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XS43

Medina River Ranch Airport
Pipe Creek, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	XS43
Lat/Long:	29-39-41.8130N 098-57-23.1120W 29-39.696883N 098-57.385200W 29.6616147,-98.9564200 (estimated)
Elevation:	1216 ft. / 371 m (estimated)
Variation:	07E (1985)
From city:	5 miles S of PIPE CREEK, TX
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	78063

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/1971
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at 5C1 (14 nm E):	118.725 (830-755-9099)
WX AWOS-3 at CVB (20 nm S):	119.25 (830-931-0232)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
CSIr131/20.6	CENTER POINT VORTAC	117.50	08E
SATr264/25.8	SAN ANTONIO VORTAC	116.80	08E
STVr194/35.2	STONEWALL VORTAC	113.80	08E
RNDr279/36.0	RANDOLPH VORTAC	112.30	05E
SSFr309/(36.1)	STINSON VOR	108.40	03E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
DEVINE		351/31.4		359		07E		HHH	.... .... ....

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	2000 x 100 ft. / 610 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Runway 10/28

Dimensions:	1600 x 100 ft. / 488 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 10	RUNWAY 28
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	none	hill, 7800 ft. from runway

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:	1600 x 100 ft. / 488 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 14	RUNWAY 32
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	WELDON G CRESSMAN 4900 FM 1283 PIPE CREEK, TX 78063-5911 Phone 830-510-4020
Manager:	WELDON G CRESSMAN 4900 FM 1283 PIPE CREEK, TX 78063-5911 Phone 830-510-4020

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at XS43.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

5C1 - Boerne Stage Airfield (14 nm E)
KCVB - Castroville Municipal Airport (20 nm S)
KERV - Kerrville Municipal Airport/Louis Schreiner Field (20 nm N)
KHDO - South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (22 nm SW)
KSKF - Kelly Field Airport (26 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:48	12:48
Sunrise	07:13	13:13
Sunset	18:27	00:27
Evening civil twilight	18:51	00:51

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Feb-2026 05:55:20
Local (UTC-6)	19-Feb-2026 23:55:20

METAR

K5C1 14nm E	200535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A2976 RMK AO1
KCVB 20nm S	200535Z AUTO 05001KT 4SM HZ CLR 18/14 A2973 RMK AO2
KERV 20nm N	200535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A2976 RMK AO2 T01220070
KHDO 21nm SW	200451Z AUTO 22004KT 8SM CLR 17/13 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP056 T01720133
KSAT 27nm E	200451Z 08004KT 7SM FEW011 FEW250 19/17 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP044 T01940167
KSKF 27nm SE	200455Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP042 T02120166 $

TAF

KSAT 27nm E	200255Z 2001/2106 08006KT P6SM FEW250 FM200700 VRB04KT 3SM BR OVC006 FM200800 04004KT 3/4SM BR OVC004 FM201300 02005KT 3SM BR OVC006 FM201600 05010KT 3SM BR OVC010 FM202300 07006KT P6SM OVC040
KSKF 27nm SE	191800Z 1918/2024 02006KT 6000 HZ BKN018 BKN250 QNH2970INS BECMG 1918/1919 03006KT 9999 NSW SCT025 BKN250 QNH2959INS BECMG 1923/1924 06005KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2960INS BECMG 2008/2009 04004KT 6000 BR FEW006 BKN009 QNH2965INS BECMG 2010/2011 05004KT 3200 BR OVC005 QNH2968INS BECMG 2016/2017 06006KT 6000 BR BKN009 OVC015 QNH2972INS BECMG 2017/2018 07006KT 9999 NSW BKN018 QNH2970INS BECMG 2018/2019 08006KT 9999 BKN025 QNH2966INS BECMG 2021/2022 08006KT 9999 BKN035 QNH2965INS TX29/1922Z TN16/2012Z
KSSF 32nm SE	191910Z 1919/2018 VRB03KT 4SM HZ BKN025 FM192000 03005KT P6SM SCT250 FM200100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM200700 VRB04KT 3SM BR OVC006 FM201700 06006KT P6SM OVC025

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