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TS55

Bat Cave Field Airport
Garden Ridge, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	TS55
Lat/Long:	29-40-18.8100N 098-18-16.0500W 29-40.313500N 098-18.267500W 29.6718917,-98.3044583 (estimated)
Elevation:	850 ft. / 259 m (estimated)
Variation:	07E (2000)
From city:	1 mile S of GARDEN RIDGE, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	78266

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/1997
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	0700-1900
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at SAT (12 nm SW):	PHONE 210-939-4003
WX ASOS at BAZ (14 nm E):	119.325 (830-629-7979)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
SATr070/8.3	SAN ANTONIO VORTAC	116.80	08E
RNDr349/9.2	RANDOLPH VORTAC	112.30	05E
SSFr013/(25.9)	STINSON VOR	108.40	03E
STVr139/38.3	STONEWALL VORTAC	113.80	08E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	1900 x 60 ft. / 579 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees	50 ft. trees

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:	1700 x 60 ft. / 518 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 6	RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees	50 ft. trees

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	1200 x 60 ft. / 366 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees	50 ft. trees

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	COWSERT RANCHES, LLC 8915 BAT CAVE LOOP ROAD SAN ANTONIO, TX 78266-1815 Phone 210-651-9327
Manager:	ROBERT COWSERT (BILLY) 8915 BAT CAVE LOOP ROAD SAN ANTONIO, TX 78266-1815 Phone 210-651-9327

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC SAN ANTONIO APCH AT 210-805-5516.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at TS55.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRND - Randolph Air Force Base (9 nm S)
KSAT - San Antonio International Airport (12 nm SW)
KBAZ - New Braunfels National Airport (14 nm E)
5C1 - Boerne Stage Airfield (21 nm W)
KSSF - Stinson Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Jun-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:07	11:07
Sunrise	06:34	11:34
Sunset	20:28	01:28
Evening civil twilight	20:55	01:55

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Jun-2026 03:40:41
Local (UTC-5)	01-Jun-2026 22:40:41

METAR

KRND 10nm S	020255Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP130 T02700234 52014 $
KSAT 12nm SW	020251Z 12009KT 10SM FEW040 28/23 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP123 T02780233 53014
KBAZ 14nm E	020251Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02610228 53014

TAF

KRND 10nm S	011715Z 0117/0222 15009KT 9999 BKN030 BKN140 QNH2998INS BECMG 0117/0118 15012KT 9999 SCT040 SCT150 QNH2988INS WND VRB06KT AFT 0201 BECMG 0209/0210 VRB05KT 8000 BR BKN006 OVC015 QNH2996INS TEMPO 0210/0212 2400 BR BKN003 BECMG 0214/0215 12007KT 8000 BR BKN015 BKN040 OVC080 QNH2993INS TX32/0122Z TN23/0212Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0200 NEXT 0210
KSAT 12nm SW	012059Z 0121/0224 15008KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM020800 13004KT 4SM BR BKN009 FM021700 10008KT P6SM BKN035

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