FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
Location
FAA Identifier: | CDS |
Lat/Long: | 34-26-01.6000N 100-17-16.8000W 34-26.026667N 100-17.280000W 34.4337778,-100.2880000 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1953.8 ft. / 595.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 06E (2010) |
From city: | 4 miles W of CHILDRESS, TX |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 79201 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 07/1943 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | CDS (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0900-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | MIRL RY 18/36 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 ASOS: | 135.125 (940-937-6337) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 133.5/350.35 (PADUCAH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
CDSr351/3.9 | | CHILDRESS VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 10E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 24 HR SELF SVC 100LL AND JET A. FULL SVC JET A AVBL DURNG OPS HRS; AFT HRS CALL 940-937-8309. |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 5949 x 75 ft. / 1813 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity NSTD MIRL RY 36 THLD LGTS 60 FT SOUTH OF RY END. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 34-26.415758N | | 34-25.435542N |
Longitude: | 100-17.131762W | | 100-17.170350W |
Elevation: | 1948.8 ft. | | 1953.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 182 true | | 356 magnetic, 002 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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: | 25 ft. pole, 1090 ft. from runway, 396 ft. left of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear +10 FT ROAD 25 FT FM RY END 0B. | | none +10 FT ROAD 35 FT AND 78 FT FM RY END 0B. |
Runway 4/22
Dimensions: | 4425 x 60 ft. / 1349 x 18 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition RY NOT MAINTAINED; VEGETATION ON RY. |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Operational restrictions: | CLSD INDEFLY. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
Latitude: | 34-25.913618N | | 34-26.412118N |
Longitude: | 100-17.773595W | | 100-17.130752W |
Elevation: | 1941.6 ft. | | 1949.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 041 magnetic, 047 true | | 221 magnetic, 227 true |
Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF CHILDRESS 315 COMMERCE STREET CHILDRESS, TX 79201 Phone 940-937-3684 KEVIN HODGES, CITY MGR. |
Manager: | TIFFANY TULLY 15716 FM 164 CHILDRESS, TX 79201 Phone 940-937-8309 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | Helicopters: | | 1 | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 81/week * | 66% | local general aviation | 33% | transient general aviation | 1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 15 May 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | SOME TWYS ROUGH DUE TO GRASS & WEED ENCROACHMENT. |
- | AGRICULTURE OPNS NEAR ALL RWYS. |
- | 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 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (273KB) |
VOR RWY 36 | |
download (200KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (113KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3F6 - Dan E Richards Municipal Airport (24 nm S)
O35 - Hollis Municipal Airport (25 nm NE)
2K4 - Scott Field Airport (47 nm NE)
KAXS - Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (50 nm E)
F05 - Wilbarger County Airport (51 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo from a 1941 Fleet Model 16B owned by the Texas Air and Space Museum
Photo taken 20-Apr-2020
looking northwest.
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 23-Jan-2021
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:19 | | 13:19 |
Sunrise | | 07:46 | | 13:46 |
Sunset | | 18:01 | | 00:01 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:28 | | 00:28 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 23-Jan-2021 09:57:30 |
Local (UTC-6) | 23-Jan-2021 03:57:30 |
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METAR |
KCDS | 230953Z AUTO 24003KT 9SM OVC014 04/02 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP175 T00390017
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TAF |
KCDS | 230540Z 2306/2406 33004KT P6SM OVC030 FM230800 VRB04KT 6SM BR OVC020 TEMPO 2310/2312 4SM -DZ BR OVC009 FM231200 VRB06KT 6SM -DZ BR OVC008 FM232100 19011KT P6SM OVC015
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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