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 14-Aug-2026
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 11:16 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunset | | 20:01 | | 01:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:27 | | 01:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Aug-2026 23:51:25 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 14-Aug-2026 18:51:25 |
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| METAR |
| KF17 | 142335Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM SCT070 36/22 A3003 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSHV 41nm NE | 141720Z 1418/1518 22010KT P6SM SCT025 FM142000 18010KT P6SM SCT045 FM150000 17007KT P6SM FEW050 FM151000 20006KT P6SM BKN015 FM151700 23006KT P6SM SCT050
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KGGG 44nm NW | 141720Z 1418/1518 21012G18KT P6SM SCT030 FM142000 18010G16KT P6SM SCT045 FM150000 17009KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM151000 19007KT P6SM BKN015 FM151700 22007KT P6SM SCT050
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KLFK 47nm SW | 141720Z 1418/1518 20008KT P6SM SCT025 FM142000 18010KT P6SM SCT045 SCT250 FM150000 17007KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM150800 16004KT P6SM BKN015 FM151700 20005KT P6SM SCT050
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KBAD 47nm NE | 141200Z 1412/1518 20010G15KT 9999 SCT020 QNH3008INS TEMPO 1412/1415 BKN015 BECMG 1415/1416 21012G18KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2999INS BECMG 1500/1501 17009KT 9999 SKC QNH2999INS TX39/1421Z TN28/1412Z
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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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