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KNWL · Waldron Field Naval Outlying Landing Field

ICAO · US

ID KNWL FAA NWL Elev 25 ft Lat 27° 38.10' N Lon 97° 18.73' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.09%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 180° 5,000 ft 200 ft ASP Yes —
35 360° 5,000 ft 200 ft ASP Yes —
13 135.3° 4,365 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.02%
31 315.3° 4,365 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.02%

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 · 1 frequencies

  • TWR NAVY WALDRON TWR 133.850

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 15 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 17 threshold displaced 220 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·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 220 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Runway 17 threshold displaced 220 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 17: Thld dsplcd 220´

  • 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

    Wildlife on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1400–0000Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–0000Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (15 sentences)
  • ·458 TEXAS WALDRON FLD NOLF (NWL)(KNWL) N 6 SSE UTC–6(–5DT) N27º38.15´ W97º18.81´
  • ·CLASS D svc 1330Z‡–SS Mon–Fri exc hol; other times CLASS G.
  • ·WEATHERFORD HORSESHOE BEND (F78) 12 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N32º34.37´ W97º52.35´ 715 NOTAM FILE FTW RWY 17–35: 3000X30 (TURF) RWY 17: Pole.
  • ·Deer and motor vehicles on rwy.
  • ·Rwy 17 has 27 ft pole, 158 ft dstc, 54 ft L.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 817-886-2256
  • ·FUEL 100LL LGT Rwy 17–35 NSTD dsplcd thr lgts, single green lgt each side of rwy.
  • ·Arpt clsd to tsnt student tfc.
  • ·Twy on west side of rwy clsd to public indefly.
  • ·Rwy 17–35 restricted to acft 7500 lbs or less.
  • ·Rwy 35 dsplcd thr mkgs 425 ft fm rwy end.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 817-822-7205
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®LONE STAR APP/DEP CON 135.975 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Regional Apch at 972-615-2799.
  • ·MILLSAP (VH) (H) VORTACW 117.7 MQP Chan 124 N32º43.57´ W97º59.85´ 077º 16.0 NM to fld. 900/9E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 004º–009º byd 40 NM 010º–054º byd 40 NM blo 3,800´ 010º–054º byd 46 NM blo 5,000´ 010º–054º byd 56 NM 055º–066º byd 40 NM blo 3,800´ 055º–066º byd 50 NM 230º–247º byd 40 NM 248º–258º byd 40 NM blo 3,700´ 248º–258º byd 53 NM 259º–270º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 259º–270º byd 63 NM 271º–285º byd 40 NM 312º–316º byd 40 NM 325º–340º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 325º–340º byd 46 NM blo 5,000´ 325º–340º byd 66 NM 353º–003º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ BROWNSVILLE L–21A DALLAS–FT WORTH DALLAS–FT WORTH L–17C, A IAP SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Military / Navy

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

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
Donald Robert Christie Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
Dennis Ardell Bazemore Ingleside TX 15 nm
Gregory Wayne Shetterly Aransas Pass TX 20 nm
Robert Allan Steenbock Mcallen TX 98 nm
Zachary Ryan Armstrong Seguin TX 122 nm
Brian David Childs San Antonio TX 127 nm
Paul Alan Rheudasil San Antonio TX 127 nm
Richard Lee Tarwater San Antonio TX 127 nm
Vincent Sosa San Antonio TX 127 nm
Wade C Amen San Antonio TX 127 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
John Nance Fullerton Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
Harry Frederick Griffin Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
Robert Nils Hans Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
David Joseph Heichel Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
Randal Marvin Humpal Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
Gordon Wynne Lester Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
John Joseph O'Leary Iii Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
James Malden Nesheim Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
John Francis Wassong Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
Timothy Michael Obrien Corpus Christi TX 10 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
Robert Lyn Murray Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
John Vincent White Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
Jeffrey Jerome Janak Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
Stephen Douglas Vance Jr Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
Dwayne Alan Mcquade Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
Ronald Shawn Morgan Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
Mark Andrew Ritter Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
James Allen Bliss Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
Richard Gail Schoggins Sr Corpus Christi TX 10 nm
Esteban Gabriel Pena Corpus Christi TX 10 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Crystal Avionics, LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 130 nm
Veterans Aviation LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 130 nm
Salty Pelican Aviation LLC
New Braunfels , TX
 130 nm
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC.
Lockhart, TX
 134 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
 139 nm
General Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 157 nm
Jim Miller Aircraft Painting, Inc.
Uvalde, TX
 160 nm
X Jet Air Flight Support
Uvalde, TX
 160 nm
Avionics Services, Inc
Uvalde, TX
 160 nm
Southstar Aircraft Interiors
Uvalde, TX
 160 nm

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