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81XA Buttermilk Air Strip
Florence, Texas, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 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 04-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0312:03
Sunrise07:2712:27
Sunset19:1200:12
Evening civil twilight19:3600:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Oct-2026 08:55:48
Local (UTC-5)  04-Oct-2026 03:55:48
 
METAR
KILE 
11nm N 		040819Z AUTO 02008KT OVC008 A3008 RMK AO2 CIG 006V010 PWINO FZRANO $
KGRK 
12nm NW 		040800Z 03006KT 8SM OVC006 22/22 A3007 RMK AO2A SLP174
KGTU 
13nm S 		040755Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM OVC006 22/22 A3008 RMK AO2 CIG 004V009 SLP180 T02220217
KHLR 
15nm N 		040811Z AUTO 03009KT 10SM OVC006 22/21 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP171 PNO $
KTPL 
22nm NE 		040751Z AUTO 02009KT 10SM OVC007 A3007 RMK AO2 SLPNO FZRANO $
TAF
KGRK 
12nm NW 		040800Z 0408/0514 35012KT 8000 -RA BR OVC005 QNH3006INS TEMPO 0412/0416 4800 RA BR OVC003 BECMG 0415/0416 02012KT 4800 -RA BR OVC005 QNH3014INS BECMG 0417/0418 02012KT 9000 -SHRA OVC015 QNH3013INS BECMG 0421/0422 01009KT 9999 NSW OVC025 QNH3008INS BECMG 0501/0502 02006KT 9999 SCT025 BKN040 QNH3012INS TX26/0421Z TN21/0508Z
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