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KECU Edwards County Airport
Rocksprings, Texas, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: ECU
Lat/Long: 29-56-48.9105N / 100-10-25.8768W
29-56.815175N / 100-10.431280W
29.9469196 / -100.1738547
(estimated)
Elevation: 2372 ft. / 723.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07E (2000)
From city: 4 miles SE of ROCKSPRINGS, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 78880

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1977
Sectional chart: SAN ANTONIO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ECU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3: 118.175 (830-683-2425)
DEL RIO APPROACH: 119.6
DEL RIO DEPARTURE: 119.6
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 125.75/346.4 (ROCK SPRINGS RCAG) WHEN DEL RIO APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RSGr112/7.7ROCKSPRINGS VORTAC111.2010E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 4050 x 50 ft. / 1234 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 13.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 29-57.089513N29-56.540830N
Longitude: 100-10.650122W100-10.212458W
Elevation: 2367.1 ft.2368.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 138 magnetic, 145 true318 magnetic, 325 true
Displaced threshold: 278 ft.
NIGHTTIME OPERATION DSPLCD THLD LGTS ARE SET 288 FT FM RY END.
no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 25 ft. trees, 280 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear
+5' FENCE 80' FM THR; +8' FENCE POST 40' FM THR 204' RIGHT OF CNTRLN; +15' TREES 125' FM THR 25' RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
30 ft. trees, 230 ft. from runway, 245 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY OF EDWARDS
EDWARDS CTY COURTHOUSE
ROCKSPRINGS, TX 78880
Phone 830-683-6122
Manager: NICK GALLEGOS
BOX 348
ROCKSPRINGS, TX 78880
Phone 830-683-6122
COUNTY JUDGE.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 2
Single engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 68/month *
49% transient general aviation
27% military
24% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 20 January 2009

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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14   download (191KB)
VOR RWY 14   download (258KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (13KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (28KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KJCT - Kimble County Airport (40 nm NE)
KSOA - Sonora Municipal Airport (46 nm NW)
KDLF - Laughlin Air Force Base (47 nm SW)
KUVA - Garner Field Airport (50 nm SE)
KDRT - Del Rio International Airport (52 nm SW)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KECU (Edwards County Airport)
Photo by Bruce D. Sidlinger
Photo taken 16-Jul-2006

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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4812:48
Sunrise07:1313:13
Sunset17:4123:41
Evening civil twilight18:0700:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Nov-2009 15:58:32
Local (UTC-6)  23-Nov-2009 09:58:32
 
METAR
KECU 231545Z AUTO 15012KT M1/4SM FG OVC001 13/13 A3010 RMK AO2
TAF
KJCT 
39nm NE 
231239Z 2313/2412 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT003 TEMPO 2313/2315 1/2SM FG OVC001 FM231600 18006KT P6SM SKC FM231900 19011KT P6SM FEW040 FM232300 21005KT P6SM FEW040 FM240530 20004KT P6SM BKN020 FM240800 36011KT P6SM BKN015
KSOA 
46nm NW 
231353Z 2314/2412 VRB03KT P6SM BKN001 TEMPO 2314/2315 1/2SM FG FM231600 21007KT P6SM SKC FM231900 22012KT P6SM SKC FM232300 20006KT P6SM SKC FM240505 20004KT P6SM BKN020 FM240730 36011KT P6SM BKN012
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