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XS43

Medina River Ranch Airport
Pipe Creek, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

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 04-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:51	12:51
Sunrise	07:17	13:17
Sunset	17:35	23:35
Evening civil twilight	18:01	00:01

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Dec-2025 02:19:08
Local (UTC-6)	04-Dec-2025 20:19:08

METAR

K5C1 14nm E	050155Z AUTO 01007KT 10SM OVC012 06/05 A3021 RMK AO1
KCVB 20nm S	050155Z AUTO 03008KT 10SM SCT060 BKN075 BKN090 10/05 A3019 RMK AO2
KERV 20nm N	050155Z AUTO 36011KT 10SM OVC011 06/04 A3022 RMK AO2 T00610037
KHDO 21nm SW	050151Z AUTO 10SM FEW100 09/05 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP222 T00940050
KSAT 27nm E	050151Z 35013G17KT 10SM BKN020 OVC200 09/05 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP213 T00890050
KSKF 27nm SE	050155Z AUTO 36012KT 10SM OVC020 10/05 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP216 T01010051 $

TAF

KSAT 27nm E	042053Z 0421/0524 36012G22KT P6SM OVC035 TEMPO 0421/0423 -RA FM042300 36008KT P6SM SCT030 OVC120 FM051200 VRB03KT P6SM OVC050 PROB30 0512/0518 -RA
KSKF 27nm SE	042015Z 0420/0524 02015G25KT 9999 VCSH FEW015 BKN100 520005 QNH3005INS BECMG 0422/0423 02012G18KT 9000 BR FEW015 BKN030 OVC100 510005 QNH3015INS BECMG 0503/0504 02009KT 9999 NSW OVC030 QNH3016INS TEMPO 0508/0511 OVC012 BECMG 0510/0511 35007KT 3200 -RA BR BKN009 QNH3014INS BECMG 0515/0516 VRB05KT 4800 -RA BR BKN010 QNH3011INS BECMG 0521/0522 VRB05KT 6000 BR VCSH BKN020 QNH3011INS TX12/0423Z TN06/0510Z
KSSF 32nm SE	041737Z 0418/0518 01012G22KT P6SM OVC015 TEMPO 0418/0421 -RA FM042100 01012G22KT P6SM OVC035 FM042300 01008KT P6SM SCT030 OVC120 FM051200 VRB03KT P6SM OVC050 PROB30 0512/0518 -RA

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