FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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: | 319 ft. / 97.2 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 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CXO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-1530 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 126.325/346.25 (SHREVEPORT RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| AMASON | | at field | | 341 | | 04E | | CZJ | -.-. --.. .--- |
| CARTHAGE | | 157/22.1 | | 332 | | 04E | | RPF | .-. .--. ..-. |
| MANSFIELD | | 231/24.4 | | 414 | | 04E | | MSD | -- ... -.. |
| NACOGDOCHES | | 064/30.1 | | 391 | | 05E | | GXD | --. -..- -.. |
| MANY | | 292/35.1 | | 272 | | 04E | | MMY | -- -- -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| 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: | 31-50.343082N | | 31-49.448233N |
| Longitude: | 094-09.472827W | | 094-09.298033W |
| Elevation: | 318.8 ft. | | 291.0 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: | 4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 105 ft. trees, 1360 ft. from runway, 460 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 190 ft. left of centerline |
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: | ALLEN PENICK 397 FM 1656 CENTER, TX 75935 Phone 936-598-8119 EMERGENCY PHONE: 936-598-2788. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 18 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 21/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 25 May 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF RY. |
| - | +60 FT TREES 300 FT LEFT OF RY 17 CENTERLINE. |
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 between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 17 | |
download (155KB) |
| GPS RWY 35 | |
download (157KB) |
| NDB RWY 17 | |
download (178KB) |
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 - 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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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunrise | | 06:40 | | 12:40 |
| Sunset | | 17:21 | | 23:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:46 | | 23:46 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 21:57:03 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 15:57:03 |
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| METAR |
KOCH 33nm SW | 082135Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR 22/17 A3005 RMK AO1
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KAQV 37nm E | 082056Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM FEW032 22/17 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02220172 55015 $
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KRFI 40nm NW | 082122Z AUTO 11005KT 7SM SCT029 23/16 A3005 RMK AO2 T02270162
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KSHV 41nm NE | 082056Z 12005KT 10SM FEW040 SCT160 OVC260 23/15 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02330150 56018 $
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KGGG 44nm NW | 082053Z 12006KT 10SM SCT046 23/16 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02280161 55017
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KLFK 47nm SW | 082053Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM FEW050 23/17 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02280172 56016
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KBAD 47nm NE | 082055Z AUTO 11007KT 10SM CLR 23/15 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02340153 56018
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KDTN 48nm NE | 082053Z 11005KT 10SM FEW036 23/15 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02330150 56018
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KSHV 41nm NE | 081737Z 0818/0918 13008KT P6SM FEW035 BKN140 FM090000 08006KT P6SM BKN140 FM091200 05006KT 5SM BR BKN035 FM091500 04008KT P6SM BKN035
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KGGG 44nm NW | 081737Z 0818/0918 12007KT P6SM FEW035 BKN140 FM090000 11004KT P6SM BKN130 FM090900 06004KT 5SM BR BKN130 FM091300 04006KT P6SM BKN035
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KLFK 47nm SW | 081737Z 0818/0918 10006KT P6SM FEW035 BKN140 FM090000 08006KT P6SM BKN100 BKN250 FM090700 06007KT P6SM BKN035 FM091200 04008KT P6SM SCT012 BKN035
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| NOTAMs |
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