FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TDW |
| Lat/Long: | 35-10-11.6000N 101-49-33.1000W
35-10.193333N 101-49.551667W
35.1698889,-101.8258611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3648.5 ft. / 1112.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of AMARILLO, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 79118 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1963 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FTW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2200
AFT HRS SVC 806-376-1008. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 17/35 SS-SR PRESET LOW. TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT REIL RWY 17, 35; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-AV: | 118.475 (806-350-7407) |
| AMARILLO APPROACH: | 119.5 |
| ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC APPROACH: | 121.15 |
| AMARILLO DEPARTURE: | 119.5 |
| ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC DEPARTURE: | 121.15 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 125.4 |
| WX ASOS at AMA (7 nm NE): | 118.85 (806-223-2973) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC (ZAB) ON FREQS 127.85/285.475 (AMARILLO RCAG) WHEN AMARILLO APCH CTL (AMA) CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PNHr230/7.3 | | PANHANDLE VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 08E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PANDE | | 317/1.7 | | 251 | | 08E | | AM | .- -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5098 x 60 ft. / 1554 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 35-10.685687N | | 35-09.845475N |
| Longitude: | 101-49.586512W | | 101-49.584298W |
| Elevation: | 3648.5 ft. | | 3639.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 172 magnetic, 180 true | | 352 magnetic, 360 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 290 ft. | | 289 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. tree, 201 ft. from runway, 133 ft. right of centerline
4 FT FENCE 24 FT DSTC; 14 FT RD 43 FT DSTC, 250 L/R. | | 30 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 220 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
4 FT FENCE 0 FT DSTC; 15 FT RD, 47 FT DSTC. |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 35-09.930378N | | 35-10.207658N |
| Longitude: | 101-49.743048W | | 101-49.244647W |
| Elevation: | 3642.6 ft. | | 3626.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 056 true | | 228 magnetic, 236 true |
| Markings: | none, in poor condition | | none, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 4 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 99 ft. right of centerline
4 FT FENCE 0 FT DSTC, 99 FT R. | | 23 ft. pole, 854 ft. from runway, 29 ft. left of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear
6 FT FENCE 94 FT DSTC, 60 FT L. |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Latitude: | 35-10.250000N | | |
| Longitude: | 101-49.800000W | | |
| Elevation: | 3648.5 ft. | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none, in fair condition | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | TRADEWIND FBO DBA TRADEWIND ARPT
4105 TRADEWIND ST
AMARILLO, TX 79118
Phone 806-376-1008 |
| Manager: | JON KUEHLER
4105 TRADEWIND ST
AMARILLO, TX 79118
Phone 806-376-1008
CELL 720-412-1132 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4861. |
| - | RWY 5/23 NO MKGS. |
| A52-H1 | 35 FT PLINE 440 FT SOUTH OF HELIPAD; 35 FT PLINE, MKD 157 FT WEST; 30 FT LGT POLE 171 FT EAST, 25 FT LGTD WIND SOCK 96 FT WEST. |
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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (223KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (113KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAMA - Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (7 nm NE)
T45 - Panhandle-Carson County Airport (25 nm NE)
KHRX - Hereford Municipal Airport (31 nm SW)
KBGD - Hutchinson County Airport (38 nm NE)
KDUX - Moore County Airport (42 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 18-Jan-2005
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Nov-2025
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 13:09 |
| Sunrise | | 07:37 | | 13:37 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 23:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:02 | | 00:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2025 05:54:42 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 29-Nov-2025 23:54:42 |
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| METAR |
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KAMA
7nm NE | 300453Z 03009KT 10SM CLR M05/M10 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP285 T10501100
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| TAF |
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KAMA
7nm NE | 291958Z 2920/3018 01020G30KT P6SM SCT025 FM292300 02014G23KT P6SM SKC FM300700 02008KT P6SM FEW250 FM301700 12008KT P6SM BKN080
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| NOTAMs |
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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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