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50XS Hughes Ranch Airport
Quemado, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 50XS
Lat/Long: 29-02-35.8720N 100-35-04.2950W
29-02.597867N 100-35.071583W
29.0432978,-100.5845264
(estimated)
Elevation: 905 ft. / 276 m (estimated)
Variation: 08E (1985)
From city: 5 miles NE of QUEMADO, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 78877

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 04/1978
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at 5T9 (12 nm S): 119.175 (830-757-6795)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DLFr146/21.4LAUGHLIN VORTAC114.4007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LA FONDA RANCH159/10.126909EBRX -... .-. -..-
SPOFFORD225/10.335608EPFO .--. ..-. ---
CHAPARROSA RANCH283/32.538505ECPZ -.-. .--. --..
LA PRYOR271/38.922309ELKX .-.. -.- -..-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 4608 x 75 ft. / 1405 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt
Runway edge markings: 13/31 CNTRLN STRIPE ONLY.
Operational restrictions: RY 13 HAS 300' GRVL STWY & RY 31 HAS 350' GRVL STWY.
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: NSTDNSTD

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DAN A. HUGHES
P O DRAWER 669
BEEVILLE, TX 78104-0669
Phone 361-358-3752
Manager: ERIC G DOWNING
P O DRAWER 669
BEEVILLE, TX 78104-0669
Phone 361-358-3752
EXT 44.

Additional Remarks

- CTN DEER & TURKEY ON RWY.
- FOR CD CTC LAUGHLIN APCH AT 830-298-5192, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 50XS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

5T9 - Maverick County Memorial International Airport (12 nm S)
KDLF - Laughlin AFB Airport (22 nm NW)
KDRT - Del Rio International Airport (27 nm NW)
KUVA - Garner Field Airport (45 nm E)
KCZT - Dimmit County Airport (51 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1312:13
Sunrise07:3712:37
Sunset19:2600:26
Evening civil twilight19:5000:50

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Oct-2026 11:32:57
Local (UTC-5)  02-Oct-2026 06:32:57
 
METAR
KT70 
7nm NE 		021055Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM OVC160 23/23 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02300225 $
K5T9 
12nm S 		021115Z AUTO 35005KT 7SM OVC018 25/25 A2989 RMK A01
TAF
KDLF 
22nm NW 		012310Z 0123/0301 33010G18KT 9999 FEW050 SCT150 QNH2971INS BECMG 0202/0203 VRB06KT 9999 BKN100 QNH2976INS BECMG 0209/0210 33010G15KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2982INS TX32/0123Z TN21/0212Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0123 NEXT 0211
MMPG 
22nm S 		020550Z 0206/0306 00000KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200 TEMPO 0209/0213 3SM -RA BR BKN010 FM021800 09010KT P6SM SCT200 FM022200 09012KT P6SM VC RA BKN020 TEMPO 0302/0306 4SM TSRA BKN020CB
KDRT 
26nm NW 		020732Z 0208/0306 VRB05KT P6SM SCT009 TEMPO 0208/0211 BKN009 FM021100 34009KT P6SM OVC060 FM022200 36007KT P6SM OVC060 PROB30 0300/0304 -SHRA FM030400 36007KT P6SM OVC040
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