FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | TDW |
Lat/Long: | 35-10-11.6000N 101-49-33.1000W 35-10.193333N 101-49.551667W 35.1698889,-101.8258611 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 3648.5 ft. / 1112.1 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 08E (2000) |
From city: | 3 miles SE of AMARILLO, TX |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 79118 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 10/1963 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | FTW (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0700-2200 AFT HRS SVC 806-376-1008. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWYS 05/23 & 17/35 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-AV: | 118.475 (806-350-7407) |
AMARILLO APPROACH: | 119.5 |
ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC APPROACH: | 121.15 |
AMARILLO DEPARTURE: | 119.5 |
ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC DEPARTURE: | 121.15 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 125.4 |
WX ASOS at AMA (7 nm NE): | 118.85 (806-335-1060) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC (ZAB) ON FREQS 127.85/285.475 (AMARILLO NR 1 RCAG) WHEN AMARILLO APCH CTL (AMA) CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
PNHr230/7.3 | | PANHANDLE VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 08E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
PANDE | | 317/1.7 | | 251 | | 08E | | AM | .- -- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 5098 x 60 ft. / 1554 x 18 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 35-10.685687N | | 35-09.845475N |
Longitude: | 101-49.586512W | | 101-49.584298W |
Elevation: | 3648.5 ft. | | 3639.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right RIGHT TFC PATS ESTABD TO AVOID AMARILLO INTL ILS FINAL APCH COURSE. | | left |
Runway heading: | 172 magnetic, 180 true | | 352 magnetic, 360 true |
Displaced threshold: | 290 ft. | | 289 ft. |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) HEIGHT MEASURED AT DSPLCD THR. | | |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 6 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 136 ft. right of centerline 4 FT FENCE 28 FT DSTC OB; 14 FT RD 56 FT DSTC. | | 5 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear 4 FT FENCE AT RWY END; 15 FT RD, 50 FT DSTC, 28 FT TREE 189 FT DSTC, 200 FT R. |
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 35-09.930378N | | 35-10.207658N |
Longitude: | 101-49.743048W | | 101-49.244647W |
Elevation: | 3642.6 ft. | | 3626.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right RIGHT TFC PATS ESTABD TO AVOID AMARILLO INTL ILS FINAL APCH COURSE. |
Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 056 true | | 228 magnetic, 236 true |
Markings: | none, in poor condition | | none, in poor condition |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 4 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 99 ft. right of centerline 4 FT FENCE 99 FT R AT THR. | | 23 ft. pole, 854 ft. from runway, 29 ft. left of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear 6 FT FENCE 94 FT DSTC, 60 FT LEFT. |
Helipad H1
Dimensions: | 50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Latitude: | 35-10.250000N | | |
Longitude: | 101-49.800000W | | |
Elevation: | 3648.5 ft. | | |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Markings: | none, in fair condition | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Privately-owned |
Owner: | TRADEWIND FBO DBA TRADEWIND ARPT 4105 TRADEWIND ST AMARILLO, TX 79118 Phone 806-376-1008 |
Manager: | JON KUEHLER 4105 TRADEWIND ST AMARILLO, TX 79118 Phone 806-376-1008 JON.KUEHLER@GMAIL.COM; ALSO BJ@TRADEWINDAIRPORT.COM. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 115 | Single engine airplanes: | | 90 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | Jet airplanes: | | 10 | Helicopters: | | 5 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 81/day * | 68% | local general aviation | 32% | transient general aviation | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 10 September 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
- | RWY 05/23 PERIMETER FENCE OBSTRUCTS PRIM SFC. |
- | RWY 17/35 PERIMETER FENCE OBSTRUCTS PRIM SFC. |
- | HOUSING AND SCHOOL SURROUNDS RWY 23 END. |
- | FOR CD CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4861. |
A52-H1 | 35 FT PLINE 440 FT SOUTH OF HELIPAD; 35 FT PLINE, MKD 157 FT WEST; 30 FT LGT POLE 171 FT EAST, 25 FT LGTD WIND SOCK 96 FT WEST. |
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 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (221KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (113KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAMA - Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (7 nm NE)
T45 - Panhandle-Carson County Airport (25 nm NE)
KHRX - Hereford Municipal Airport (31 nm SW)
KBGD - Hutchinson County Airport (38 nm NE)
KDUX - Moore County Airport (42 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 18-Jan-2005
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 01-Apr-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 12:09 |
Sunrise | | 07:35 | | 12:35 |
Sunset | | 20:07 | | 01:07 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 01:33 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 01-Apr-2023 06:38:20 |
Local (UTC-5) | 01-Apr-2023 01:38:20 |
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METAR |
KAMA 7nm NE | 010553Z AUTO 29012KT 10SM CLR 11/M13 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01061133 10183 20089 402000083 51028
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TAF |
KAMA 7nm NE | 010520Z 0106/0206 29015KT P6SM SKC FM011100 VRB06KT P6SM FEW250 FM012000 18018G25KT P6SM FEW250
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NOTAMs |
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