Sandy Creek Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 30-34-10.3000N (30.569528)
Longitude: 
 095-28-56.5000W (-95.482361)
Elevation: 
 383.0 feet MSL (117 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 1.9 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 02 N.M. NW of New Waverly, Texas
Found On: 
 Houston Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
GALEN COTTON
21B VICK SPRING ROAD
HUNTSVILLE, TX 77340
713-545-3933		 SANDY CREEK LLC
PO BOX 292
NEW WAVERLY, TX 77358
936-520-7700

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 10/2015
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZHU (Houston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZHU (Houston)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1383 feet (422 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 73TX

    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
    13.4 Conroe/North Houston Regional Airport
    (CXO KCXO CXO)    		 164 162 100LL, Jet A
    27.7 Cleveland Municipal Airport
    (6R3)    		 117 115 100LL, Jet A+
    30.7 David Wayne Hooks Meml Airport
    (DWH KDWH DWH)    		 186 184 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    34.8 Navasota Municipal Airport
    (60R)    		 249 247 100LL, Jet A
    35.9 George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport
    (IAH KIAH IAH)    		 168 166 100LL, Jet A
    44.7 Coulter Field Airport
    (CFD KCFD CFD)    		 281 279 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    45.5 Easterwood Field Airport
    (CLL KCLL CLL)    		 271 269 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    46.1 West Houston Airport
    (IWS KIWS IWS)    		 192 190 100LL, Jet A+
    50.2 Liberty Municipal Airport
    (T78)    		 125 124 100LL, Jet A
    50.7 Brenham Municipal Airport
    (11R)    		 245 243 100LL, Jet A
    54.9 Angelina County Airport
    (LFK KLFK LFK)    		 43 42 100LL, Jet A+
    56.4 William P Hobby Airport
    (HOU KHOU HOU)    		 169 167 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
    57.6 Sugar Land Regional Airport
    (SGR KSGR SGR)    		 189 187 100LL, Jet A+
    58.2 La Porte Municipal Airport
    (T41)    		 158 156 100LL, Jet A
    58.6 Rwj Airpark Airport
    (54T)    		 145 144 100LL, Jet A
    60.1 Ellington Airport
    (EFD KEFD EFD)    		 163 161 100LL, Jet A
    61.5 Hearne Municipal Airport
    (KLHB LHB)    		 287 285 100LL
    63.8 Houston/Southwest Airport
    (KAXH AXH)    		 179 177 100LL, Jet A+
    64.1 Pearland Regional Airport
    (KLVJ LVJ)    		 168 166 100LL, Jet A
    64.9 Hawthorne Field Airport
    (45R)    		 102 101 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
    A110-2 RSTRD USE ARPT. SEE SANDYCREEKAIRPORT.COM/WP/ FOR RSTRNS AND RQRD INFO PRIOR TO OPNS.
    A13 HTTP://SANDYCREEKAIRPORT.COM/WP/

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 18/36
    Longest Runway: 18/36 is 2800 ft (853 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    73TX Airport Runway Details

    Runway 18/36  2800 ft x 100 ft (853 m x 30 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 18

    Runway 36
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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