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XS56 Flying W Airport
Raymondville, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: XS56
Lat/Long: 26-26-55.2460N 097-47-30.9840W
26-26.920767N 097-47.516400W
26.4486794,-97.7919400
(estimated)
Elevation: 30 ft. / 9 m (estimated)
Variation: 07E (1985)
From city: 2 miles S of RAYMONDVILLE, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 78580

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 03/1963
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: NOV-JUN
INTER AT OTR TIMES.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at HRL (15 nm SE): 124.85 (956-428-7297)
WX AWOS-3PT at EBG (18 nm W): 118.025 (956-587-0743)
WX AWOS-3PT at TXW (19 nm SW): 118.575 (956-447-0414)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HRLr325/15.2HARLINGEN VOR/DME113.6505E
MFEr047/29.2MC ALLEN VOR/DME117.2009E
REXr034/35.4REYNOSA VOR/DME112.4008E
BROr316/38.7BROWNSVILLE VORTAC116.3009E

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 3000 x 85 ft. / 914 x 26 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: nonepline

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2400 x 50 ft. / 732 x 15 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: rightright
Obstructions: plinenone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: LARRY A. WHEELOCK
13289 FM 490
RAYMONDVILLE, TX 78580
Phone 956-689-3980
OR 812-877-1730, 812-243-0942 (TEXT ONLY).
Manager: LARRY WHEELOCK
13289 FM 490
RAYMONDVILLE, TX 78580
Phone 956-689-3980
OR 812-243-0942 (TEXT ONLY).

Additional Remarks

- UNLIGHTED 499 FT AGL TWR 2.25 MILES SE OF ARPT.
- FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at XS56.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHRL - Valley International Airport (15 nm SE)
KEBG - South Texas International Airport at Edinburg (18 nm W)
KTXW - Mid Valley Airport (19 nm SW)
KMFE - Mc Allen International Airport (29 nm SW)
KPIL - Cameron County Airport (29 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4011:40
Sunrise07:0412:04
Sunset19:5600:56
Evening civil twilight20:2001:20

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Apr-2026 06:06:12
Local (UTC-5)  20-Apr-2026 01:06:12
 
METAR
KHRL 
15nm SE 		200552Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM OVC005 14/14 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 60011 T01440139 10150 20144 402170128 58011
KEBG 
18nm W 		200555Z AUTO 31008KT 10SM OVC004 14/13 A3017 RMK AO2 10144 20137
KTXW 
19nm SW 		200555Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM OVC005 14/13 A3018 RMK AO2 T01410133 10142 20135 60005
KMFE 
29nm SW 		200553Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM OVC006 14/13 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP222 60024 T01440133 10144 20139 401720128 56010 $
KPIL 
30nm SE 		200553Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM OVC005 15/14 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP215 60091 T01500144 10161 20150 402440139 56006
TAF
KHRL 
15nm SE 		200256Z 2003/2024 30010KT 3SM -RA BR OVC007 TEMPO 2003/2005 OVC004 FM200600 02008KT 3SM SHRA BR BKN006 PROB30 2014/2016 4SM SHRA BR OVC001 FM201600 16008KT 6SM SHRA BR BKN007 BKN010 FM202300 10011KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT010 BKN015
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