FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PSX |
| Lat/Long: | 28-43-39.0000N 096-15-03.4000W
28-43.650000N 096-15.056667W
28.7275000,-96.2509444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 14.1 ft. / 4.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03E (2015) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of PALACIOS, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 77465 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1943 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PSX (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.025 (361-972-0101) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 128.6/360.8 (PALACIOS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PSXr119/3.7 | | PALACIOS VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 08E |
| VCTr099/39.7 | | VICTORIA VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 06E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL:FUEL SELF-SERVICE WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in poor condition
TALL GRASS ON RWY SFC. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 46.0 | | Double wheel: | 58.0 | | Double tandem: | 105.0 |
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| Runway edge markings: | RWY UNMKD. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 28-43.823265N | | 28-43.820233N |
| Longitude: | 096-15.725210W | | 096-14.788963W |
| Elevation: | 10.8 ft. | | 12.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 087 magnetic, 090 true | | 267 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 19 ft. trees, 295 ft. from runway, 195 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear | | 18 ft. trees, 654 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 46.0 | | Double wheel: | 58.0 | | Double tandem: | 105.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS VERY FADED |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 28-43.843450N | | 28-43.257858N |
| Longitude: | 096-15.441088W | | 096-14.781452W |
| Elevation: | 12.3 ft. | | 13.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 135 true | | 312 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 10 ft. tree, 476 ft. from runway, 145 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in poor condition
TALL GRASS ON RUNWAY SFC. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 46.0 | | Double wheel: | 58.0 | | Double tandem: | 105.0 |
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| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 28-43.991812N | | 28-43.166562N |
| Longitude: | 096-14.802373W | | 096-14.805822W |
| Elevation: | 11.1 ft. | | 13.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 180 true | | 357 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 19 ft. tree, 607 ft. from runway, 21 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PALACIOS
PO BOX 845
PALACIOS, TX 77465
Phone 361-972-3605 |
| Manager: | DAVID KAUFFMAN
PO BOX 845
PALACIOS, TX 77465
Phone 361-972-3605 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 135/week * | | 59% | local general aviation | | 21% | military | | 20% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 27 April 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GRASS ON TWY SFC |
| - | COURTESY CAR AVBL. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622. |
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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (238KB) |
| VOR RWY 13 | |
download (210KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (134KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (92KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPKV - Calhoun County Airport (23 nm W)
26R - Jackson County Airport (24 nm NW)
KBYY - Bay City Regional Airport (25 nm NE)
KARM - Wharton Regional Airport (32 nm N)
KVCT - Victoria Regional Airport (36 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 02-Jun-2012
looking east.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Mar-2023
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunrise | | 07:24 | | 12:24 |
| Sunset | | 19:38 | | 00:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:02 | | 01:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Mar-2023 08:54:40 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Mar-2023 03:54:40 |
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| TAF |
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KVCT
37nm W | 250551Z 2506/2606 VRB06KT 5SM BR BKN006 TEMPO 2508/2512 2SM BR FM251500 35011KT P6SM SKC FM252200 06006KT P6SM SKC FM260000 10005KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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