FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
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 23 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (264KB) |
| VOR RWY 36 | |
download (195KB) |
| 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 22-Mar-2023
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunrise | | 07:43 | | 12:43 |
| Sunset | | 19:53 | | 00:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:18 | | 01:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Mar-2023 21:22:14 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 22-Mar-2023 16:22:14 |
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| METAR |
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| KCDS | 222053Z AUTO 23015G24KT 10SM CLR 30/00 A2983 RMK AO2 PK WND 23030/2029 SLP079 T03000000 56028
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| TAF |
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| KCDS | 221720Z 2218/2318 23015KT P6SM BKN250 FM222300 21020KT P6SM SCT250 FM230100 20011KT P6SM SCT250
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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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