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8XS3

J A Knolle Airport
Sandia, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	8XS3
Lat/Long:	27-59-38.0100N 097-49-14.0400W 27-59.633500N 097-49.234000W 27.9938917,-97.8205667 (estimated)
Elevation:	41 ft. / 12 m (estimated)
From city:	4 miles SE of SANDIA, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	78368

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/2018
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at RBO (15 nm SE):	118.175 (361-767-1982)
WX AWOS-3 at T69 (15 nm E):	118.25 (361-364-1844)
WX ASOS at ALI (19 nm SW):	119.225 (361-668-0069)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ALIr029/(18.6)		ALICE VOR		114.50		06E
CRPr276/20.6		CORPUS CHRISTI VORTAC		115.50		09E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:	3000 x 50 ft. / 914 x 15 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
	RUNWAY 13	RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern:	right	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	PEARSON KNOLLE PO BOX 119 SANDIA, TX 78383 Phone 361-813-6551
Manager:	PEARSON KNOLLE PO BOX 119 SANDIA, TX 78383 Phone 361-813-6551

Additional Remarks

-	OWNER DESIRES CHARTING

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8XS3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KNOG - Orange Grove Naval Auxiliary Field (13 nm SW)
KRBO - Nueces County Airport (15 nm SE)
T69 - Sinton Airport (15 nm E)
KALI - Alice International Airport (19 nm SW)
KCRP - Corpus Christi International Airport (21 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:38	11:38
Sunrise	07:02	12:02
Sunset	19:58	00:58
Evening civil twilight	20:22	01:22

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Apr-2026 09:02:03
Local (UTC-5)	20-Apr-2026 04:02:03

METAR

KNOG 13nm SW	200856Z AUTO 04008KT 9SM -RA FEW017 BKN055 OVC090 16/14 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP191 6//// T01560144 58017 PNO $
KRBO 15nm SE	200855Z AUTO 06007KT 10SM OVC017 17/15 A3013 RMK AO2 T01660154 PWINO
KT69 15nm E	200855Z AUTO 5SM BR OVC022 17/17 A3015 RMK A01
KALI 19nm SW	200853Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM OVC017 15/14 A3013 RMK AO2 RAE17 SLP200 P0002 60005 T01500139 58020 $
KCRP 22nm SE	200851Z 08013KT 7SM +RA OVC017 20/18 A3012 RMK AO2 RAB33 SLP200 P0003 60006 T02000183 56023 $
KBEA 22nm N	200855Z AUTO 04007KT 10SM OVC024 14/11 A3016 RMK AO2 T01400105 PWINO
KNGW 27nm SE	200754Z AUTO 10008KT 10SM OVC021 20/18 A3013 RMK AO2 RAE44 SLP197 P0001 T02000183 $

TAF

KALI 19nm SW	200529Z 2006/2106 02009KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC013 FM200800 02009KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC005 FM201300 05009KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC006 FM201800 09010KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC007
KCRP 22nm SE	200529Z 2006/2106 04009KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC011 FM201200 05011KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN007 OVC011 FM201600 09016KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC011 FM210100 10013KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC009

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