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TX72

Wood Triple D Airport
Elgin, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	TX72
Lat/Long:	30-22-44.7500N 097-11-40.9650W 30-22.745833N 097-11.682750W 30.3790972,-97.1947125 (estimated)
Elevation:	505 ft. / 154 m (estimated)
Variation:	07E (1985)
From city:	15 miles E of ELGIN, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	78947

Airport Operations

Airport use:	CLOSED INDEFINITELY, PERSONAL USE.
Activation date:	08/1988
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at GYB (17 nm SE):	119.225 (979-542-0382)
WX AWOS-3PT at T74 (17 nm NW):	119.75 (512-352-4995)
WX AWOS-3 at EDC (19 nm W):	118.825 (512-616-2967)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
CWKr084/17.3		CENTEX VORTAC		112.80		06E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	1750 x 30 ft. / 533 x 9 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	25 ft. trees, 50 ft. from runway	25 ft. trees, 50 ft. from runway

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	1685 x 30 ft. / 514 x 9 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	25 ft. trees, 50 ft. from runway	25 ft. trees, 50 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	DALE WOOD PO BOX 426 MC DADE, TX 78650 Phone 512-273-2642

Additional Remarks

-	(ARPT STATUS) ARPT CLSD INDEFLY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at TX72.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGYB - Giddings-Lee County Airport (17 nm SE)
T74 - Taylor Municipal Airport (17 nm NW)
KEDC - Austin Executive Airport (19 nm W)
84R - Smithville Crawford Municipal Airport (21 nm S)
KRWV - Caldwell Municipal Airport (27 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:01	12:01
Sunrise	07:25	12:25
Sunset	19:10	00:10
Evening civil twilight	19:34	00:34

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Oct-2026 10:02:37
Local (UTC-5)	04-Oct-2026 05:02:37

METAR

KGYB 17nm SE	040955Z AUTO 01006KT 5SM BR OVC008 22/22 A3005 RMK AO2 P0007 T02240215
KT74 17nm NW	040955Z AUTO 01009KT 10SM OVC009 22/21 A3008 RMK AO2
KEDC 19nm W	040955Z AUTO 02011KT 10SM OVC006 22/21 A3003 RMK AO2 CIG 005V007 T02220214 $
KATT 27nm W	040951Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM OVC008 23/22 A3004 RMK AO2 CIG 007V011 SLP163 T02280217 $
KRWV 27nm E	040955Z AUTO 35008KT 7SM -RA BR OVC006 22/21 A3003 RMK AO2 P0004
KAUS 27nm W	040953Z 01010KT 10SM OVC009 23/22 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02280217 $
KGTU 30nm NW	040955Z AUTO 03008G17KT 10SM BKN005 OVC011 22/22 A3006 RMK AO2 CIG 004V009 SLP175 T02220217
K3T5 31nm SE	040955Z AUTO 35007KT 4SM BR OVC007 23/22 A2999 RMK AO2 RAB0924E0941 CIG 005V009 P0000 T02290223 $
KT35 32nm N	040955Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM OVC005 22/21 A3003 RMK AO2 T02200211

TAF

KAUS
27nm W

040520Z 0406/0512 01011KT P6SM OVC015 FM040800 01009KT P6SM OVC009 FM041100 36008KT P6SM OVC006 PROB30 0412/0418 -SHRA FM041800 02012G22KT P6SM BKN013 OVC020 FM050000 01010G20KT P6SM BKN025 OVC035 FM050300 36009KT P6SM SCT040

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