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55XS

Frontier Airport
Spofford, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	55XS
Lat/Long:	29-09-58.8610N 100-25-06.2790W 29-09.981017N 100-25.104650W 29.1663503,-100.4184108 (estimated)
Elevation:	1001 ft. / 305 m (estimated)
Variation:	08E (1995)
From city:	1 mile SW of SPOFFORD, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	78832

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	07/1972
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

UNICOM:	122.7
WX AWOS-3 at 5T9 (19 nm S):	119.175 (830-757-6795)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
DLFr115/21.9		LAUGHLIN VORTAC		114.40		07E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
SPOFFORD	013/1.4	356	08E	PFO	.--. ..-. ---
LA FONDA RANCH	094/11.1	269	09E	BRX	-... .-. -..-
CHAPARROSA RANCH	303/28.2	385	05E	CPZ	-.-. .--. --..
LA PRYOR	287/32.8	223	09E	LKX	.-.. -.- -..-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions:	4316 x 60 ft. / 1316 x 18 m
Surface:	asphalt
	RUNWAY 1	RUNWAY 19
Latitude:	29-09.648333N	29-10.313667N
Longitude:	100-25.249167W	100-24.960167W
Elevation:	1001.0 ft.	1001.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Displaced threshold:	no	310 ft.
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	350 ft. tower, lighted, 7000 ft. from runway	350 ft. tower, lighted, 3000 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	EL PESCADO MINERALS, LTD. PO BOX 8 CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX 78834 Phone 830-317-3216
Manager:	LEIGH BRISCOE PO BOX 1816 UVALDE, TX 78802 Phone 254-855-7218 OR 210-288-8096.

Additional Remarks

-	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 55XS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

5T9 - Maverick County Memorial International Airport (19 nm S)
KDLF - Laughlin AFB Airport (22 nm NW)
KDRT - Del Rio International Airport (29 nm NW)
KUVA - Garner Field Airport (35 nm E)
KECU - Edwards County Airport (49 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:46	11:46
Sunrise	07:10	12:10
Sunset	20:10	01:10
Evening civil twilight	20:35	01:35

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Apr-2024 12:20:45
Local (UTC-5)	20-Apr-2024 07:20:45

METAR

KT70 4nm SW	191555Z AUTO M M M M 27/21 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02690205 RVRNO PWINO TSNO CHINO RWY31 $
K5T9 19nm S	201155Z AUTO 10SM CLR A2992 RMK A01

TAF

KDLF
22nm NW

200015Z 2000/2101 08012G18KT 9999 BKN040 QNH2985INS BECMG 2000/2001 13012G20KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN040CB QNH2987INS TEMPO 2002/2009 VRB20G35KT 6000 -TSRAGR BKN030CB BECMG 2011/2012 11012KT 9999 VCSH BKN020 QNH2981INS WND 14012G20KT AFT 2015 TEMPO 2013/2018 8000 -SHRA BKN012 BECMG 2021/2022 05012G20KT 9999 VCTS BKN050CB QNH2983INS TX28/2000Z TN21/2011Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2000 NEXT 2119

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