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81XA Buttermilk Air Strip
Florence, Texas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 81XA
Lat/Long: 30-53-09.5341N 097-43-12.8648W
30-53.158902N 097-43.214413W
30.8859817,-97.7202402
(estimated)
Elevation: 1016 ft. / 310 m (estimated)
From city: 5 miles NE of FLORENCE, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 76527

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 12/2023
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at ILE (12 nm N): 128.575 (254-892-3293)
WX AWOS-3PT at GTU (13 nm S): PHONE 512-869-3430

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GRKr144/10.0GRAY VOR/DME111.8007E
AGJr125/28.2GOOCH SPRINGS VORTAC112.5005E
CWKr336/32.0CENTEX VORTAC112.8006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
IRESH179/8.327805EIL .. .-..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 4165 x 60 ft. / 1269 x 18 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 30-53.481240N30-52.836563N
Longitude: 097-43.352100W097-43.076727W
Elevation: 987.0 ft.1016.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Displaced threshold: 92 ft.105 ft.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BUTTERMILK CREEK RANCH, LLC
5416 BIRCHMAN AVE.
FORT WORTH, TX 76107
Phone 817-946-6950
Manager: MARK G. KALPAKIS
5416 BIRCHMAN AVE.
FORT WORTH, TX 76107
Phone 817-946-6950
MARK@JOINTRESOURCES.COM

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 81XA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KILE - Skylark Field Airport (12 nm N)
KGRK - Robert Gray Army Airfield (12 nm NW)
KGTU - Georgetown Executive Airport (13 nm S)
KHLR - Yoakum-Defrenn Army Heliport (15 nm N)
KTPL - Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (23 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0811:08
Sunrise06:3411:34
Sunset20:2001:20
Evening civil twilight20:4701:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-May-2026 13:32:28
Local (UTC-5)  19-May-2026 08:32:28
 
METAR
KGRK 
12nm NW 		191310Z AUTO 13003KT 8SM BKN017 OVC026 26/23 A2995 RMK AO2 CIG 017V026 PRESRR SLP128
KGTU 
13nm S 		191323Z 16009G16KT 10SM BKN010 OVC016 26/24 A2996 RMK AO2 RAE08 CIG 008V015 PRESRR T02560239
KHLR 
15nm N 		191255Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM BKN023 26/24 A2991 RMK AO2 BKN V SCT SLP117 T02610235
TAF
KGRK 
12nm NW 		190827Z 1908/2014 15010G15KT 9999 BKN015 OVC025 510405 QNH2989INS TEMPO 1911/1914 9000 -SHRA OVC012 BECMG 1915/1916 16015G25KT 9000 -SHRA OVC025 510405 QNH2990INS BECMG 1918/1919 14015G25KT 8000 -RA VCTS SCT040 BKN050CB 520306 QNH2991INS BECMG 1920/1921 11020G35KT 3200 TSRA BKN015 OVC030CB 520009 QNH2991INS TEMPO 2000/2004 VRB30G45KT 1600 +TSRAGR OVC015CB BECMG 2006/2007 02012G22KT 6000 RA BKN008 OVC015 510405 QNH2997INS TX32/1921Z TN21/2008Z
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