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XS56 Flying W Airport
Raymondville, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

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-Aug-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4411:44
Sunrise07:0812:08
Sunset20:0001:00
Evening civil twilight20:2301:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Aug-2026 23:47:08
Local (UTC-5)  23-Aug-2026 18:47:08
 
METAR
KHRL 
15nm SE 		232252Z 12018KT 10SM CLR 35/19 A2992 RMK AO2 PK WND 13028/2202 SLP130 T03500189 $
KEBG 
18nm W 		232335Z AUTO 10020G27KT 10SM CLR 37/18 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 10027/26
KTXW 
19nm SW 		232335Z AUTO 13014KT 10SM CLR 36/18 A2991 RMK AO2 T03640178
KMFE 
29nm SW 		232253Z 14007G17KT 10SM CLR 38/16 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP124 T03830156 $
KPIL 
30nm SE 		232253Z AUTO 11015KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T03220239 $
TAF
KHRL 
15nm SE 		231720Z 2318/2418 16010G20KT P6SM SKC FM232300 12013KT P6SM FEW250
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