FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | F17 |
| Lat/Long: | 31-49-53.7420N 094-09-23.1240W
31-49.895700N 094-09.385400W
31.8315950,-94.1564233
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 318.7 ft. / 97.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of CENTER, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 75935 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1949 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | F17 (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | INTMNT
ON CALL 936-229-8105 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 128.775 (936-598-3355) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC (ZFW) ON FREQS 126.325/346.25 (SHREVEPORT RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| AMASON | | at field | | 341 | | 04E | | CZJ | -.-. --.. .--- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
100LL:SELF SVC FUEL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5501 x 75 ft. / 1677 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 31-50.343128N | | 31-49.448280N |
| Longitude: | 094-09.472832W | | 094-09.297997W |
| Elevation: | 318.7 ft. | | 291.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 171 true | | 347 magnetic, 351 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 26 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 266 ft. right of centerline
40 FT TREES, 0-199 FT DSTC, 200 FT R. | | 40 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 355 ft. right of centerline
40 FT TREES, 199 FT DSTC, 244 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CENTER
617 TENAHA ST, PO BOX 1744
CENTER, TX 75935
Phone 936-598-2941 |
| Manager: | JOHN SOLICE
617 TENAHA ST, PO BOX 1744
CENTER, TX 75935
Phone 936-598-8119
ARPT PHYS ADS 397 FM 1656. |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584. |
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 from 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (172KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (193KB) |
| NDB RWY 17 | |
download (189KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (70KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4F2 - Panola County Airport-Sharpe Field (22 nm N)
3F3 - C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport (25 nm NE)
KOCH - Nacogdoches A L Mangham Jr. Regional Airport (32 nm SW)
3R4 - Hart Airport (38 nm SE)
KRFI - Rusk County Airport (40 nm NW)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 27-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 12:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 13:14 |
| Sunset | | 17:45 | | 23:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:11 | | 00:11 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 27-Jan-2026 09:22:17 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 27-Jan-2026 03:22:17 |
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| TAF |
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KSHV
41nm NE | 270540Z 2706/2806 00000KT P6SM SKC FM271500 23007KT P6SM BKN250 FM280000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN180 BKN250
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KGGG
44nm NW | 270540Z 2706/2806 00000KT P6SM SKC FM271500 23007KT P6SM BKN250 FM280000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN180 BKN250
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KLFK
47nm SW | 270540Z 2706/2806 00000KT P6SM SKC FM271500 22005KT P6SM BKN250 FM280000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN180 BKN250
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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