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KWEA Parker County Airport
Weatherford, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: WEA
Lat/Long: 32-44-46.6640N / 097-40-56.7990W
32-44.777733N / 097-40.946650W
32.7462956 / -97.6824442
(estimated)
Elevation: 990 ft. / 301.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 09E (1965)
From city: 5 miles E of WEATHERFORD, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 76087

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1961
Sectional chart: DALLAS-FT WORTH
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FTW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1800
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
REGIONAL APPROACH: 135.975
REGIONAL DEPARTURE: 135.975
WX ASOS at FTW (17 nm E): PHONE 817-626-5811
WX ASOS at MWL (19 nm W): 135.075 (940-325-2457)
WX AWOS-3 at GDJ (19 nm S): 118.925 (817-573-7514)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MQPr077/15.9MILLSAP VORTAC117.7009E
FUZr245/26.8RANGER VORTAC115.7006E
TTTr251/33.2MAVERICK VOR/DME113.1006E
JENr010/36.6GLEN ROSE VORTAC115.0006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CEDAR HILL277/36.935308EXQH -..- --.- ....
BRAZOS RIVER101/38.828007EGZV --. --.. ...-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2889 x 40 ft. / 881 x 12 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 7.5
Runway edge lights: non-standard
RY 17/35 NSTD LIRL. RY 17 NIGHT DSPLCD THLD 2 CLEAR LGTS; 2 RED LGTS ON RY END.
Runway edge markings: RY NRS 12 FT HIGH; STRIPES 8 FT & SPACES 18 FT EACH. ALL MARKINGS FADED.
RY NRS 12 FT HIGH; STRIPES 8 FT & SPACES 18 FT EACH. ALL MARKINGS FADED.
Gradient: ESTIMATED.
Operational restrictions: RESTRICTED TO ACFT 7500 LBS OR LESS.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 32-45.015617N32-44.539300N
Longitude: 097-40.945050W097-40.948750W
Elevation: 988.0 ft.983.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 171 magnetic, 180 true351 magnetic, 000 true
Displaced threshold: 219 ft.
ARROWS ONLY 8 FT LONG. MARKINGS FADED.		no
Markings: NSTD, in poor conditionNSTD, in poor condition
Obstructions: 38 ft. tree, 515 ft. from runway, 55 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 19:1 FROM DSPLCD THLD; +38 FT TREE 55 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN AT 734 FT FM DSPLCD THLD.
+5 FT FENCE 40 FT FM THLD 120 FT R OF CNTRLN; 20 FT DROP-OFF 10 FT FROM THLD 0B.		2 ft. hill, 201 ft. from runway, 70 ft. both sides of centerline
25'-45' TREES ON EXTDD CNTRLN 800' FROM THLD
+35 FT TREES 70 FT FM THLD 117 FT L OF CNTRLN; 2 FT HILL 0-200 FT FROM THLD 70 FT RIGHT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: TROY WELCH
Phone 817-253-2397
Manager: KELLEY BARNETT
3816 FT. WORTH HWY
WEATHERFORD, TX 76086
Phone 817-599-7772

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 65
Single engine airplanes: 62
Multi engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 46/day *
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 13 May 2007

Additional Remarks

- ARPT CLSD TO TSNT STUDENT TRNG.

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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR/DME-A   download (155KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

50F - Bourland Field Airport (11 nm SE)
KNFW - Fort Worth Naval Air Station JRB/Carswell Field (12 nm E)
KFTW - Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (17 nm E)
KMWL - Mineral Wells Airport (19 nm W)
KGDJ - Granbury Regional Airport (19 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0411:04
Sunrise06:3111:31
Sunset20:2301:23
Evening civil twilight20:5101:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-May-2008 12:10:44
Local (UTC-5)  17-May-2008 07:10:44
 
METAR
KNFW 
12nm E 		171152Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01720122 10183 20156 52002 $
KFTW 
17nm E 		171153Z 23003KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP157 60001 70005 T01610117 10172 20144 53002
KGDJ 
19nm S 		AWOS-3 118.925 817-573-7514
171207Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A3004 RMK AO2
KMWL 
20nm W 		171153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP156 T01280111 10139 20117 53001
KFWS 
22nm SE 		171205Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3004 RMK AO2
KAFW 
23nm NE 		171153Z 22003KT 9SM CLR 17/11 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01720111 10172 20150 53003
TAF
KNFW 
12nm E 		170909 VRB04KT 9999 FEW070 SCT150 BKN250 QNH2998INS BECMG 1416 23010KT FEW070 SCT100 SCT200 QNH2989INS BECMG 0002 VRB04KT FEW100 FEW200 QNH2984INS T17/11Z T29/21Z
KFTW 
17nm E 		171120Z 171212 22008KT P6SM BKN120
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Parker County Aviation 817-599-7772
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Parker County Airport

Miles Price ($)
RAMADA INN WILLOW PARK/WEATHERFORD 2.4 60-70
BEST WESTERN SANTA FE INN 5.0 80-94

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Parker County Airport

1 in Willow Park
8 in Weatherford
 

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