FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6R4 |
| Lat/Long: | 30-23-47.8000N / 097-34-02.1000W
30-23.796667N / 097-34.035000W
30.3966111 / -97.5672500
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 615 ft. / 187.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07E (1980) |
| From city: | 12 miles NE of AUSTIN, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 78660 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1966 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN ANTONIO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SJT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at AUS (13 nm SW): | PHONE 512-369-7881 |
| WX AWOS-3 at GTU (18 nm N): | 118.6 (512-869-3430) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CWKr293/2.2 | | CENTEX VORTAC | | 112.80 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| GEORGETOWN | | 155/18.2 | | 332 | | 06E | | GUO | --. ..- --- |
| LEE COUNTY | | 287/33.4 | | 385 | | 07E | | GYB | --. -.-- -... |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 2722 x 25 ft. / 830 x 8 m |
| Surface: | turf/gravel, in poor condition
RY SFC ROUGH. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | 16/34 UNMARKED. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 30-24.013803N | | 30-23.578103N |
| Longitude: | 097-34.096823W | | 097-33.971413W |
| Elevation: | 615.0 ft. | | 599.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 159 magnetic, 166 true | | 339 magnetic, 346 true |
| Obstructions: | 21 ft. trees, 20 ft. from runway, 43 ft. left of centerline | | 5 ft. tree, 90 ft. from runway, 25 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear |
Runway SE/NW
| Dimensions: | 2230 x 90 ft. / 680 x 27 m |
| Surface: | turf, in poor condition
RY VERY ROUGH. |
| RUNWAY NW | | RUNWAY SE |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right
RIGHT TFC WHEN RY 16 IS ACTIVE. RIGHT TFC NOT MKD ON SEGMENTED CIRCLE. |
| Obstructions: | none | | 26 ft. trees, 30 ft. from runway, 110 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | TRAVIS COUNTY FIELD, LLC.
2916 CARDIFF RD
BROOKSHIRE, TX 77423
Phone 281-945-5414 |
| Manager: | ANDREW PERRY
2916 CARDIFF RD
BROOKSHIRE, TX 77423
Phone 281-945-5414 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Ultralights: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 57/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 13 March 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ACFT TIEDOWNS & BLDGS WITHIN PRIMARY SFC. |
| - | TWY UNMARKED. |
| - | LIVESTOCK MAY BE ON OR NEAR RYS OCCASIONALLY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 6R4.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
T74 - Taylor Municipal Airport (12 nm NE)
KAUS - Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (13 nm SW)
KGTU - Georgetown Municipal Airport (18 nm N)
KRYW - Lago Vista TX - Rusty Allen Airport (22 nm W)
3R9 - Lakeway Airpark (22 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jay Carpenter
Photo taken 09-Mar-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 11:16 |
| Sunrise | | 06:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunset | | 20:30 | | 01:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:57 | | 01:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jul-2008 11:11:10 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 20-Jul-2008 06:11:10 |
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| METAR |
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KATT
9nm SW | 201051Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02390211
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KAUS
10nm SW | 201053Z 16003KT 10SM BKN017 BKN150 22/20 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02170200
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KGTU
17nm N | 201055Z 21006KT 10SM CLR 23/18 A3009 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KAUS
10nm SW | 200520Z 200606 17008KT P6SM SKC FM0900 19003KT P6SM SCT015 TEMPO 1014 BKN013 FM1500 18010KT P6SM SCT025
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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