FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | F17 |
| Lat/Long: | 31-49-53.7420N 094-09-23.1240W 31-49.895700N 094-09.385400W 31.8315950,-94.1564233 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 318.7 ft. / 97.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of CENTER, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 75935 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1949 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | F17 (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | INTMNT ON CALL 936-229-8105 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 128.775 (936-598-3355) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC (ZFW) ON FREQS 126.325/346.25 (SHREVEPORT RCAG).
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ 100LL:SELF SVC FUEL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5501 x 75 ft. / 1677 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 31-50.343128N | | 31-49.448280N |
| Longitude: | 094-09.472832W | | 094-09.297997W |
| Elevation: | 318.7 ft. | | 291.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 171 true | | 347 magnetic, 351 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 26 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 266 ft. right of centerline 40 FT TREES, 0-199 FT DSTC, 200 FT R. | | 40 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 355 ft. right of centerline 40 FT TREES, 199 FT DSTC, 244 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CENTER 617 TENAHA ST, PO BOX 1744 CENTER, TX 75935 Phone 936-598-2941 |
| Manager: | JOHN SOLICE 617 TENAHA ST, PO BOX 1744 CENTER, TX 75935 Phone 936-598-8119 JSOLICE@CENTERTEXAS.ORG, WAREHOUSE@CENTERTEXAS.ORG |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 06 August 2026 at 0901Z to 03 September 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (171KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (189KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (149KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (70KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4F2 - Panola County Airport-Sharpe Field (22 nm N)
3F3 - C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport (25 nm NE)
KOCH - Nacogdoches A L Mangham Jr. Regional Airport (32 nm SW)
3R4 - Hart Airport (38 nm SE)
KRFI - Rusk County Airport (40 nm NW)
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Times for 07-Aug-2026
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:11 | | 11:11 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 11:37 |
| Sunset | | 20:08 | | 01:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:34 | | 01:34 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Aug-2026 19:00:37 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Aug-2026 14:00:37 |
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| METAR |
| KF17 | 071835Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM SCT049 34/22 A3009 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSHV 41nm NE | 071720Z 0718/0818 18006KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM080000 17005KT P6SM FEW060 BKN250 FM081200 24006KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 BKN100 BKN250
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KGGG 44nm NW | 071720Z 0718/0818 18006KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM080000 17005KT P6SM FEW060 SCT150 BKN250 FM081200 24006KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 BKN100 BKN250
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KLFK 47nm SW | 071720Z 0718/0818 18006KT P6SM SCT045 SCT060 BKN080 FM080000 16003KT P6SM FEW060 SCT150 BKN250 FM081500 22005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 BKN250
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KBAD 47nm NE | 071200Z 0712/0818 18006KT 9999 SKC QNH3007INS BECMG 0717/0718 16006KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2998INS TEMPO 0721/0724 15012G18KT VCTS BKN030CB BECMG 0800/0801 15008KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3000INS BECMG 0812/0813 21015G25KT 9000 -TSRA BKN030CB QNH3007INS BECMG 0814/0815 21006KT 9999 NSW SCT030 QNH3004INS TX36/0720Z TN24/0712Z
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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