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Great airport
Spent a few days visiting Marfa
Called the towns visitor center that provided transportation into town
Good FBO facility and runway in good conditions. Even have an instrument approach !!!
Quick visit
I changed planes here last Saturday on a long, multi-leg United Airlines trip from Geneva to Tucson. I didn't have much time to look around, but it wasn't too long a walk to my connection, and I had a chance to buy a smoothie on the way. Most food places were still open Saturday evening, which was nice.
Yes, it's legit.
The FAA thinks there is an private airstrip here. There are literally thousands of private airstrips in the United States, and many of them don't look like much on Google Maps.
Really?
I don't see any airport. Austinia was a town on Dollar Point in what is now Texas City several miles from here.
Flew in and visited TX42
Wow, they have a paved runway and taxiway and hangars being built and a lot of activity, friendly people.
current manager's tele # is out of service
Current manager's tele # is no longer in service.
My First Flight
Red Bird was the airport that I first flew in a private plane a Piper Tri pacer
Correction to UNIV. of TX library SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Dept.
Special Collections is on the 6th floor, not the second. Sorry for the error.
Photos of Greater Southwest International Airport, Fort wort
For anyone looking for photos of the Amon Carter Airport (Greater Southwest Int'l Airport) Check with the Univ. of Texas library, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS up on the 2nd floor. The photos were primarily taken by the Ft. Worth Star Telegram and donated to the library. The photos are mostly black and white. They are excellent! I can atest to that. I visited the library about a year ago and was pleasantly surprized at what they have available. Photos can be purchased at $10 per print. Unless you have another outside source, this collection is by far the best I've ever seen. Check them out.
Airport is closed.
Wharton County
Flying by TX42
Fast growing aviation community, I see more and more improvements each time that I fly over
ILS Approach LOC/DME I-GKY 111.55 RWY 34 THRE 597' 342o AP
Class D airspace VFR SFC/- 20
ILS Approach LOC/DME I-GKY 111.55 RWY 34 THRE 597' 342o AP
Class D airspace VFR SFC/- 20
Airpark Living
A great place to live and fly airplanes. Good neighbors. I love to live with my airplane.
re: Mystery Airport
Reply to @prattsoplenty: How about this link: http://www.airfields-freeman.com/TX/Airfields_TX_FtWorth_NE.htm#greaterSW
Mystery Airport
Everytime I fly into DFW, I see what appears to be a piece of runway about 2 miles south of the airport. Finally looked up what it was and found out that this used to be a big airport. Lots of pictures and information about this mystery airport can be found here: http://www.airfields-freeman.com/TX/Airfields_TX_FtWorth_NE.html
Amarillo Air Force Base
Amarillo Air Force Base
Home of NORAD ID Z-88, guardian of the Gulf of Mexico. Capable of launching 3 B-52's side by side 25 sec. apart , it would shake cars 4 miles away. Alternate landing field for the US Space Shuttles .
re: Found utley texas
Reply to @thod: I changed the latitude of the airport from 0 to the same as the latitude of Utley TX, and I've changed the +97.41 to -97.41. Still don't see an airport there.
Found utley texas
Found utley, texas in google:
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=sv&client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=Utley+texas&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x864496345f5ec857:0x74d3d4850e96185c,Utley,+TX,+USA&gl=uk&ei=Mm30T4uVGpSQ4gTgw7n4Bg&ved=0CAUQ8gEwAA
dont know if there is an airfield there? It's at 97.41deg W compared to 97.4 deg E that this airport have as position...
re: This can't be right?
There's no airport of this name in the FAA or Eurocontrol data.
This can't be right?
Location of this field must be wrong?
re: I got this when I typed in KBFE, which is Boeing Field i
No, Boeing Field is KBFI.
I got this when I typed in KBFE, which is Boeing Field in Se
FAIL!
closed
Not in service for many years. Most recently a motorcycle junkyard.
Chinese Food
San Angelo has a great Chinese food resaurant on the airport grounds. Very good food and large portions.
Sutton County Steak House
Great food within 1/4 mile of airport.
airport
we were up there on our bicycles after riding from the park, pretty rough shape, I don't think I would land my plane there.
Home Base
Rhome,TX
Hassle Free
For a large airport, this one is easy to get in and out of and I'm proud to call it my home airport. I've never had any problems at DFW.
needs new manager
seems shady in my opinion
El Jardin Ranch
Private airstrip of Oil and Gas tycoon Rod Lewis. Has been known to keep a number of warbirds here. Anita Perry, Governor Perry's wife, was uninjured in a mishap of a B-25, on which she was a passenger, here on 3/26/11.
Rio Concho
They don't even do the Burgers anymore since this past summer restaurant has been shut down.
Ganze Ranch Airstrip is now a par 5!!
The ranch is now part of the Firewheel Golf course. The "airstrip" might be a bit rough to land on these days....watch out for the bunkers!!
Phone number is wrong
The phone number listed for this in many places is out-of-date.
1992 Flight Star
I am interested in viewing a Flight Star, Was wondering if you all knew anyone at your air park that had one I could come and view. Would be nice to see one first hand. If you know if any in the area, I would greatly appreciate your help.
Thanks, Robert Karr
KBBD (Brady, TX)
My home field. cheapest fuel within 100 miles. Line service 24/7 when coming in after 20:00 central time call for service. AWOS 118.375 No self serve fuel but they do have trucks for 100LL and JP8 (jet fuel) and also have 4 Helicopter pads. Free coffee, WIFI, and computer service. If ya have a cell phone other than AT&T it wont work. The airport manager and Line manager live on the airport. If ya have bad service let me know and I will take care of it. The airport manager is my father.
private well kept.
Nice strip, clean but private, and prior permission required. Has auto fuel.
re: Guinn Flying Service
Yes, Helen & Joel are now deceased. Helen Passed away March 2010, Joel passed away in an aircraft accident in a Baron.
New airstrip
Started my training in a J-3 Cub here.
re: Guinn Flying Service
chron. com /disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6909470.html
Guinn Flying Service
Does anyone remember Helen and Joel Guinn that ran Guinn Flying Service out in Pearland?
Mustang Beach
Wow, this is a COOL beachside resort. A throwback to the surf towns of the 60's and 70's. Everyone takes it nice and easy, certainly a drastic change from the hustle and bustle of nearby Houston (about 1.5 hrs away by Archer or the like). It's a little far from town, but there is a cheap bus that runs roughly hourly, and inside the "FBO" building there are phone numbers for local taxi service that will pick you up in a few minutes.
The Texas Mile
This is where they hold The Texas Mile - a weekend of drag racing on the east-west runway. Great fun, especially to fly in, tie down in the corner where the runways (almost) meet, able in an enjoy the action!
code XS34
The FAA uses 'XS34' for Skylark Airport, Ennis, TX
code XS80
The FAA uses 'XS80' for Santiago Cattle CO. airport, Comfort, TX
8TX9
The FAA uses '8TX9' for North Texas Medical Center, Gainesville, TX
Wonderful airport BUT
🔗 Sat, 23 Nov 2013
— @rstan at Lajitas International Airport, United States
Runway in good but WAVY condition
Everything else is great including reasonable priced fuel