Joe Vaughn Spraying Airport
29F · Kress, Texas · Swisher County · map
Joe Vaughn Spraying Airport is a public-use airport owned by Joe Vaughn Spraying, INC., 1 mile north of Kress, Texas, 3,500 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,900 feet of dirt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
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What is the airport code for Joe Vaughn Spraying Airport?
Its FAA code is 29F.
Where is Joe Vaughn Spraying Airport?
It is 1 mile north of Kress, Texas, 3,500 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Joe Vaughn Spraying Airport?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,900 feet long, dirt.
Does Joe Vaughn Spraying Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Joe Vaughn Spraying Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Joe Vaughn Spraying Airport?
6 pilot examiners and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 29F
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Joe Vaughn Spraying, INC.
- Elevation
- 3,500 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm; weekends, irregular hours
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Dallas-Ft Worth sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1975
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,900 × 60 ft | Dirt, poor |
- Runway 17: road 15 ft high 16 ft from the end
- Runway 35: fence on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Hale County (14 nm south), Floydada Municipal (32 nm southeast), Hereford Municipal (40 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Texas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided threshold runway 17 is displaced to provide required clearance over county ROAD/300' for the dirt runway.
- Runway 17 +30 feet power line 46 feet dstc 77 feet right centerline.
- Jet a for agricultural aircraft only.
- Surface rough.
- 25 feet buildings 45 feet right of centerline at runway 35 end.
- 5 feet fence 40 feet west of runway centerline, full length of runway.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Kress from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Kress, Texas: 2 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Texas.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner.
- Kenneth Melberg Chapman private pilot (proficiency) · HEX Reese Hangar · Lubbock, TX (44 nm) · (541) 944-1218 · [email protected]
- Patrick Timothy Bradley private pilot (proficiency) · Resse Hangar 82 · Lubbock, TX (44 nm) · (425) 503-4406 · [email protected]
- Rosemary Stidham private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Lubbock, TX (44 nm) · (806) 786-5074 · [email protected]
- Stanley Paul Smith type ratings, private pilot (proficiency) · HELICOPTER EXPRESS #82 · Lubbock, TX (44 nm) · (208) 989-2912 · [email protected]
- Willie Strieder private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lubbock, TX (44 nm) · (806) 239-6099 · [email protected]
- Richard Lee Ridenour private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ridenour Aviation Services · Amarillo, TX (50 nm) · (806) 690-8593 · [email protected]
All 13 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Kress 2 aircraft · 2 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,056 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 393 landing places
- Texas 29,943 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/29F.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.