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TS55

Bat Cave Field Airport
Garden Ridge, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	TS55
Lat/Long:	29-40-18.8100N 098-18-16.0500W 29-40.313500N 098-18.267500W 29.6718917,-98.3044583 (estimated)
Elevation:	850 ft. / 259 m (estimated)
Variation:	07E (2000)
From city:	1 mile S of GARDEN RIDGE, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	78266

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/1997
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	0700-1900
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at SAT (12 nm SW):	PHONE 210-939-4003
WX ASOS at BAZ (14 nm E):	119.325 (830-629-7979)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
SATr070/8.3	SAN ANTONIO VORTAC	116.80	08E
RNDr349/9.2	RANDOLPH VORTAC	112.30	05E
SSFr007/(25.9)	STINSON VOR	108.40	09E
STVr139/38.3	STONEWALL VORTAC	113.80	08E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	1900 x 60 ft. / 579 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees	50 ft. trees

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:	1700 x 60 ft. / 518 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 6	RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees	50 ft. trees

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	1200 x 60 ft. / 366 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees	50 ft. trees

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	COWSERT RANCHES, LLC 8915 BAT CAVE LOOP ROAD SAN ANTONIO, TX 78266-1815 Phone 210-651-9327
Manager:	ROBERT COWSERT (BILLY) 8915 BAT CAVE LOOP ROAD SAN ANTONIO, TX 78266-1815 Phone 210-651-9327

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC SAN ANTONIO APCH AT 210-805-5516.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at TS55.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRND - Randolph Air Force Base (9 nm S)
KSAT - San Antonio International Airport (12 nm SW)
KBAZ - New Braunfels National Airport (14 nm E)
5C1 - Boerne Stage Airfield (21 nm W)
KSSF - Stinson Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 30-May-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:08	11:08
Sunrise	06:35	11:35
Sunset	20:27	01:27
Evening civil twilight	20:54	01:54

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	30-May-2025 06:02:37
Local (UTC-5)	30-May-2025 01:02:37

METAR

KRND 10nm S	300455Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02650225 $
KSAT 12nm SW	300551Z 12004KT 10SM BKN080 BKN250 26/22 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02560222 10306 20256 403170222 51029
KBAZ 14nm E	300551Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM SCT060 25/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02500228 10311 20244 403220206 50025

TAF

KRND 10nm S	291545Z 2916/3022 VRB06KT 9999 BKN025 BKN040 QNH3000INS TEMPO 2916/2918 SCT025 BKN040 BECMG 2917/2918 12006KT 9999 BKN030 QNH2988INS BECMG 2920/2921 12008KT 9999 FEW040 QNH2987INS BECMG 3008/3009 VRB06KT 9999 VCTS BKN015CB QNH2997INS TEMPO 3010/3015 VRB15G25KT 3200 TSRA SCT004 BKN010CB OVC030 BECMG 3016/3017 16007KT 9999 NSW SCT015 QNH3002INS TX33/2922Z TN24/2914Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 3000 NEXT 3010
KSAT 12nm SW	300520Z 3006/3112 VRB05KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM301100 VRB10G25KT P6SM -TSRA BKN035CB FM301500 05007KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM301800 02009KT P6SM BKN045 FM310300 VRB05KT P6SM BKN070

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