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59TX

Benjamin Franklin Airport
Godley, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	59TX
Lat/Long:	32-29-14.0000N 097-29-25.0000W 32-29.233333N 097-29.416667W 32.4872222,-97.4902778 (estimated)
Elevation:	990 ft. / 302 m (estimated)
Variation:	06E (1995)
From city:	3 miles NE of GODLEY, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	76044

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/1998
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS:	FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at CPT (9 nm S):	119.525 (817-641-4135)
WX AWOS-3PT at FWS (10 nm NE):	120.025 (817-426-4172)
WX AWOS-3T at GDJ (17 nm W):	118.925 (817-573-7514)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
FUZr207/28.8	RANGER VORTAC	115.70	06E
MQPr110/29.4	MILLSAP VORTAC	117.70	09E
TTTr219/32.3	MAVERICK VOR/DME	113.10	06E
CVEr225/38.2	COWBOY VOR/DME	116.20	06E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions:	3000 x 100 ft. / 914 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings:	OUTLINED WITH WHITE BARRELS & WHITE PLASTIC PIPES.
	RUNWAY 1	RUNWAY 19
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	BENJAMIN F MORRISON III 5621 CR 913 A GODLEY, TX 76044 Phone 817-988-7879
Manager:	BENJAMIN F MORRISON III 5621 CR 913 A GODLEY, TX 76044 Phone 817-988-7879

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC REGIONAL APCH AT 972-615-2799.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 59TX.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

50F - Bourland Field Airport (8 nm NW)
KCPT - Cleburne Regional Airport (9 nm S)
KFWS - Fort Worth Spinks Airport (10 nm NE)
KGDJ - Granbury Regional Airport (17 nm W)
KNFW - Fort Worth Naval Air Station JRB (Carswell Field) Airport (17 nm N)
KWEA - Parker County Airport (18 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:36	11:36
Sunrise	07:02	12:02
Sunset	19:58	00:58
Evening civil twilight	20:24	01:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Apr-2026 21:31:46
Local (UTC-5)	15-Apr-2026 16:31:46

METAR

KCPT 9nm S	152115Z AUTO 17010KT 7SM SCT021 BKN070 24/21 A2987 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW T02400210 $
KFWS 11nm NE	152050Z 19016G21KT 10SM SCT023 BKN041 25/21 A2992
KGDJ 17nm W	AWOS-3 118.925 817-573-7514 152115Z AUTO 18012KT 10SM SCT018 SCT025 OVC033 23/20 A2989 RMK AO2
KNFW 17nm N	152052Z AUTO 19017KT 10SM SCT028 BKN034 OVC048 24/19 A2991 RMK AO2 PK WND 18027/1958 SLP111 60000 T02440189 58008 $

TAF

KNFW
17nm N

151500Z 1515/1615 18012G18KT 9999 SCT025 BKN050 BKN120 BKN220 QNH2984INS BECMG 1519/1521 19015G20KT 9999 -SHRA VCTS BKN025CB BKN120 BKN180 QNH2980INS BECMG 1602/1604 19012G18KT 9999 NSW BKN018 OVC040 QNH2982INS TX28/1521Z TN21/1611Z FN20046

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