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TS55

Bat Cave Field Airport
Garden Ridge, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	TS55
Lat/Long:	29-40-18.8100N 098-18-16.0500W 29-40.313500N 098-18.267500W 29.6718917,-98.3044583 (estimated)
Elevation:	850 ft. / 259 m (estimated)
Variation:	07E (2000)
From city:	1 mile S of GARDEN RIDGE, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	78266

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/1997
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	0700-1900
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at SAT (12 nm SW):	PHONE 210-939-4003
WX ASOS at BAZ (14 nm E):	119.325 (830-629-7979)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
SATr070/8.3	SAN ANTONIO VORTAC	116.80	08E
RNDr349/9.2	RANDOLPH VORTAC	112.30	05E
SSFr013/(25.9)	STINSON VOR	108.40	03E
STVr139/38.3	STONEWALL VORTAC	113.80	08E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:	1900 x 60 ft. / 579 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 8	RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees	50 ft. trees

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:	1700 x 60 ft. / 518 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 6	RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees	50 ft. trees

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	1200 x 60 ft. / 366 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees	50 ft. trees

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	COWSERT RANCHES, LLC 8915 BAT CAVE LOOP ROAD SAN ANTONIO, TX 78266-1815 Phone 210-651-9327
Manager:	ROBERT COWSERT (BILLY) 8915 BAT CAVE LOOP ROAD SAN ANTONIO, TX 78266-1815 Phone 210-651-9327

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC SAN ANTONIO APCH AT 210-805-5516.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at TS55.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRND - Randolph Air Force Base (9 nm S)
KSAT - San Antonio International Airport (12 nm SW)
KBAZ - New Braunfels National Airport (14 nm E)
5C1 - Boerne Stage Airfield (21 nm W)
KSSF - Stinson Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 22-Sep-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:59	11:59
Sunrise	07:23	12:23
Sunset	19:29	00:29
Evening civil twilight	19:53	00:53

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	22-Sep-2025 17:11:45
Local (UTC-5)	22-Sep-2025 12:11:45

METAR

KRND 10nm S	221700Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM BKN033 31/21 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP116
KSAT 12nm SW	221651Z VRB06KT 10SM BKN030 30/22 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP108 T03000222
KBAZ 14nm E	221651Z 18006KT 10SM BKN034 31/22 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP112 T03060222

TAF

KRND 10nm S	221545Z 2216/2322 16010G15KT 9999 SCT050 SCT180 QNH2980INS BECMG 2301/2302 14007KT 9999 SCT070 QNH2977INS BECMG 2309/2310 18006KT 9000 BR SCT006 BKN010 BKN022 QNH2985INS TEMPO 2312/2315 SCT006 SCT013 BKN018 BKN025 BECMG 2315/2316 19009KT 9999 SCT030 SCT120 QNH2994INS TX36/2222Z TN24/2312Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2300 NEXT 2310
KSAT 12nm SW	221500Z 2215/2318 17008KT P6SM BKN015 BKN023 FM221600 15009KT P6SM SCT040 FM230000 14013KT P6SM SCT070 FM230600 15008KT P6SM FEW020 FM230800 16007KT P6SM BKN020

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