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5XS6

Old Reb
Mercedes, Texas

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FAA Identifier: 5XS6
Latitude/Longitude: 26-10-31.2700N / 097-52-30.9940W
26.1753 / -97.8750
Elevation: 60 feet MSL (Estimated)
Magnetic Variation: 07E (1985)
Land Area Covered: 120 acres
From City: 3 nautical miles NE of Mercedes, TX
County/Parish: Hidalgo, TX
Airport Operations:
Airport Use: Private
Activiation Date: 4/1/1947 12:00:00 AM
Sectional Chart: Brownsville
Control Tower: No
ARTCC: Houston Center (ZHU)
FSS: San Angelo Flight Service Station ()
Attendance: ALL/ALL/DAWN-DUSK
Wind Indicator: Yes
Segmented Circle: No
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International Operations: No
Landing Fee: No
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Runway Information:
Runway: 12/30
Dimensions: 3000 x 40 ft.
Surface: Asphalt - in good conditionrass, sod - in fair con
Airport Ownership and Management:
Ownership: Privately Owned
Owner: William R. Sandlin
Rt 2, Box 153
Mercedes, TX 78570
210-565-1241
Manager: William R. Sandlin
Rt-4 Box 15111 Indian Hills
Mercedes, TX 78570
512-565-1241
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Remarks:
  • PVT; N-S FARM AIRSTRIP 25 X 1800'; 850' NORTH OF NORTH E-W PROPERTY LINE.
  • NORTHWEST 200' 50' WIDE; NEXT 400' 25' WIDE; REMAINDER 40' WIDE.
  • FIRST 500' NW END OF RWY - ASPH-G; REMAINDER OF RWY SFC LOOSE GRVL & TURF. NORTH TWY - GOOD CONDITON; SE TWY - VERY POOR CONDITION.
  • PRE DATES THE ACT. EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
Nearby Public Airports: (50 mile radius)
IDNameCity/State/UseChartDistance
T65 Mid Valley Weslaco, TX - Public Brownsville 6 miles
HRL Valley Intl Harlingen, TX - Public Brownsville 14 miles
MFE Mc Allen Miller Intl Mc Allen, TX - Public Brownsville 23 miles
EBG South Texas Intl At Edinburg Edinburg, TX - Public Brownsville 24 miles
PIL Port Isabel-Cameron County Port Isabel, TX - Public Brownsville 33 miles
BRO Brownsville/south Padre Island Intl Brownsville, TX - Public Brownsville 34 miles
T05 Charles R Johnson Port Mansfield, TX - Public Brownsville 38 miles
Nearby Private Airports: (20 mile radius)
IDNameCity/State/UseChartDistance
TS05 Progreso Progreso, TX - Private Brownsville 8 miles
2TS2 Shofner Farms Harlingen, TX - Private Brownsville 9 miles
6TE0 Skalitsky Edcouch, TX - Private Brownsville 9 miles
43TX Mid-Valley Dusters Inc Alamo, TX - Private Brownsville 16 miles
53XS Kornegay Private San Benito, TX - Private Houston 18 miles
XS56 Bell Airfield Raymondville, TX - Private Brownsville 20 miles
XS64 Farm Services Inc Rio Hondo, TX - Private Brownsville 20 miles
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