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XS56 Flying W Airport
Raymondville, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 - Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport (29 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Feb-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5212:52
Sunrise07:1613:16
Sunset18:1400:14
Evening civil twilight18:3800:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Feb-2025 11:53:59
Local (UTC-6)  03-Feb-2025 05:53:59
 
METAR
KHRL 
15nm SE 		031052Z AUTO 15011KT 9SM OVC003 21/20 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02060200 $
KEBG 
18nm W 		031135Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM OVC005 19/18 A3000 RMK AO2
KTXW 
19nm SW 		031135Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM SCT004 18/17 A3002 RMK AO2 T01830170
KMFE 
29nm SW 		031109Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM SCT007 17/16 A3002 RMK AO2 T01720156
KPIL 
30nm SE 		031053Z AUTO 16009KT 6SM BR OVC002 21/21 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02110211 $
TAF
KHRL 
15nm SE 		030520Z 0306/0406 12008KT P6SM SKC FM030800 16005KT P6SM BKN007 BKN040 FM031000 16004KT 2SM BR BKN004 BKN050 FM031500 16009KT P6SM BKN007 BKN045 FM031700 16012KT P6SM FEW026 SCT045 FM040400 15009KT P6SM BKN001 BKN060
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