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TA78 Putty Ranch Airport
Hico, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: TA78
Lat/Long: 31-58-20.5310N 098-03-41.1260W
31-58.342183N 098-03.685433W
31.9723697,-98.0614239
(estimated)
Elevation: 1143 ft. / 348 m (estimated)
Variation: 07E (1985)
From city: 2 miles SW of HICO, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 76457

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/1979
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at SEP (16 nm N): 118.075 (254-965-8672)
WX AWOS-3PT at MNZ (19 nm S): 118.525 (254-386-8211)

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
100LL:FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY.

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 3500 x 60 ft. / 1067 x 18 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JOHNNY B. PUTTY
RT 2 BOX 54
HICO, TX 76457
Phone 817-796-4165
Manager: JOHNNY B. PUTTY
RT 2 BOX 54
HICO, TX 76457
Phone 817-796-4165
JAMES PUTTY 1676 CR 133 HICO TX 76457 817-637-4783

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at TA78.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSEP - Stephenville Clark Regional Airport (16 nm N)
KMNZ - Hamilton Municipal Airport (19 nm S)
KMKN - Comanche County-City Airport (28 nm W)
KGDJ - Granbury Regional Airport (31 nm NE)
KCPT - Cleburne Regional Airport (39 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0012:00
Sunrise07:2412:24
Sunset19:4900:49
Evening civil twilight20:1401:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Mar-2026 09:39:47
Local (UTC-5)  30-Mar-2026 04:39:47
 
METAR
KSEP 
16nm N 		300915Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3007 RMK AO2 T01600134
KMNZ 
19nm S 		300915Z AUTO 18015G24KT 9SM OVC014 18/17 A3005 RMK AO2
KGDJ 
31nm NE 		AWOS-3 118.925 817-573-7514
300915Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR 17/14 A3005 RMK AO2 T01690136
TAF
KACT 
47nm SE 		300520Z 3006/3106 16011KT P6SM SCT250 FM301000 17011KT P6SM BKN012 FM301700 18016G26KT P6SM FEW030 SCT250 FM310000 17014KT P6SM FEW250
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