FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CDS |
| Lat/Long: | 34-26-01.6000N 100-17-16.8000W 34-26.026667N 100-17.280000W 34.4337778,-100.2880000 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1953.8 ft. / 595.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (2010) |
| From city: | 4 miles W of CHILDRESS, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 79201 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1943 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CDS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1600 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 18/36 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 ASOS: | 135.125 (940-937-6337) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC (ZFW) ON FREQS 133.5/350.35 (PADUCAH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CDSr351/3.9 | | CHILDRESS VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 10E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ 100LL:24 HR SELF SVC 100LL AND JET A+. FULL SVC JET A+ AVBL DURG OPRG HRS; AFT HRS CALL 940-937-8309. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5949 x 75 ft. / 1813 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity NSTD MIRL RWY 36 THLD LGTS 60 FT SOUTH OF RWY END. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 34-26.415758N | | 34-25.435542N |
| Longitude: | 100-17.131762W | | 100-17.170350W |
| Elevation: | 1948.8 ft. | | 1953.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 182 true | | 356 magnetic, 002 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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: | 25 ft. pole, 1090 ft. from runway, 396 ft. left of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 4425 x 60 ft. / 1349 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition RWY NOT MNTND; LOOSE GRAVEL AND VEGETATION GROWING THROUGH THE PAVEMENT. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD INDEFLY. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 34-25.913618N | | 34-26.412118N |
| Longitude: | 100-17.773595W | | 100-17.130752W |
| Elevation: | 1941.6 ft. | | 1949.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 041 magnetic, 047 true | | 221 magnetic, 227 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CHILDRESS 315 COMMERCE STREET CHILDRESS, TX 79201 Phone 940-937-3684 |
| Manager: | TIFFANY TULLY 15716 FM 164 CHILDRESS, TX 79201 Phone 940-937-8309 |
Additional Remarks
| - | SOME TWYS ROUGH DUE TO GRASS & WEED ENCROACHMENT. |
| - | AGRICULTURE OPNS NEAR ALL PAVED SFCS. |
| - | FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584. |
| - | RWY 18/36, NMRS LGTS MISG, OUT, INCOR COLOR OR ORIENTATION. |
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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (264KB) |
| VOR RWY 36 | |
download (195KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (117KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (113KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3F6 - Dan E Richards Municipal Airport (24 nm S)
O35 - Hollis Municipal Airport (25 nm NE)
2K4 - Scott Field Airport (47 nm NE)
KAXS - Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport (50 nm E)
F05 - Wilbarger County Airport (51 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo from a 1941 Fleet Model 16B owned by the Texas Air and Space Museum
Photo taken 20-Apr-2020
looking northwest.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 15-Nov-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 13:16 |
| Sunset | | 17:36 | | 23:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:03 | | 00:03 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 15-Nov-2025 08:44:06 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 15-Nov-2025 02:44:06 |
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| METAR |
| KCDS | 150753Z AUTO 27009KT 10SM CLR 17/01 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP097 T01670006
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| TAF |
| KCDS | 150520Z 1506/1606 23008KT P6SM FEW250 FM151700 26015KT P6SM FEW250 FM152200 01008KT P6SM FEW250
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| NOTAMs |
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