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KPSX Palacios Municipal Airport
Palacios, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: PSX
Lat/Long: 28-43-39.0000N 096-15-03.4000W
28-43.650000N 096-15.056667W
28.7275000,-96.2509444
(estimated)
Elevation: 14.1 ft. / 4.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03E (2015)
From city: 3 miles NW of PALACIOS, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 77465

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1943
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PSX (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: MIRL RWY 13/31 PRESET ON 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: 118.025 (361-972-0101)
  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 135.05/353.6 (VICTORIA RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PSXr119/3.7PALACIOS VORTAC117.3008E
VCTr099/39.7VICTORIA VOR/DME109.0006E

Airport Services

Parking: hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 5001 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m
Surface: concrete, in poor condition
TALL VEGETATION ON RWY.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 46.0
Double wheel: 58.0
Double tandem: 105.0
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 28-43.823265N28-43.820233N
Longitude: 096-15.725210W096-14.788963W
Elevation: 10.8 ft.12.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 087 magnetic, 090 true267 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: , in poor condition, in poor condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. trees, 415 ft. from runway, 70 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear23 ft. trees, 429 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 5001 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 46.0
Double wheel: 58.0
Double tandem: 105.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: MKGS FADED.
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 28-43.843450N28-43.257858N
Longitude: 096-15.441088W096-14.781452W
Elevation: 12.3 ft.13.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 132 magnetic, 135 true312 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, in poor condition
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none18 ft. tree, 470 ft. from runway, 145 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 5001 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m
Surface: concrete, in poor condition
TALL VEGETATION ON RWY.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 46.0
Double wheel: 58.0
Double tandem: 105.0
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 28-43.991812N28-43.166562N
Longitude: 096-14.802373W096-14.805822W
Elevation: 11.1 ft.13.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 177 magnetic, 180 true357 magnetic, 000 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 20 ft. tree, 607 ft. from runway, 42 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear37 ft. tree, 1040 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF PALACIOS
PO BOX 845
PALACIOS, TX 77465
Phone 361-972-3605
Manager: MANUEL GUEVARA
PO BOX 845
PALACIOS, TX 77465
Phone 361-230-5394
MANUEL GUEVARA

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 13
Single engine airplanes: 13
    
Aircraft operations: avg 135/week *
59% local general aviation
21% military
20% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 16 April 2023

Additional Remarks

VEGETATION ON TWY.
COURTESY CAR AVBL.
FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

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 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13   download (239KB)
VOR RWY 13   download (211KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (134KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (92KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPKV - Calhoun County Airport (23 nm W)
26R - Jackson County Airport (24 nm NW)
KBYY - Bay City Regional Airport (25 nm NE)
KARM - Wharton Regional Airport (32 nm N)
KVCT - Victoria Regional Airport (36 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0612:06
Sunrise07:3012:30
Sunset19:3500:35
Evening civil twilight19:5900:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2024 10:09:49
Local (UTC-5)  19-Mar-2024 05:09:49
 
METAR
KPSX 190953Z AUTO 01008KT 10SM SCT100 08/06 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP244 T00830056
TAF
KVCT 
37nm W 
190520Z 1906/2006 03007KT P6SM BKN110 FM192000 14007KT P6SM OVC080
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