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Rusk County Airport - RFI
Rusk County Airport provides the following facilities:
  • Pilot's Lounge and Reading Room
  • Flight Planning Room
  • Covered Parking
  • Free Overnight Parking & Tie Downs
  • Internet Weather \ AWOS 903.657.0384
  • Free Wireless Internet Available
  • Restrooms Available 24/7
  • 150LB Ice Machine in the Terminal

 

FAA Information for Rusk County - KRFI

Latitude: 32-8-30.2 N
Longitude: 94-51-6.2 W
Elevation: 442 ft.
Variation: 3 E 2010
From city: 3 miles W of HENDERSON, TX
ARTCC: ZFW
Section chart: MEMPHIS
Time Zone: UTC-6(-5DT)



Airport Operations

Airport Status: Operational
Facility use: Open to the public
Control Tower: No air traffic control tower at airport
FSS: FORT WORTH FSS (FTW)
Phone: 817-541-3474
Toll Free: 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility: FTW (FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL)
Attendance: 0800-1700
Wind Indicator: Lighted
Segmented Circle: Yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: Clear and Green
DUSK-DAWN
Landing Fee: No
Fuel: 100LL
Int'l Operations: Not a Landing Rights Airport
Not an Airport of Entry


Airport Owner / Manager
OWNER:
RUSK COUNTY
RUSK CO COURTHOUSE
HENDERSON, TX 75652
UNITED STATES
Phone: 903-657-0302
MANAGER:
Alexa McAnally
3500 COUNTY ROAD 416A
HENDERSON, TX 75652
UNITED STATES
Phone: 903-657-7081






 

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 122.800 MHz
ATIS: None
RADAR SERVICE: Approach / Departure
EASTEX APPROACH/DEPARTURE: 118.250 MHz APCH/P DEP/P

270.300 MHz APCH/P DEP/P
Remarks:
APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 135.250/279.650 (TYLER RCAG) WHEN LONGVIEW APCH CTL CLSD



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



Radio Navigation Aids

VOR radial/distance VOR name
Freq
Var
GGG r190/17.3 GREGG COUNTY VORTAC
112.30
07E
TYR r109/30.8 TYLER VOR/DME
114.20
06E
FZT r077/34.7 FRANKSTON VOR/DME
111.40
06E

 

 

NDB name
Hdg/Dist
Freq
Var
Identifiers
HENDERSON
167/2.8
371
03E
HNO .... -. ---
CHEROKEE COUNTY
044/24.7
263
05E
JSO .--- ... ---
CARTHAGE
261/28.3
332
04E
RPF .-. .--. ..-.
AMBASSADOR
147/29.7
404
07E
ABG .- -... --.
NACOGDOCHES
341/30.5
391
05E
GXD --. -..- -..


 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 




Runway Information / Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 4004 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity:
Single wheel: 22.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity

RUNWAY 17 RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 32-08.864000N 32-08.213667N
Longitude: 094-51.176700W 094-51.041800W
Elevation: 435.3 ft. 440.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.2% 0.2%
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway heading: 167 magnetic, 170 true 347 magnetic, 350 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good condition nonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left
(3.00 degrees glide path)

2-light PAPI on left
(3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lights yes, no lights
Obstructions: 80 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 180 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear 30 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline
+35 FT TREES FM THLD TO 200 FT 225 FT RIGHT.

























Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 3002 x 75 ft. / 915 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity:
Single wheel: 22.0
Runway edge markings: RY MARKINGS FADED.

RUNWAY 12 RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 32-08.601383N 32-08.310500N
Longitude: 094-51.331600W 094-50.860850W
Elevation: 434.0 ft. 437.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.2% 0.2%
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway heading: 123 magnetic, 126 true 303 magnetic, 306 true
Markings: basic, in poor condition basic, in fair condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lights yes, no lights
Obstructions: 30 ft. trees, 575 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear 80 ft. tree, 1320 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear