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56TS

Elgin Intracontinental Airport
Elgin, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	56TS
Lat/Long:	30-20-15.7520N 097-21-00.9810W 30-20.262533N 097-21.016350W 30.3377089,-97.3502725 (estimated)
Elevation:	558 ft. / 170 m (estimated)
Variation:	07E (1985)
From city:	2 miles E of ELGIN, TX
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	78621

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/1987
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at EDC (12 nm W):	118.825 (512-616-2967)
WX AWOS-3PT at T74 (15 nm N):	119.75 (512-352-4995)
WX ASOS at AUS (19 nm SW):	PHONE 512-369-7881

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
CWKr099/9.6		CENTEX VORTAC		112.80		06E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions:	1050 x 40 ft. / 320 x 12 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 11	RUNWAY 29
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	35 ft. trees	none

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	850 x 40 ft. / 259 x 12 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	right	right
Obstructions:	none	50 ft. trees

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	650 x 25 ft. / 198 x 8 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Traffic pattern:	right	right
Obstructions:	5 ft. fence	5 ft. fence

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	75 x 50 ft. / 23 x 15 m
Surface:	turf
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Helipad H2

Dimensions:	75 x 50 ft. / 23 x 15 m
Surface:	turf
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	WILLIAM E. SOWELL RT 5 BOX 25 ELGIN, TX 78621 Phone 512-285-4091
Manager:	WILLIAM E. SOWELL RT 5 BOX 25 ELGIN, TX 78621 Phone 512-281-4091

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC AUSTIN APCH AT 512-269-7865.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 56TS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEDC - Austin Executive Airport (12 nm W)
T74 - Taylor Municipal Airport (15 nm N)
KAUS - Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (19 nm SW)
84R - Smithville Crawford Municipal Airport (21 nm SE)
KGYB - Giddings-Lee County Airport (22 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 05-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:54	12:54
Sunrise	07:19	13:19
Sunset	18:08	00:08
Evening civil twilight	18:33	00:33

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Feb-2026 05:58:26
Local (UTC-6)	05-Feb-2026 23:58:26

METAR

KEDC 12nm W	060555Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 08/M02 A3019 RMK AO2
KT74 15nm N	060535Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 10/M02 A3025 RMK AO2
KATT 18nm W	060551Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 10/M01 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP231 T01001011 10189 20078 402060044 58004
KAUS 18nm W	060553Z 23005KT 10SM CLR 10/M02 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP228 T01001017 10183 20056 402110017 58005 $
KGYB 22nm SE	060535Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 10/M02 A3025 RMK AO2 T01011016

TAF

KAUS
18nm W

060541Z 0606/0712 24003KT P6SM SKC FM061600 31007KT P6SM SKC FM070100 VRB02KT P6SM SKC

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