Palacios Municipal Airport

Location

Latitude:	28-43-39.0000N (28.7275)
Longitude:	096-15-03.4000W (-96.250944)
Elevation:	14.1 feet MSL (4 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	2.4 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -6.0 (Standard Time) UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	03 N.M. NW of Palacios, Texas
Found On:	Houston Chart
FAA Region:	ASW

Contacts

Manager:	Publicly owned:
MANUEL GUEVARA PO BOX 845 PALACIOS, TX 77465 361-230-5394	CITY OF PALACIOS PO BOX 845 PALACIOS, TX 77465 361-972-3605

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Public
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	08/1943
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours Unattended
Boundary ARTCC:	ZHU (Houston)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZHU (Houston)
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator:	Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	1014 feet (309 m)
NOTAMs Facility:	PSX
NOTAM-D Service:	Yes
International Airport of Entry:	No
Customs Landing Rights:	No
Military Landing Rights:	Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use:	No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:

Annual Operations (as of 04/16/2023)

Total Operations:	7060
GA Local:	4200	59.5%
GA Itinerant:	1400	19.8%
Military Aircraft:	1460	20.7%

Communications

CTAF:	122.800
Unicom:	122.800
ASOS:	118.025 (361-972-0101)

APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 135.05/353.6 (VICTORIA RCAG).

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 361

Business Name	Frequency	Phone	Fuel Grade
Vector Aviation Update FBO info		972-2400	100LL, Jet A

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Flight Service Stations

	Primary	Alternate
FSS on Field:	N
FSS Name (ID):	Montgomery County(CXO)
Frequency:
Toll Free Phone:	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts

FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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Page Type	Page Name	Volume
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 13	SC-5
IAP	VOR RWY 13	SC-5
MIN	ALTERNATE MINIMUMS	SC-5
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	SC-5

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near PSX

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
3.7	PSX	. _ _ . . . . _ . . _	Palacios	VORTAC	117.30	307	305
25.3	BYY	_ . . . _ . _ _ _ . _ _	Bay City	NDB	344	54	52
32.0	ARM	. _ . _ . _ _	Wharton	NDB	245	9	7
39.6	VCT	. . . _ _ . _ . _	Victoria	VOR-DME	109.00	285	282
49.9	LB	. _ . . _ . . .	Freep	NDB	263	55	53
56.2	ELA	. . _ . . . _	Eagle Lake	DME	116.4	356	354
57.1	MNO	_ _ _ . _ _ _	Mellon Ranch	NDB	375	242	239
58.3	OKT	_ _ _ _ . _ _	Yoakum	NDB	350	307	304
75.0	HOU	. . . . _ _ _ . . _	Houston	VOT	108.40	42	40
75.5	IDU	. . _ . . . . _	Industry	VORTAC	110.20	347	345
75.5	HUB	. . . . . . _ _ . . .	Hobby	VOR-DME	117.10	42	40
77.8	EFD	. . . _ . _ . .	Ellington	TACAN	109.40	47	45
79.1	EYQ	. _ . _ _ _ _ . _	Weiser	NDB	286	23	21
79.5	VUH	. . . _ . . _ . . . .	Scholes	VOR-DME	113.00	65	63
80.1	CRP	_ . _ . . _ . . _ _ .	Corpus Christi	VORTAC	115.50	232	229
83.4	NGP	_ . _ _ . . _ _ .	Truax	TACAN	114.00	221	218
83.8	JPA	. _ _ _ . _ _ . . _	Sanjac	NDB	347	47	45
86.4	GLS	_ _ . . _ . . . . .	Galveston	NDB	206	64	62
87.7	IAH	. . . _ . . . .	Humble	VORTAC	116.60	32	30
91.2	DWH	_ . . . _ _ . . . .	David Hooks	NDB	521	22	20

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM)	Name (Airport IDs)	True Hdg	Mag Hdg	Fuel Grade
23.2	Calhoun County Airport (KPKV PKV)	259	256	100LL, Jet A
23.9	Jackson County Airport (26R)	313	310	100LL
25.1	Bay City Regional Airport (BBC KBYY BYY)	53	51	100LL, Jet A
32.0	Wharton Regional Airport (WHT KARM ARM)	9	7	100LL, Jet A+
35.9	Victoria Regional Airport (VCT KVCT VCT)	282	279	100LL, Jet A
47.3	Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN KLBX LBX)	60	58	100LL, Jet A
56.8	Aransas County Airport (RKP KRKP RKP)	227	224	100LL, Jet A+
61.9	Houston/Southwest Airport (KAXH AXH)	40	38	100LL, Jet A+
62.1	Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR KSGR SGR)	29	27	100LL, Jet A+
62.3	Rooke Field Airport (RFG KRFG RFG)	245	242	100LL
66.2	Wolfe Air Park Airport (3T2)	46	44	100LL
71.2	Pearland Regional Airport (KLVJ LVJ)	47	45	100LL, Jet A
72.1	West Houston Airport (IWS KIWS IWS)	24	22	100LL, Jet A+
75.1	William P Hobby Airport (HOU KHOU HOU)	42	40	100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
77.9	Ellington Airport (EFD KEFD EFD)	47	45	100LL, Jet A
79.7	Alfred C 'Bubba' Thomas Airport (T69)	239	236	100LL, Jet A+
79.8	Scholes International At Galveston Airport (GLS KGLS GLS)	65	63	100LL, Jet A
84.0	La Porte Municipal Airport (T41)	47	45	100LL, Jet A
85.1	Kenedy Regional Airport (2R9)	274	271	100LL, Jet A
87.5	Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP KCRP CRP)	229	226	100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

*A110G**	THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
A110-2	VEGETATION ON TWY.
A110-3	COURTESY CAR AVBL.
A110-4	FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
A14	MANUEL GUEVARA
A33-08/26	TALL VEGETATION ON RWY.
A33-18/36	TALL VEGETATION ON RWY.
A42-13	MKGS FADED.
A42-31	MKGS FADED.
A81-APT	MIRL RWY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	08/26 13/31 18/36
Longest Runway:	08/26 is 5001 ft (1524 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

PSX Airport Runway Details

Runway 08/26	5001 ft x 150 ft (1524 m x 46 m)
Runway Length Source:	NGS as of 02/06/2008
Surface:	Concrete - Poor condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	46.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:	58.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:	105.0

	Runway 08	Runway 26
Elevation:	10.8	12.4
Latitude:	28-43-49.3959N	28-43-49.2140N
Longitude:	096-15-43.5126W	096-14-47.3378W
Runway True Alignment:	090	270
Glide Path Angle:	0.0 degrees	0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Runway Markings Condition:	Poor	Poor
Object at End:	TREES	TREES
Object Height:	15	23
Distance from End:	415	429
Object Centerline Offset:	70 ft. left of centerline	0 ft. left and right of centerline

Runway 13/31	5001 ft x 150 ft (1524 m x 46 m)
Runway Length Source:	NGS as of 02/06/2008
Surface:	Concrete - Poor condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	46.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:	58.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:	105.0

	Runway 13	Runway 31
Elevation:	12.3	13.8
Latitude:	28-43-50.6070N	28-43-15.4715N
Longitude:	096-15-26.4653W	096-14-46.8871W
Runway True Alignment:	135	315
Glide Path Angle:	0.0 degrees	0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Runway Markings Type:	Nonprecision Instrument	Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Poor	Poor
Object at End:		TREE
Object Height:		18
Distance from End:		470
Object Centerline Offset:	70 ft. left of centerline	0 ft. left and right of centerline
REIL:	Yes	Yes

Runway 18/36	5001 ft x 75 ft (1524 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:	NGS as of 02/06/2008
Surface:	Concrete - Poor condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	46.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:	58.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:	105.0

	Runway 18	Runway 36
Elevation:	11.1	13.8
Latitude:	28-43-59.5087N	28-43-09.9937N
Longitude:	096-14-48.1424W	096-14-48.3493W
Runway True Alignment:	180	000
Glide Path Angle:	0.0 degrees	0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Runway Markings Type:	Basic	Basic
Runway Markings Condition:	Fair	Fair
Object at End:	TREE	TREE
Object Height:	20	37
Distance from End:	607	1040
Object Centerline Offset:	70 ft. left of centerline	0 ft. left and right of centerline

Services

Airframe Repair:	Major
Powerplant Repair:	Major
Bottled Oxygen:	High Pressure
Bulk Oxygen:	High Pressure
Fuel Available:	100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees:	No
Parking:	Hangars and tiedowns available

IATA: PSX

ICAO: KPSX

FAA: PSX

Palacios Weather

Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of 04/16/2023)

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 361

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near PSX

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

PSX Airport Runway Details

Runway 08

Runway 26

Runway 13

Runway 31

Runway 18

Runway 36

Services

Maps & Diagrams

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