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Location: Houston, TX

Elevation: 32ft

Sectional: Houston

Activation date: Jun 1942

Fuel: 100LL, A (prices)

Runway 17R/35L: 9,001ft

Runway 04/22: 8,001ft

Runway 17L/35R: 4,609ft

Access: Open to the public

Current Weather — VFR

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METAR

2026-05-20 21:54:00 CDT

Ceiling:	5,000ft
Wind:	060° @ 4kt
Temperature:	73°F
Dewpoint:	71°F
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	10SM
Clouds:	Few @ 1,800ft, Broken @ 5,000ft

Raw: METAR KEFD 210254Z 06004KT 10SM FEW018 BKN050 23/22 A2996

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Provided arpt continues to be controlled by atct, rwy 04/22 is developed as primary rwy upgraded to pir capable of use by ang & nasa acft.
Twy b unlgtd east of ry 17r/35l; dalgt use only.
Be alert for mil acft at 1600 msl making ovhd apchs.
70 ft agl tanks lctd 1400 ft ne of ry 17r apch.
Rwy 17l/35r btwn twys c & g - dual purpose rwy/twy with twy lgts.
Nmrs birds on and invof arpt all quadrants.
Rwy 17r arresting barriers 1500 ft lctd in safety area 14 inch lip each side of rwy.
Rwy 35l arresting barriers 1849 ft lctd in safety area 14 inch lip each side of rwy.
Fluid: lhox hpox
See flip ap/1 supplementary arpt rmk.
Caution: nmrs small acft with extv trng in area of arpt.
Ns abtmt: noise sensitive areas s and e of fld. jet acft rstd to str-in full stop ldg only btn 2200-0700 dly, 2200-1300 sun. on dep jet acft min use of after burners and climb rwy hdg to 1000 prior to turns or rejoin.
Cg: min 24 hr ppr exc cg msn. c713-578-3000.
Street lgts lctd 700 ft east of rwy 17r apch may be mistaken for apch lgts.
Misc: prk ramp cap tdt710.
Ang: ang ramp clsd to all acft exec offl bus only. 24 hrs ppr, ctc base ops, 1200-2130z++ tue-fri, clsd wkend & hol. dsn 454-2142, c281-929-2142. comd post avbl 24 hr, dsn 454-2716, c281-929-2716. all other tran acft ctc fbo 281-484-6551.
Rwy 04 arresting barriers 1563 ft lctd in safety area 14 inch lip each side of rwy.
Rwy 22 arresting barriers 1496 ft lctd in safety area 14 inch lip each side of rwy.
Service - agear: potential for tail hook skip on rwy 17r/35l and rwy 04/22 due to cntln lgt within 200' of rwy a-g. agear: a-gear lgtd mrk placement exceeds 75' fr rwy edge.
Arpt clsd to acft with wingspan 171 ft or greater except 24 hrs ppr 281-433-1612.
Service-fuel: a++ (mil).
Ang ops comd post 288.5.
Ang: bash phase ii cond mar-jun and aug-nov.
Jasu: 1(-95) 1(-86) 1(jetex5).
Uas ops wi ellington class d asp, opr hrs vary.
Ppr for unscheduled air carrier ops, ctc 281-433-1612.
Twy b east of rwy 17r-35l not avbl for air carrier acft.
Nstd afld mrk on ang acft prk apn.
Tpa: 1067 ft agl vfr rectangular, 1567 ft agl overhead, 567 ft agl lgt acft.
Bak-14 bak-12b(b) (1563').
Bak-14 bak-12b(b) (1500').
Bak-14 bak-12b(b) (1496').
Bak-14 bak-12b(b) (1850').
Pcr value: 902/r/d/w/t
Rwy 17l/35r not avbl for part 121/part 380 ops with sked pax carrying ops more than 9 pax seats and non-sked pax carrying ops more than 30 pax seats.
Pcr value: 1914/r/c/w/t

Comments

Ceiling:	2,000ft
Wind:	Variable
Weather:	Showers in vicinity
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Scattered @ 1,500ft, Overcast @ 2,000ft

Ceiling:	1,000ft
Wind:	040° @ 15kt, gusts 25kt
Weather:	Light thunderstorm rain
Visbility:	4SM
Clouds:	Broken @ 1,000ft, Overcast @ 2,000ft

Ceiling:	16,000ft
Wind:	Variable
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Scattered @ 2,500ft, Scattered @ 4,000ft, Broken @ 16,000ft

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