FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | F17 |
| Lat/Long: | 31-49-53.7000N 094-09-23.1000W
31-49.895000N 094-09.385000W
31.8315833,-94.1564167
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 318.6 ft. / 97.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of CENTER, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 75935 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1949 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | F17 (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1500 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 128.775 (936-598-3355) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC (ZFW) ON FREQS 126.325/346.25 (SHREVEPORT RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| AMASON | | at field | | 341 | | 04E | | CZJ | -.-. --.. .--- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
100LL:SELF SVC FUEL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5501 x 75 ft. / 1677 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 31-50.343220N | | 31-49.448257N |
| Longitude: | 094-09.472858W | | 094-09.298037W |
| Elevation: | 318.5 ft. | | 290.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 171 true | | 347 magnetic, 351 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 249 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
15 FT BRUSH, 0-200 FT DSTC, 214- 249 FT R. | | 46 ft. trees, 824 ft. from runway, 230 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CENTER
PO BOX 1744
CENTER, TX 75935
Phone 936-598-2941 |
| Manager: | CHAD NEHRING
PO BOX 1744
CENTER, TX 75935
Phone 936-598-8119
EMERGENCY PHONE: 936-598-2788, POLICE DISPATCH. |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (171KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (192KB) |
| NDB RWY 17 | |
download (188KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (70KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4F2 - Panola County Airport-Sharpe Field (22 nm N)
3F3 - C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport (25 nm NE)
KOCH - Nacogdoches A L Mangham Jr. Regional Airport (32 nm SW)
3R4 - Hart Airport (38 nm SE)
KRFI - Rusk County Airport (40 nm NW)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Nov-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 12:58 |
| Sunset | | 17:12 | | 23:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 23:38 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2025 08:50:33 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 29-Nov-2025 02:50:33 |
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| METAR |
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| KF17 | 290835Z AUTO 25003KT 7SM -RA OVC080 06/04 A3024 RMK AO2 P0005
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KSHV
41nm NE | 290526Z 2906/3006 14008KT P6SM VCSH OVC080 FM290700 14009KT 6SM -RA OVC050 FM291500 16012G20KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 FM300100 17012KT 4SM -RA OVC020 FM300500 35011KT 6SM BR OVC012
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KGGG
44nm NW | 290526Z 2906/3006 16010KT 6SM -RA OVC060 FM291400 15012G18KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 FM300100 18008KT 4SM -TSRA OVC022CB FM300500 35012KT 4SM BR OVC010
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KLFK
47nm SW | 290526Z 2906/3006 13008KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM291300 17010G17KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 FM300400 17007KT 3SM -TSRA OVC020CB
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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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