manager:	PEARSON KNOLLE PO BOX 119 SANDIA, TX 78383 Phone 361-813-6551

Additional Remarks

-	OWNER DESIRES CHARTING

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8XS3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KNOG - Orange Grove Naval Auxiliary Field (13 nm SW)
KRBO - Nueces County Airport (15 nm SE)
T69 - Sinton Airport (15 nm E)
KALI - Alice International Airport (19 nm SW)
KCRP - Corpus Christi International Airport (21 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:00	13:00
Sunrise	07:25	13:25
Sunset	17:55	23:55
Evening civil twilight	18:20	00:20

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Jan-2026 13:22:24
Local (UTC-6)	13-Jan-2026 07:22:24

METAR

KRBO 15nm SE	131255Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM 12/06 A3031 RMK AO2 T01150060 PWINO
KT69 15nm E	131255Z AUTO 9SM CLR 11/08 A3030 RMK A01
KALI 19nm SW	131253Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM -RA BKN090 OVC110 11/06 A3030 RMK AO2 RAB45 SLP260 P0000 T01060056
KCRP 22nm SE	131251Z 35007KT 10SM OVC090 12/05 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP259 T01220050 $
KBEA 22nm N	131255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC090 11/04 A3030 RMK AO2 T01060042

TAF

KALI 19nm SW	131120Z 1312/1412 VRB05KT P6SM OVC060 TEMPO 1316/1318 6SM -SHRA BR SCT030
KCRP 22nm SE	131120Z 1312/1412 VRB05KT P6SM OVC100

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