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KCNW · TSTC Waco Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KCNW FAA CNW Elev 470 ft Lat 31° 38.47' N Lon 97° 4.40' W Zulu …

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METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,600 ft. Max gradient: 0.16%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17L 177.5° 8,600 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
35R 357.5° 8,600 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
17R 177.5° 6,291 ft 75 ft Concrete No —
35L 357.5° 6,291 ft 75 ft Concrete No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 9 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 134.225
  • GND GND 121.700
  • TWR TWR 124.000
  • CTAF CTAF 124.000
  • APP WACO APP 135.200
  • DEP WACO DEP 126.125
  • MISC CTAS RDO 123.550
  • RDO FORT WORTH RDO 122.150
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB CN

    Leroi

    0.38 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

  • NDB ROB

    Robinson

    0.40 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 11 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17L–35R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17R–35L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 121.7: click mic to activate MALSR Rwy 17L and PAPI Rwy 17L and Rwy 35R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17L–35R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17R–35L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 121.7: click mic to activate MALSR Rwy 17L and PAPI Rwy 17L and Rwy 35R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17L–35R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 17L–35R: H8600X150 (ASPH) S–50, D–200, 2S–175, 2D–450 MI…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17R–35L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 17R–35L: H6291X75 (CONC) S–25, D–76, 2S–96, 2D–140 RWY 1…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 121.7: click mic to activate MALSR Rwy 17L and PAPI Rwy 17L and Rwy 35R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 17L and PAPI Rwy 17L and Rwy 35R—121.7

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (11 sentences)
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1200–0000Z‡.
  • ·Extv flt trng in Class D airspace sfc to 3000 ft AGL.
  • ·May be used for taxi and hel opns.
  • ·Rwy 17R–35L green cntrln reflectors along full length of rwy.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 254-867-2280
  • ·AWOS–3PT 134.225 (254) 867–3880.
  • ·CTAF 124.0 UNICOM 122.95 WACO RCO 122.15 (FORT WORTH RADIO) ®WACO APP CON 127.65 DEP CON 126.125 (1200–0600Z‡) ®FORT WORTH CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.3 (0600–1200Z‡) TOWER 124.0 (1300–0500Z‡) GND CON 121.7
  • ·CLASS D svc 1300–0500Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·WACO (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.3 ACT Chan 100 N31º39.73´ W97º16.14´ 089º 10.1 NM to fld. 507/9E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 125º–149º byd 40 NM 149º–159º byd 47 NM 159º–187º byd 40 NM 188º–198º byd 40 NM blo 12,000´ 199º–234º byd 40 NM 235º–245º byd 50 NM 246º–256º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 246º–256º byd 52 NM 257º–267º byd 58 NM 268º–282º byd 51 NM 270º–335º byd 35 NM blo 4,000´ 283º–293º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 283º–293º byd 58 NM 294º–330º byd 40 NM ROBINSON NDB (MHW) 400 ROB N31º30.23´ W97º04.18´ 355º 8.0 NM to fld. 392/3E.
  • ·ASR (1200–0600Z‡) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – SAN ANTONIO H–6H, L–19D, A IAP, AD SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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James Connally AFB

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 99,487 ops in 2016

2024 total

53,290

10-yr total

708,816

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 89% · Mil 10%

Events / million ops

2.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Other 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=3

  • Other 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-05-09 Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2025-02-06 Cessna 172S · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2023-10-06 Cessna 172R · Other · day →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Dustin Don Suchor Waco TX 8 nm
Jeffrey Lynn Alvis Waco TX 8 nm
John Calvin Foster Mcgregor TX 22 nm
Austin Roger Bowman Temple TX 36 nm
Thomas Michael Rhines Temple TX 36 nm
Arnold Leon Thormeyer Cleburne TX 46 nm
Carol Lynn Walker Midlothian TX 50 nm
Peter Setian Midlothian TX 50 nm
Jacob M Huffman Burleson TX 54 nm
Jolynn Marie Davila Burleson TX 54 nm

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

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Monte Eric Michael Axtell TX 6 nm
Jonathan Eddy Walker Axtell TX 6 nm
Gregory Reese Barnes Waco TX 8 nm
Charles Thaddeus Stiles Waco TX 8 nm
David Luis Ruiz Waco TX 8 nm
Raymond Antoine Duquesnay Waco TX 8 nm
Kirk Anthony Irvine Waco TX 8 nm
Felix Chiota Waco TX 8 nm
Jonathan Brien Kimmitt Waco TX 8 nm
Robert Douglas Crow Waco TX 8 nm

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

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Edward Wayne Atkinson Lacy Lakeview TX 2 nm
Ton Truong Nguyen Bellmead TX 3 nm
Inez Faith Bonneville Bellmead TX 3 nm
Cory Michael Davis Bellmead TX 3 nm
David Garland Sartor Elm Mott TX 4 nm
Charles Thomas Whelan Elm Mott TX 4 nm
Mayme Patricia Ogilvie Elm Mott TX 4 nm
John Wayne Langston Axtell TX 6 nm
David Scott Fisher Axtell TX 6 nm
Keith Warren Amy Axtell TX 6 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Poplawski Aircraft Painting
Ennis, TX
 46 nm
Certified Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Burleson, TX
 57 nm
Aviation Maintenance Professionals
Arlington, TX
 61 nm
Efinger Aviation & Maintenance
Cresson, TX
 63 nm
Central Texas Avionics, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
 65 nm
Byam Propeller Service, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX
 72 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas, TX
Irving, TX
 72 nm
FieldTech Avionics and Instruments
Fort Worth, TX
 72 nm
Accord Aviation Interiors
Fort Worth, TX
 73 nm
Bombardier Service Center
Dallas, TX
 73 nm

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