Melody Ranch Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 33-27-44.3100N (33.462308)
Longitude: 
 097-04-15.5300W (-97.070981)
Elevation: 
 729.0 feet MSL (222 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 2.8 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. SW of Mountain Springs, Texas
Found On: 
 Dallas-Ft Worth Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
ROBIN COLLORD
5964 EAST FM 922
VALLEY VIEW, TX 76272
940-637-1166		 ROBIN COLLORD
5964 EAST FM 922
VALLEY VIEW, TX 76272
940-637-1166

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 05/2006
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZFW (Fort Worth)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZFW (Fort Worth)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1729 feet (527 m)

Based Aircraft

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Fort Worth(FTW)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near XA78

    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
    13.0 Gainesville Municipal Airport
    (GLE KGLE GLE)    		 331 328 100LL, Jet A+
    16.9 Denton Enterprise Airport
    (KDTO DTO)    		 202 199 100LL, Jet A
    24.9 North Texas Regional/Perrin Field Airport
    (PNX KGYI GYI)    		 52 49 100LL, Jet A
    26.0 Aero Valley Airport
    (52F)    		 198 195 100LL
    26.1 Sherman Municipal Airport
    (KSWI SWI)    		 68 66 100LL
    28.4 Decatur Municipal Airport
    (KLUD LUD)    		 244 241 100LL, Jet A
    28.8 Air Park-Dallas Airport
    (F69)    		 155 152 100LL
    30.9 Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport
    (AFW KAFW AFW)    		 203 200 100LL, Jet A-1+
    31.9 Addison Airport
    (ADS KADS ADS)    		 158 155 100LL, Jet A
    33.9 Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
    (DFW KDFW DFW)    		 177 174 100LL, Jet A
    36.2 Hicks Airfield Airport
    (T67)    		 208 205 100LL
    36.2 Bowie Municipal Airport
    (0F2)    		 283 280 100LL, Jet A
    38.6 Dallas Love Field Airport
    (DAL KDAL DAL)    		 163 160 100LL, Jet A
    39.6 Garland/Dfw Heloplex Heliport
    (T57)    		 150 147 100LL, Jet A
    41.2 Ardmore Downtown Exec Airport
    (AHD 1F0)    		 356 353 100LL, Jet A+
    41.2 Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
    (FTW KFTW FTW)    		 200 197 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    44.3 Durant Regional/Eaker Field Airport
    (DUA KDUA DUA)    		 49 47 100LL, Jet A+
    45.1 Ralph M Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport
    (F46)    		 134 132 100LL, Jet A+
    45.8 Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
    (KGPM GPM)    		 178 175 100LL, Jet A
    47.9 Arlington Municipal Airport
    (KGKY GKY)    		 181 178 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.
    A42-04 RWY 04/22 MKD BY RWY END MARKERS & WHITE PAINTED TIRES.
    E111 PRVDD VFR.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 04/22
    13/31
    Longest Runway: 04/22 is 1600 ft (488 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    XA78 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 04/22  1600 ft x 50 ft (488 m x 15 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 05/01/2006
    Surface:  Turf - Good condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 04

    Runway 22
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Right

    Runway 13/31  1600 ft x 50 ft (488 m x 15 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 05/01/2006
    Surface:  Turf - Good condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 13

    Runway 31
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Right

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 Low Pressure
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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