FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 08 SEPTEMBER 2022
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | 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 CTL SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC (ZFW) ON FREQS 133.5/350.35 (PADUCAH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CDSr351/3.9 | | CHILDRESS VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 10E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A1+
100LL:24 HR SELF SVC 100LL AND JET A+. FULL SVC JET A+ AVBL DURG OPRG 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
RWY NOT MNTND; LOOSE GRAVEL AND VEGETATION GROWING THROUGH THE PAVEMENT.
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 12 September 2021 | |
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. |
| - | RWY 18/36, NMRS LGTS MISG, OUT, INCOR COLOR OR ORIENTATION. |
| - | HOLD LINE SIGNS FADED. TWY GUIDANCE SIGN FADED. |
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 8 September 2022 at 0901Z to 6 October 2022 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (263KB) |
| VOR RWY 36 | |
download (194KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (117KB) |
| 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 |
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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.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Childress Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 03-Oct-2022
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 12:38 |
| Sunset | | 19:22 | | 00:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:47 | | 00:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 03-Oct-2022 16:59:10 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 03-Oct-2022 11:59:10 |
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| METAR |
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| KCDS | 031653Z AUTO 17010G20KT 10SM CLR 24/04 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP222 T02440039
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| TAF |
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| KCDS | 031120Z 0312/0412 17007KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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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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