Mustang Beach; runway work, fuel availability

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Did they ever finish the runway lengthening? FF still says 3480.
And maybe with the improvement they got JetA??
No answer phone.
 
I’m going to try to head down there Thursday evening. I’ll let you know then, but a couple weeks ago there were yellow Xs out there.
 
Let'sgoflying! said:
Did they ever finish the runway lengthening? FF still says 3480.
And maybe with the improvement they got JetA??
No answer phone.
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As I recall, it took well over 6 months for the changes @EdFred submitted (as the airport manager for 6Y9) to be incorporated into the A/FD. And didn't they *just* do the construction? I'm not sure there's even been a new cycle since they finished, so I wouldn't expect the data to be up to date just yet.
 
TCABM said:
I’m going to try to head down there Thursday evening. I’ll let you know then, but a couple weeks ago there were yellow Xs out there.
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Thanks
FF says “Poor” asphalt, does that mean bumpy; potholes; loose chunks?
 
I thought I remembered jay honeck posting on FB that they had finished construction and reopened, but he posts like 30 times a day so it's hard to keep up and impossible to go back & find.
 
Call Jay:

Amelias Landing Hotel in Port Aransas, Tx

Amelias Landing Hotel in Port Aransas is a unique aviation themed hotel within walking distance of everything in Port Aransas!
www.ameliaslanding.com

I was there years ago. Jay and his wife are good people.
 
flyingcheesehead said:
As I recall, it took well over 6 months for the changes @EdFred submitted (as the airport manager for 6Y9) to be incorporated into the A/FD. And didn't they *just* do the construction? I'm not sure there's even been a new cycle since they finished, so I wouldn't expect the data to be up to date just yet.
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I want to say it was like 2 years.
 
Let'sgoflying! said:
Thanks
FF says “Poor” asphalt, does that mean bumpy; potholes; loose chunks?
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It’s supposed to be getting repaved and a 650ft overrun among other things. It was previously sealed with pea stones that are now essentially gravel on top of asphalt.
 
We drove by it two days ago and the pavement looked new. There was construction equipment there and it looked like they are increasing the size of the ramp. That is all I know.
 
TCABM said:
RAS - Mustang Beach Airport at Port Aransas, TX
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Thanks. I thought it sounded familiar. Back around 1990-1991 I flew with my professor at A&M to view my study area (Carancahua Bay) and we landed on a strip on a barrier island along Matagorda Bay to watch dolphins along the ship channel entry.

He had a 1953 Cessna 180. He would often take his students on aerial viewing of areas of geologic interest. Unfortunately he perished in 1997 on an annual class trip to meet up with his students on a west Texas field trip.

I remember that trip when I was there in the early 1990s. Students drove 2 University vans all day and got to what seemed (?) like an abandoned airfield and set up tents before dark. Norm would arrive late night in his plane. I wanna say it was near Marfa TX? We also spent a night at an airport trailer park community. Gosh I wish I could recall details.


 
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455 Bravo Uniform said:
Thanks. I thought it sounded familiar. Back around 1990-1991 I flew with my professor at A&M to view my study area (Carancahua Bay) and we landed on a strip on a barrier island along Matagorda Bay to watch dolphins along the ship channel entry.

He had a 1953 Cessna 180. He would often take his students on aerial viewing of areas of geologic interest. Unfortunately he perished in 1997 on an annual class trip to meet up with his students on a west Texas field trip.

I remember that trip when I was there in the early 1990s. Students drove 2 University vans all day and got to what seemed (?) like an abandoned airfield and set up tents before dark. Norm would arrive late night in his plane. I wanna say it was near Marfa TX? We also spent a night at an airport trailer park community. Gosh I wish I could recall details.


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Cool story. Marfa is about 600 mi west of Caramcua Bay/Matagorda Bay.

There’s a few airfields in that area that come to mind; Pierce Field (72TA), Matagorda Island AFB (deactivated in the 70s), Matagorda Peninsula (XS09), and San Jose (XS67) among others.
 
Update: Tonight’s forecast is too risky for me to leave the plane out overnight (our community hangar closes at 8p) so I won’t get a chance to get an update tonight.
 
Let'sgoflying! said:
Thanks for trying.
I told them Corpus for this trip.
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Atlantic is good; I haven’t had the chance to use Sterling since they opened last year.

The drive to Port A can be lengthy since there’s really only one road in/out to the island.
 
We used ingleside (tfp) a couple years ago. Or was great. Manager reserved am Enterprise car for us and picked is up on the ramp. No fees either iirc. Drive to port a was very easy.
 
Jim K said:
We used ingleside (tfp) a couple years ago. Or was great. Manager reserved am Enterprise car for us and picked is up on the ramp. No fees either iirc. Drive to port a was very easy.
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got all excited, only 13mi away....but requires ferry (or drive around)
thanks
 
Let'sgoflying! said:
got all excited, only 13mi away....but requires ferry (or drive around)
thanks
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The ferry is state run and free. There's like four of them and they carry 40ish cars each. Only negative is there can get to be a line at certain times, but we basically drove right on.
 
Jim K said:
The ferry is state run and free. There's like four of them and they carry 40ish cars each. Only negative is there can get to be a line at certain times, but we basically drove right on.
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And if you happen to go on the Raymond Stotzer, I can tell you who he is. I used to work for him. About four levels down the org chart.
 
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