FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CDS |
| Lat/Long: | 34-26-01.6104N / 100-17-16.7704W
34-26.026840N / 100-17.279507W
34.4337807 / -100.2879918
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1954 ft. / 595.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10E (1965) |
| 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 |
| Sectional chart: | DALLAS-FT WORTH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474] |
| NOTAMs facility: | CDS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 |
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| CDSr351/3.9 | | CHILDRESS VORTAC | | 117.60 | | 10E |
| GTHr353/39.4 | | GUTHRIE VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 10E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 940-937-2546/2547. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5949 x 75 ft. / 1813 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 34-26.415758N | | 34-25.435542N |
| Longitude: | 100-17.131762W | | 100-17.170350W |
| Elevation: | 1948.8 ft. | | 1953.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 172 magnetic, 182 true | | 352 magnetic, 002 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: | 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 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; GRASS ENCROACHING UP THRU PAVEMENT. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 037 magnetic, 047 true | | 217 magnetic, 227 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair 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
JERRY CUMMINGS, CITY MANAGER. |
| Manager: | JIM SMITH
902 AVE B NW
CHILDRESS, TX 79201
Phone 940-937-8309 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 58/week * | | 59% | local general aviation | | 39% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SOME TWYS ROUGH DUE TO GRASS & WEED ENCROACHMENT. |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 35 | |
download (148KB) |
| VOR RWY 35 | |
download (170KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3F6 - Dan E Richards Municipal Airport (24 nm S)
2K4 - Scott Field Airport (47 nm NE)
KAXS - Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (50 nm E)
F05 - Wilbarger County Airport (51 nm E)
KLTS - Altus Air Force Base (52 nm E)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Sep-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunset | | 19:59 | | 00:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:24 | | 01:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Sep-2008 00:41:29 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Sep-2008 19:41:29 |
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| METAR |
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| KCDS | 062353Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM CLR 32/17 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP103 T03170172 10328 20228 56009
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| TAF |
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| KCDS | 062343Z 070024 11007KT P6SM SKC FM0400 03006KT P6SM SKC FM1600 16016KT 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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