San Rafael Ranch Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 26-48-54.7700N (26.815214)
Longitude: 
 098-28-45.4950W (-98.479304)
Elevation: 
 313.4 feet MSL (96 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 3.5 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 05 N.M. N of Santa Elena, Texas
Found On: 
 Brownsville Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
MICHAEL E. MAULE
PO BOX 132
SAN ELENA, TX 78591
956-500-0166		 RANCHO S. R. LTD
2023 WAYNESBOROUGH RD
PAOLI, PA 19301
610-644-0195

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 06/1997
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): 
 1313 feet (400 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 FDC
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Unicom:  122.800

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 128.15/350.3 (SARITA RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 210
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  San Angelo(SJT)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 38XS

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
30.3 Brooks County Airport
(KBKS BKS)		 39 36 100LL, Jet A
40.5 Mc Allen International Airport
(MFE KMFE MFE)		 161 158 100LL, Jet A
42.2 Zapata County Airport
(KAPY APY)		 282 278 100LL, Jet A
46.8 Mid Valley Airport
(TXW)		 144 141 100LL, Jet A
50.2 Kleberg County Airport
(KIKG IKG)		 28 25 100LL, Jet A
56.6 Valley International Airport
(HRL KHRL HRL)		 128 125 100LL, Jet A
60.6 Alice International Airport
(ALI KALI ALI)		 23 20 100LL, Jet A
61.5 Bishop-Windham Airport
(07R)		 38 35 100LL
64.7 Duval-Freer Airport
(T19)		 354 350 100LL
68.3 Laredo International Airport
(LRD KLRD LRD)		 310 306 100LL, Jet A
72.3 Cameron County Airport
(KPIL PIL)		 122 119 100LL, Jet A
77.5 Corpus Christi International Airport
(CRP KCRP CRP)		 41 38 100LL, Jet A
78.6 Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport
(BRO KBRO BRO)		 133 130 100LL, Jet A
88.8 Sinton Airport
(T69)		 33 30 100LL, Jet A+
94.8 Live Oak County Airport
(8T6)		 11 8 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A11 OWNER - ALFRED P. WEST, JR.
A110-1 FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
A110-2 U38 AWOS IS ASSOCIATED WITH AIRPORT 38XS.
A81-APT FOR MIRL RWY 14/32 CALL 210-481-3410.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 14/32
Longest Runway: 14/32 is 6000 ft (1829 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

38XS Airport Runway Details

Runway 14/32  6000 ft x 75 ft (1829 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  ADO as of 03/22/2004
Surface:  Asphalt - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  30.0

Runway 14

Runway 32
Elevation: 
 313.4 297.8
Latitude: 
 26-49-20.2700N 26-48-29.2700N
Longitude: 
 098-29-02.4900W 098-28-28.5000W
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 2-Box SAVASI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Box SAVASI On Left Side Of Runway

Services

Fuel Available: 
 100LL, Jet A
Parking: 
 Tiedowns available

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