Sonora Municipal Airport
SOA · KSOA · Sonora, TX · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 09:01 PM
| Event | Local (CDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 06:36 AM | 11:36Z |
| Sunrise | 07:02 AM | 12:02Z |
| Sunset | 08:35 PM | 01:35Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:01 PM | 02:01Z |
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Runways
RWY 18LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 182° mag · 190° true
- Dimensions
- 4,037 × 60 ft
- TPA
- 3,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Lights
- PSIL (3°)
- Displaced thr
- 93 ft
- CTAF
- 122.8
Enter the left downwind (heading 002°) on the 45° at 3,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 18
- Threshold elev
- 2,139 ft
- Markings
- nonprecision
- Approach obstacle
- Trees, 40 ft, 564 ft from threshold, 105 ft L of centerline — 9:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
- Threshold crossing height
- 25 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 2,140 ft
- End lights
- REIL
Pattern side + displaced threshold: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 4,037 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Before taxi
Taxi & takeoff
Also
By procedure & sector (1 frequencies)
| Frequency | Used by |
|---|---|
| 346.4 | ROCK SPRINGS RCAG (LOW) |
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
RSG 114.55
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSG · Rocksprings | VORTAC | 114.55 · 92Y | Low | r322° / 38.8 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Lowest minimums here: RNAV (GPS) with vertical guidance · VFR sectional →
Airport info
From the field
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Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- KSOA
- Coordinates
- 30.5857, -100.6490
- Elevation
- 2,140 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- Sectional chart
- SAN ANTONIO
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- Weather station
- AWOS-3 · 118.075 · ☎ 325-387-3801
- ARTCC
- HOUSTON (ZHU)
- Flight service (FSS)
- SAN ANGELO · 122.2 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- SOA
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1958/08
- Distance from city
- 1 N
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- NSTD SOLAR LIGHTS RWY 18/36 DUSK- DAWN. ACTVT REIL RWY 18 & 36; PVASI RWY 18 & 36 - CTAF. on 122.8 — Chart Supplement ↗
Runway lighting aids — 18: PSIL · 36: PSIL.
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 12 notes
General
- FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
Runways
- MRKGS FADED.
- MRKGS FADED.
Lighting
- NSTD SOLAR LIGHTS RWY 18/36 DUSK- DAWN. ACTVT REIL RWY 18 & 36; PVASI RWY 18 & 36 - CTAF.
- SOLAR LIGHTS
Obstructions
- 6-15 FT FENCE 0 FT DSTC ACRS APCH, 15 FT BRUSH, 0-25 FT DSTC.
- 8 FT FENCE 90 DSTC 0 FT B; 25 FT RD 122 FT DSTC 0B; 50 FT POLE 32 FT DSTC 233 FT L, 28 FT TREE, 0 FT DSTC, 153 FT R.
- APCH RATIO 0:1 AT DSPLCD THR OVR 18 FT FENCE, 195 FT RIGHT.
- APCH SLOPE 0:1 AT DSPLCD THR OVR 51 FT TREE, 0 FT DSTC, 215 FT R.
- ALSO 32 FT RD, 201 FT DSTC, APCH SLOPE 0:1.
Contact
- PUB WORKS DIR/AMGR.
- AMGR CELL: 325-206-4712
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About KSOA
Sonora Municipal Airport (SOA · KSOA) is an airport in Sonora, TX, at 2,140 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 4,037 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for KSOA, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does KSOA have a control tower?
No. Sonora Municipal Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at KSOA?
Sonora Municipal Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 4,037 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is KSOA?
Sonora Municipal Airport is in Sonora, TX, at an elevation of 2,140 ft MSL. Coordinates: 30.5857, -100.6490.
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