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    Runway
    • Length

      3200

    • Width

      75

    • Surface

      TURF

    Details
    • Facility ID

      new

    • Elevation

      120 ft

    • CTAF

      122.9

    • State

      TX

    Location

    Lat: 30.35057778646 , Long: -95.11514735220 - , USA

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