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Spofford Weather

METAR: KT70 281255Z AUTO 11005KT M M M 10/06 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP217 T01020062 RVRNO PWINO TSNO CHINO RWY31 $

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KT70 (4.1 NM at True Heading of 224)
Visibility: N/ASM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1022.4
Temperature: 10.2 C (50.36 F)
Dewpoint: 6.2 C (43.16 F)

Location

Latitude: 
29-09-58.8610N (29.16635)
Longitude: 
100-25-06.2790W (-100.418411)
Elevation: 
1001.0 feet MSL (305 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
4.6 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
01 N.M. SW of Spofford, Texas
Found On: 
San Antonio Chart
FAA Region: 
ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
LEIGH BRISCOE
PO BOX 1816
UVALDE, TX 78802
254-855-7218
EL PESCADO MINERALS, LTD.
PO BOX 8
CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX 78834
830-317-3216

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
07/1972
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): 
2001 feet (610 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Unicom:  122.700

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 512

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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 55XS

    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
    29.4 Del Rio International Airport
    (DRT KDRT DRT)
    295 290 100LL, Jet A
    35.5 Garner Field Airport
    (UVA KUVA UVA)
    85 81 100LL, Jet A
    49.7 Dimmit County Airport
    (CZT KCZT CZT)
    140 136 100LL, Jet A
    66.0 South Texas Regional At Hondo Airport
    (KHDO HDO)
    79 75 100LL, Jet A
    71.8 Mc Kinley Field Airport
    (T30)
    106 102 Jet A
    76.2 Cotulla-La Salle County Airport
    (COT KCOT COT)
    123 119 100LL, Jet A+
    82.7 Castroville Municipal Airport
    (KCVB CVB)
    82 78 100LL, Jet A
    84.9 Kerrville Municipal/Louis Schreiner Field Airport
    (ERV KERV ERV)
    54 50 100LL, Jet A
    86.0 Sonora Municipal Airport
    (KSOA SOA)
    352 347 100LL, Jet A
    87.6 Kimble County Airport
    (JCT KJCT JCT)
    22 18 100LL, Jet A+
    96.1 Boerne Stage Airfield Airport
    (5C1)
    69 65 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC LAUGHLIN APCH AT 830-298-5192, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
    A16 OR 210-288-8096.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 01/19
    Longest Runway: 01/19 is 4316 ft (1316 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    55XS Airport Runway Details

    Runway 01/19  4316 ft x 60 ft (1316 m x 18 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - No special surface treatment

    Runway 01

    Runway 19

    Elevation: 
    1001.0 1001.0
    Latitude: 
    29-09-38.9000N 29-10-18.8200N
    Longitude: 
    100-25-14.9500W 100-24-57.6100W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    Left Right
    Object at End: 
    TOWER TOWER
    Object Height: 
    350 350
    Object Marked/Lighted?: 
    Lighted Lighted
    Distance from End: 
    7000 3000
    Threshold Elevation: 
    1001.0
    Displaced Threshold: 
    310
    Threshold Latitude: 
    29-10-15.9500N

    Threshold Longitude: 

    100-24-58.8600W

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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