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TS55 Bat Cave Field Airport
Garden Ridge, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 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
SATr070/8.3SAN ANTONIO VORTAC116.8008E
RNDr349/9.2RANDOLPH VORTAC112.3005E
SSFr007/(25.9)STINSON VOR108.4009E
STVr139/38.3STONEWALL VORTAC113.8008E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 1900 x 60 ft. / 579 x 18 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees50 ft. trees

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 1700 x 60 ft. / 518 x 18 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees50 ft. trees

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 1200 x 60 ft. / 366 x 18 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees50 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 05-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2311:23
Sunrise06:4811:48
Sunset20:1101:11
Evening civil twilight20:3701:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-May-2025 17:47:55
Local (UTC-5)  05-May-2025 12:47:55
 
METAR
KRND 
10nm S 		051332Z AUTO 09008KT 10SM DZ OVC018 20/15 A2985 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S-SW DZB1257E11DZB32 CIG 017 RWY15R CIG 017 RWY33R SLP101
KSAT 
12nm SW 		051651Z 10007KT 6SM BR OVC005 19/19 A2984 RMK AO2 RAE27 SLP088 P0001 T01890189
KBAZ 
14nm E 		051734Z 12008KT 8SM OVC006 20/19 A2981 RMK AO2 RAE04 CIG 005V010 P0001 T02000189
TAF
KRND 
10nm S 		051235Z 0512/0616 07012KT 9999 OVC035 QNH2982INS BECMG 0513/0514 09010KT 9999 VCSH BKN025 OVC050 QNH2982INS BECMG 0515/0516 10012G17KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN009 OVC015CB QNH2969INS TEMPO 0515/0523 VRB15G25KT 3200 -TSRA OVC008CB BECMG 0600/0601 12010G15KT 9999 VCSH BKN008 OVC015 QNH2970INS TX24/0521Z TN17/0512Z
KSAT 
12nm SW 		051441Z 0515/0618 09007KT P6SM -SHRA OVC015 TEMPO 0515/0517 4SM -TSRA OVC015CB FM051700 10011KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC008 TEMPO 0517/0521 4SM -TSRA BR OVC006CB FM052200 11012KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC008 FM060200 12014KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC006 FM061300 16010KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC006 FM061700 18009KT P6SM -SHRA OVC012
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