George P Shanks Airport (54TA)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	54TA
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	096-52-24.0000W/32-17-59.0000N -96.873333/32.299722 (Estimated)
Elevation	610 ft / 185.93 m (Estimated)
Land	50 acres
From nearest city	6 nautical miles S of Waxahachie, TX
Location	Ellis County, TX
Magnetic Variation	06E (1990)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	George P. Shanks
Address	516 Johnston Road Waxahachie, TX 75167
Phone number	972-935-0490
Manager	George P. Shanks
Address	516 Johnston Road Waxahachie, TX 75167
Phone number	972-935-0490

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	No
Sectional chart	Dallas-ft Worth
Region	ASW - Southwest
Boundary ARTCC	ZFW - Fort Worth
Tie-in FSS	FTW - Fort Worth
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Phone	817-541-3474
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions	2900 x 30 ft (884 x 9 m)
Surface	TURF

	15	33
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
XQH	NDB	Cedar Hill		353.00	08E	18.3 nm
LNC	NDB	Lancaster		239.00	06E	18.4 nm
RBD	NDB	Redbird		287.00	06E	22.7 nm
CGQ	NDB	Powell		344.00	06E	26.7 nm
JUG	NDB	Jecca		388.00	06E	28.1 nm
CRS	NDB	Corsicana		396.00	06E	29.3 nm
PQF	NDB	Mesquite		248.00	06E	35.2 nm
AVZ	NDB	Travis		260.00	06E	42.0 nm
PYF	NDB	Pyramid		418.00	06E	43.3 nm
LXY	NDB	Mexia		329.00	07E	43.7 nm
CSZ	NDB	Crossroads		215.00	08E	48.7 nm
ROB	NDB	Robinson		400.00	07E	48.9 nm
LIQ	NDB	Lochridge Ranch		335.00	09E	50.0 nm
NFW	TACAN	Nas Jrb Fort Worth	024X	0.00	07E	40.3 nm
TTT	VOR/DME	Maverick	078X	113.10	06E	35.3 nm
CVE	VOR/DME	Cowboy	109X	116.20	06E	35.5 nm
GNL	VOR/DME	Groesbeck	025X	108.80	05E	46.2 nm
CQY	VORTAC	Cedar Creek	095X	114.80	06E	34.0 nm
FUZ	VORTAC	Ranger	104X	115.70	06E	38.7 nm
ACT	VORTAC	Waco	100X	115.30	09E	43.3 nm
DAL	VOT	Dallas Love Field		113.30		32.9 nm
FTW	VOT	Fort Worth Meacham		108.20		39.7 nm