Franklin County Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
33-12-55.2000N (33.215333)
Longitude: 
095-14-14.0000W (-95.237222)
Elevation: 
412.1 feet MSL (126 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
1.7 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
02 N.M. NW of Mount Vernon, Texas
Found On: 
Dallas-Ft Worth Chart
FAA Region: 
ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
JOHN GANDY
PO BOX 989
MOUNT VERNON, TX 75457
(903) 588-2643
FRANKLIN COUNTY
200 N. KAUFMAN
MOUNT VERNON, TX 75457
903-537-2342

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
06/1987
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
UNATND
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZFW (Fort Worth)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZFW (Fort Worth)
Lighting Schedule: 
SS-SR
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1412 feet (430 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
FTW
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  15
GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of 09/14/2022)

Total Operations:  7200
GA Local:  5400 75.0%
GA Itinerant:  1800 25.0%

Communications

CTAF:  123.000
Unicom:  123.000

  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC (ZFW) ON FREQS 132.025/360.75 (CUMBY RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 903

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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

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 02/22/24 to 0901Z 03/21/24.

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MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 SC-2
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 SC-2
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SC-2
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near F53

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
15.6 Mount Pleasant Regional Airport
(KOSA OSA)
117 115 100LL, Jet A
19.6 Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport
(SLR KSLR SLR)
260 258 100LL, Jet A
27.4 Cox Field Airport
(PRX KPRX PRX)
337 335 100LL, Jet A
31.2 Wood County/Collins Field Airport
(KJDD JDD)
204 202 100LL, Jet A
35.1 Mineola Wisener Field Airport
(3F9)
203 201 100LL
42.5 Majors Airport
(GVT KGVT GVT)
258 256 100LL, Jet A
43.3 Gladewater Municipal Airport
(07F)
161 159 100LL
52.4 Tyler Pounds Regional Airport
(TYR KTYR TYR)
189 187 100LL, Jet A
56.5 East Texas Regional Airport
(GGG KGGG GGG)
151 150 100LL, Jet A
60.1 Terrell Municipal Airport
(TRL KTRL TRL)
239 237 100LL, Jet A
61.1 Airpark East Airport
(1F7)
247 245 100LL
62.6 Ralph M Hall/Rockwall Municipal Airport
(F46)
254 252 100LL, Jet A+
62.7 Harrison County Airport
(ASL KASL ASL)
131 130 100LL, Jet A
64.1 Texarkana Regional-Webb Field Airport
(TXK KTXK TXK)
76 75 100LL, Jet A
65.1 J Lynn Helms Sevier County Airport
(KDEQ DEQ)
39 38 100LL, Jet A
67.3 Rusk County Airport
(KRFI RFI)
163 162 100LL
69.8 Athens Municipal Airport
(F44)
205 203 100LL, Jet A
70.9 Mesquite Metro Airport
(KHQZ HQZ)
247 245 100LL, Jet A
71.9 Sherman Municipal Airport
(KSWI SWI)
290 287 100LL
72.4 Durant Regional/Eaker Field Airport
(DUA KDUA DUA)
307 305 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.
E111 PRVDD A 90-DAY NOTICE IS FURNISHED FAA PRIOR TO ACTIVATION OF ARPT.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 13/31
Longest Runway: 13/31 is 3900 ft (1189 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

F53 Airport Runway Details

Runway 13/31  3900 ft x 60 ft (1189 m x 18 m)
Surface:  Asphalt - Excellent condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  12.5

Runway 13

Runway 31

Elevation: 
395.9 412.1
Latitude: 
33-13-09.1610N 33-12-41.1851N
Longitude: 
095-14-29.8149W 095-13-58.2001W
Runway True Alignment: 
136 316
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
TREES TREES
Object Height: 
36 46
Distance from End: 
400 1587
Object Centerline Offset: 
250 ft. right of centerline 100 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Threshold Crossing Height: 
37 38

Services

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

Maps & Diagrams

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