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KECU Edwards County Airport
Rocksprings, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023

Location

FAA Identifier: ECU
Lat/Long: 29-56-48.9105N 100-10-25.8768W
29-56.815175N 100-10.431280W
29.9469196,-100.1738547
(estimated)
Elevation: 2372.2 ft. / 723.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07E (2000)
From city: 4 miles SE of ROCKSPRINGS, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 78880

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1977
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ECU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: SS-SR
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3: 118.175 (830-683-2425)
DEL RIO APPROACH: 119.6
DEL RIO DEPARTURE: 119.6
  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 125.75/346.4 (ROCK SPRINGS RCAG) WHEN DEL RIO APCH CTL (DLF) CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RSGr112/7.7ROCKSPRINGS VORTAC114.5510E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 4050 x 50 ft. / 1234 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 13.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 29-57.089513N29-56.540830N
Longitude: 100-10.650122W100-10.212458W
Elevation: 2367.1 ft.2368.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 138 magnetic, 145 true318 magnetic, 325 true
Displaced threshold: 278 ft.
NIGHTTIME OPN DSPLCD THR LGTS ARE SET 288 FT FM RWY END.		no
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 25 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway
RWY 14, +8 FT MKD FENCE 30 FT DSTC.		18 ft. trees, 715 ft. from runway, 165 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY OF EDWARDS
EDWARDS CTY COURTHOUSE
ROCKSPRINGS, TX 78880
Phone 830-683-6122
Manager: SOULI SHANKLIN
BOX 348
ROCKSPRINGS, TX 78880
Phone 830-683-6122
COUNTY JUDGE.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 3
Single engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 68/month *
49% transient general aviation
27% military
24% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 04 August 2016

Additional Remarks

- ACCESS THROUGH SECURITY GATE USE FIELD ELEV.
- FOR CD CTC LAUGHLIN APCH AT 830-298-5192, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14   download (199KB)
VOR RWY 14   download (243KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (13KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (105KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KJCT - Kimble County Airport (40 nm NE)
KSOA - Sonora Municipal Airport (46 nm NW)
KDLF - Laughlin AFB Airport (47 nm SW)
KUVA - Garner Field Airport (50 nm SE)
KDRT - Del Rio International Airport (52 nm SW)
  
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Photo by Bruce D. Sidlinger
Photo taken 16-Jul-2006
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-Apr-2023
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0612:06
Sunrise07:3012:30
Sunset19:5900:59
Evening civil twilight20:2301:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Apr-2023 11:30:47
Local (UTC-5)  02-Apr-2023 06:30:47
 
METAR
KECU 021115Z AUTO 15013KT 10SM OVC008 18/16 A3000 RMK AO2
TAF
KJCT 
39nm NE 		020520Z 0206/0306 10009KT P6SM BKN070 FM021100 16008KT P6SM BKN015 TEMPO 0214/0216 BKN008 FM021600 18014G21KT P6SM BKN020 FM021900 22011G18KT P6SM SCT025 SCT100
KSOA 
46nm NW 		020520Z 0206/0306 12008KT P6SM SCT250 FM021000 16010KT P6SM BKN015 TEMPO 0212/0216 BKN007 FM021600 18012G20KT P6SM BKN020 FM021900 23011G20KT P6SM SCT020 SCT100
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