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Class E (sfc)

New Braunfels National Airport

ID KBAZ FAA BAZ Elev 651 ft Lat 29° 42.27' N Lon 98° 2.53' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KBAZ

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Runways at KBAZ

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,503 ft. Max gradient: 0.23%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 135.7° 6,503 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.23%
31 315.7° 6,503 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.23%
17 180.7° 5,364 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
35 0.7° 5,364 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.04%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

5 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ASOS ASOS 119.325
  • CLD CLNC DEL 134.750
  • APP SAN ANTONIO APP 124.450
  • DEP SAN ANTONIO DEP 125.700
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KBAZ, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

4 matched · 14 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 17 threshold displaced 522 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 13–31, Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Runway 17 threshold displaced 522 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 13–31, Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (4)

  • Runway 17 threshold displaced 522 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 17–35: H5364X100 (ASPH) S–25 MIRL RWY 17: Thld dsplcd 522´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 13–31, Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MIRL Rwy 13–31, Rwy 17–35—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1300–0100Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–0100Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·TEXAS 405 NEW BRAUNFELS NTL (BAZ)(KBAZ) 4 E UTC–6(–5DT) N29º42.35´ W98º02.59´ 658 B NOTAM FILE BAZ RWY 13–31: H6503X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–30, D–60 MIRL RWY 13: MALS.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·RWY 31: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·For full serve fuel call 830–221–4290; aft hrs call 830–221–4100.
  • ·High per mil acft oprg at Randolph AFB AUX (Seguin).
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 830-221-4290
  • ·ASOS 119.325 (830) 629–7979.
  • ·CTAF 127.05 ATIS 119.325 UNICOM 122.7 ®SAN ANTONIO APP CON 124.45 ®SAN ANTONIO DEP CON 128.05 TOWER 127.05 (1300–0100Z‡) GND CON 120.175 CLNC DEL 134.75 When BAZ twr clsd.
  • ·CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT is clsd ctc sat Apch at 210-805-5516.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1300–0100Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·SAN ANTONIO (VH) (H) VORTACW 116.8 SAT Chan 115 N29º38.64´ W98º27.68´ 072º 22.2 NM to fld. 1159/8E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 018º–022º byd 40 NM 028º–032º byd 40 NM 342º–347º byd 40 NM 355º–002º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ NEWMAN N31º57.11´ W106º16.35´ NOTAM FILE ABQ.
  • ·(VL) (H) VORTACW 112.4 EWM Chan 71 210º 8.2 NM to Biggs AAF (Fort Bliss). 4041/12E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 220º–255º byd 25 NM blo 12,000´ DME unusable: 220º–255º byd 25 NM blo 12,000´ VOR unusable: 001º–005º byd 40 NM 030º–034º byd 40 NM 042º–065º byd 40 NM 066º–084º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 085º–130º byd 40 NM 243º–260º byd 40 NM 261º–279º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 280º–290º byd 40 NM 304º–332º byd 40 NM SAN ANTONIO H–7B, L–19C IAP, AD EL PASO H–4L, L–6F SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

3R5Clear Springs AFB

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Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KBAZ — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KBAZ

38 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

22

since 1982

Fatal

2

9.1% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 78,561 ops in 2024

2024 total

78,561

10-yr total

599,506

2024 mix

AC/AT 4% · GA 90% · Mil 6%

Events / million ops

10.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.91

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Midair / near-midair 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=38

  • Other 23
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Ground collision 3
  • Loss of control 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Hard landing 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-12-27 Piper PA-28 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night
2018-04-12 Piper PA 24 · Engine failure · VMC · day
2012-04-22 ALVAREZ MARVIN R RANS S-6S · CFIT · day
2009-08-04 Cessna 172S · Other · VMC · day
2009-04-30 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · Other · VMC · day
2007-10-11 Cessna 172R · Other · VMC · day
2004-08-12 Cessna A185F · Other · VMC · day
2025-09-03 Cessna 414 · Ground collision · VMC · day
2022-06-09 Piper PA-28-140 · Loss of control · day
2021-08-19 Cessna 172 · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day
2019-10-17 Cessna L19 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2009-07-18 Cessna 172M · Other · day
2005-11-23 Cessna P206 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2005-11-11 Rehler Gyrocopter · Stall / spin · day
2005-07-30 Robinson R22 Beta II · Ground collision · VMC · day
2004-08-18 Cessna 172N · Ground collision · VMC · day
2003-09-06 Cessna 172L · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2001-12-17 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day
2001-11-22 Cessna 152 · Engine failure · VMC
2001-08-17 Cessna 421B · Hard landing · day
1981-02-10 QUICKIE 01 · Stall / spin
1980-09-20 Cessna 172 · Other
1979-02-16 Aerostar 601P · Other
1977-06-25 Pitts S-2A · Other
1977-02-27 Cessna 180 · Other
1976-04-19 Cessna 195 · Other
1975-09-21 Piper PA-18 · Other
1975-05-13 Piper PA-18A · Other
1974-09-07 Navion G · Other
1974-02-16 Cessna 150 · Other
1973-12-23 Luscombe 8A · Other
1973-06-04 Cessna 170 · Other
1971-10-11 Douglas DC-3C · Other
1971-10-08 Cessna 172 · Other
1970-07-01 Swearingen SA26AT · Other
1970-06-21 Cessna 172K · Other
1969-12-06 Cessna 150 · Other
1968-02-04 Cessna 172 · Other

NASA ASRS near-miss reports at KBAZ

1 de-identified report references this airfield in the public ASRS Database Report Sets. Voluntary, first-person pilot/controller accounts of safety-relevant events that didn't reach the NTSB. Reports represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

DPEs near KBAZ

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Steven Mccaffrey New Braunfels TX 4 nm
Zachary Ryan Armstrong Seguin TX 8 nm
Roger Gordon Sharp San Marcos TX 12 nm
Reed David Schotanus Bulverde TX 21 nm
Brian David Childs San Antonio TX 29 nm
Paul Alan Rheudasil San Antonio TX 29 nm
Richard Lee Tarwater San Antonio TX 29 nm
Vincent Sosa San Antonio TX 29 nm
Wade C Amen San Antonio TX 29 nm
Steven B Bush Lago Vista TX 45 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KBAZ

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
David William Abati New Braunfels TX 4 nm
Craig Christopher Patrick New Braunfels TX 4 nm
Robert Scott Mayfield Sr New Braunfels TX 4 nm
Joseph Frederick Mirarchi New Braunfels TX 4 nm
William Joseph Oppelt New Braunfels TX 4 nm
Matthew Robert Palmer New Braunfels TX 4 nm
Stephen Martin Sampson New Braunfels TX 4 nm
Ellery Wayne Sayers New Braunfels TX 4 nm
Jeffery Scott Woodward New Braunfels TX 4 nm
Larry Curtis New New Braunfels TX 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KBAZ

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Stuart Allen Aston New Braunfels TX 4 nm
Steven Alan Johnson New Braunfels TX 4 nm
Robert Scott Mayfield Sr New Braunfels TX 4 nm
Brian Keith Wetz New Braunfels TX 4 nm
Travis Wayne Ahlhorn New Braunfels TX 4 nm
Richard Kevin Olney New Braunfels TX 4 nm
Jacob Wayne Griffith New Braunfels TX 4 nm
Andy Wayne Heidrich New Braunfels TX 4 nm
Jacob Ray Friesenhahn New Braunfels TX 4 nm
Jade Michael Guidry New Braunfels TX 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KBAZ

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Salty Pelican Aviation LLC
New Braunfels , TX
0 nm
Crystal Avionics, LLC
New Braunfels, TX
0 nm
Veterans Aviation LLC
New Braunfels, TX
0 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
14 nm
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC.
Lockhart, TX
21 nm
Castleberry Instruments & Avionics
Pflugerville, TX
47 nm
Gulf Avionics, Inc.
Kerrville, TX
57 nm
Central Texas Avionics, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
62 nm
Jim Miller Aircraft Painting, Inc.
Uvalde, TX
94 nm
X Jet Air Flight Support
Uvalde, TX
94 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.