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XS56 Flying W Airport
Raymondville, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: XS56
Lat/Long: 26-26-55.2460N 097-47-30.9840W
26-26.920767N 097-47.516400W
26.4486794,-97.7919400
(estimated)
Elevation: 30 ft. / 9 m (estimated)
Variation: 07E (1985)
From city: 2 miles S of RAYMONDVILLE, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 78580

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 03/1963
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: NOV-JUN
INTER AT OTR TIMES.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at HRL (15 nm SE): 124.85 (956-428-7297)
WX AWOS-3PT at EBG (18 nm W): 118.025 (956-587-0743)
WX AWOS-3PT at TXW (19 nm SW): 118.575 (956-447-0414)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HRLr325/15.2HARLINGEN VOR/DME113.6505E
MFEr047/29.2MC ALLEN VOR/DME117.2009E
REXr034/35.4REYNOSA VOR/DME112.4008E
BROr316/38.7BROWNSVILLE VORTAC116.3009E

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 3000 x 85 ft. / 914 x 26 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: nonepline

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2400 x 50 ft. / 732 x 15 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: rightright
Obstructions: plinenone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: LARRY A. WHEELOCK
13289 FM 490
RAYMONDVILLE, TX 78580
Phone 956-689-3980
OR 812-877-1730, 812-243-0942 (TEXT ONLY).
Manager: LARRY WHEELOCK
13289 FM 490
RAYMONDVILLE, TX 78580
Phone 956-689-3980
OR 812-243-0942 (TEXT ONLY).

Additional Remarks

UNLIGHTED 499 FT AGL TWR 2.25 MILES SE OF ARPT.
FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at XS56.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHRL - Valley International Airport (15 nm SE)
KEBG - South Texas International Airport at Edinburg (18 nm W)
KTXW - Mid Valley Airport (19 nm SW)
KMFE - Mc Allen International Airport (29 nm SW)
KPIL - Cameron County Airport (29 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2711:27
Sunrise06:5311:53
Sunset20:2201:22
Evening civil twilight20:4801:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2025 00:39:34
Local (UTC-5)  23-Jul-2025 19:39:34
 
METAR
KHRL 
15nm SE 
232352Z 13014G23KT 10SM CLR 33/22 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T03280222 10367 20328 56003
KEBG 
18nm W 
240015Z AUTO 14017KT 10SM CLR 34/21 A2993 RMK AO2
KTXW 
19nm SW 
240015Z AUTO 13013G20KT 10SM CLR 34/21 A2995 RMK AO2 T03370214
KMFE 
29nm SW 
232353Z 13019G25KT 10SM CLR 35/20 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP136 T03500200 10383 20350 56008
KPIL 
30nm SE 
232353Z AUTO 11012KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 60000 T03060250 10344 20306 57003
TAF
KHRL 
15nm SE 
231720Z 2318/2418 17011G17KT P6SM SCT040 FM232100 14013G23KT P6SM FEW050 FM240200 14008KT P6SM FEW020
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