FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TXW |
| Lat/Long: | 26-10-43.3470N 097-58-26.4230W
26-10.722450N 097-58.440383W
26.1787075,-97.9740064
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 69.9 ft. / 21 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04E (2020) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of WESLACO, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 78596 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1945 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TXW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0700-1800
FOR ATNDNT AFT HRS, CALL 956-469-0291 DURG ATNDD HRS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 14/32 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT REIL RWY 32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.575 (956-447-0414) |
| VALLEY APPROACH: | 126.55 |
| VALLEY DEPARTURE: | 126.55 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 125.95 |
| WX ASOS at MFE (14 nm W): | PHONE 956-664-8212 |
| WX ASOS at HRL (17 nm E): | 124.85 (956-428-7297) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at EBG (18 nm NW): | 118.025 (956-587-0743) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MFEr080/14.4 | | MC ALLEN VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 09E |
| REXr046/17.2 | | REYNOSA VOR/DME | | 112.40 | | 08E |
| HRLr255/17.6 | | HARLINGEN VOR/DME | | 113.65 | | 05E |
| MAMr311/34.5 | | MATAMOROS VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 04E |
| BROr286/35.7 | | BROWNSVILLE VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 09E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HRS SELF-SERVE. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 6002 x 75 ft. / 1829 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 26-11.110567N | | 26-10.334317N |
| Longitude: | 097-58.781617W | | 097-58.099133W |
| Elevation: | 69.4 ft. | | 69.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 138 magnetic, 142 true | | 318 magnetic, 322 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.18 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 959 ft. from runway, 189 ft. left of centerline, 37:1 slope to clear | | 32 ft. pole, 1239 ft. from runway, 259 ft. left of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WESLACO
255 S. KANSAS AVENUE
WESLACO, TX 78596
Phone 956-968-3181 |
| Manager: | ANDREW MUNOZ
1909 JOE STEPHENS
WESLACO, TX 75459
Phone 956-969-0291
AMUNOZ@WESLACOTX.GOV PQUINTERO@WESLACOTX.GOV |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 35 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 51/month * | | 71% | transient general aviation | | 28% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 21 April 2023 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 30 FT POLE 315 FT NE OF HELIPAD. |
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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (209KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (156KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (138KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (159KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMFE - Mc Allen International Airport (14 nm W)
KHRL - Valley International Airport (17 nm E)
KEBG - South Texas International Airport at Edinburg (18 nm NW)
KBRO - Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (34 nm SE)
KPIL - Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport (34 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 19-Apr-2024
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:41 | | 11:41 |
| Sunrise | | 07:05 | | 12:05 |
| Sunset | | 19:57 | | 00:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:21 | | 01:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Apr-2024 08:56:09 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 19-Apr-2024 03:56:09 |
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| METAR |
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| KTXW | 190835Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM OVC014 25/22 A2990 RMK AO2 T02490224
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KMFE
15nm W | 190053Z 13004KT 10SM CLR 29/21 A2987 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W SLP113 T02940206
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MMRX
16nm SW | 190142Z 11010KT 8SM SCT035 OVC090 27/21 A2987 RMK 60015 8/57/ HZY
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KHRL
18nm E | 190052Z 09013KT 10SM -RA FEW037 FEW110 23/22 A2988 RMK AO2 RAB42 PRESFR SLP119 P0000 T02330222
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KEBG
18nm NW | 190835Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM SCT024 24/22 A2989 RMK AO2
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KMFE
15nm W | 190521Z 1906/2006 14010KT P6SM BKN070 FM190900 10009KT P6SM BKN013 FM191000 10009KT P6SM BKN011 FM192100 14013G23KT P6SM SKC
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MMRX
16nm SW | 190529Z 1906/2006 12012KT 4SM HZ BKN015 TEMPO 1911/1915 2SM BR HZ OVC010 FM191500 15015KT 6SM HZ BKN020 FM192000 15012KT P6SM SCT030 BECMG 2002/2003 12010KT 6SM HZ BKN020
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KHRL
18nm E | 190521Z 1906/2006 15011KT P6SM OVC035 FM190800 12010KT P6SM BKN011 FM191600 14012KT P6SM SCT035 FM200300 12011KT P6SM BKN012
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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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