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50XS

Hughes Ranch Airport
Quemado, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 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
DLFr146/21.4		LAUGHLIN VORTAC		114.40		07E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
LA FONDA RANCH	159/10.1	269	09E	BRX	-... .-. -..-
SPOFFORD	225/10.3	356	08E	PFO	.--. ..-. ---
CHAPARROSA RANCH	283/32.5	385	05E	CPZ	-.-. .--. --..
LA PRYOR	271/38.9	223	09E	LKX	.-.. -.- -..-

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:	left	left
Markings:	NSTD	NSTD

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 11-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:58	11:58
Sunrise	07:22	12:22
Sunset	20:05	01:05
Evening civil twilight	20:29	01:29

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Apr-2026 04:32:15
Local (UTC-5)	11-Apr-2026 23:32:15

METAR

KT70 7nm NE	120355Z AUTO 17010KT 9SM BKN027 OVC035 24/19 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW SLP148 T02440190 $
K5T9 12nm S	120415Z AUTO 14015G22KT BKN029 BKN041 OVC065 25/21 A2999 RMK A01

TAF

MMPG 22nm S	111731Z 1118/1218 14015G25KT P6SM BKN015 TEMPO 1118/1121 5SM -RA FM112200 14015G25KT 5SM -RA BKN015 TEMPO 1121/1201 4SM TSRA FM120300 14010G20KT P6SM BKN020 FM121200 14010G20KT 6SM -RA BKN010CB BKN080 TEMPO 1212/1215 4SM TSRA
KDRT 26nm NW	120427Z 1204/1224 VRB06G20KT P6SM VCTS OVC025CB TEMPO 1204/1208 VRB20G30KT 3SM -TSRA OVC015CB FM120800 13009KT 4SM SHRA BKN015 FM121500 13008KT P6SM BKN020 FM121700 12010KT P6SM BKN035

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