Granite Shoals/ Bob Sylvester Airpark
2G5 · Granite Shoals, Texas · Burnet County · map
Granite Shoals/ Bob Sylvester Airpark is a public-use airport owned by the City of Granite Shoals, 1 mile east of Granite Shoals, Texas, 860 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 2,000 feet of grass and dirt.
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What is the airport code for Granite Shoals/ Bob Sylvester Airpark?
Its FAA code is 2G5.
Where is Granite Shoals/ Bob Sylvester Airpark?
It is 1 mile east of Granite Shoals, Texas, 860 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Granite Shoals/ Bob Sylvester Airpark?
Its one runway, 02/20, is 2,000 feet long, grass and dirt.
Does Granite Shoals/ Bob Sylvester Airpark have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Granite Shoals/ Bob Sylvester Airpark?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Gs Flyers LLC and Lake Travis Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Granite Shoals/ Bob Sylvester Airpark?
9 pilot examiners and 15 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Granite Shoals/ Bob Sylvester Airpark…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 2G5
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Granite Shoals
- Elevation
- 860 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Antonio sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1963
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,000 × 50 ft | Grass and dirt |
- Runway 02: trees 38 ft high 174 ft from the end
- Runway 20: road 15 ft high 32 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Horseshoe Bay Resort Airport (4 nm south), Burnet Muni/Kate Craddock Field (11 nm northeast), Spicewood Airport (15 nm southeast), Llano Municipal (19 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Horseshoe Bay Resort Airport (4 nm south), Burnet Muni/Kate Craddock Field (11 nm northeast), Spicewood Airport (15 nm southeast), Llano Municipal (19 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
- May be exempt under grandfather clause.
- Runway marked west/white plastic pipe. Last 2 mkrs red.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of runway.
- Airport daylight use only.
- Aircraft not visible from opposite end.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Granite Shoals from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Granite Shoals, Texas: 5 piston singles, 4 weight-shift and powered parachutes. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Texas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Gs Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · Granite Shoals
- Lake Travis Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Granite Shoals
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
9 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 2 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 15 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 6 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners.
- Jon Wells private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Meadowlakes, TX (8 nm) · (336) 447-8390 · [email protected]
- Steven B Bush private pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, military competency; helicopters · Lone Star Helicopters Inc · Lago Vista, TX (21 nm) · (512) 963-5363 · [email protected]
- Patrick Lyndon Nugent private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Stonewall, TX (26 nm) · (512) 484-9213 · [email protected]
- Gregory Kling Squires private pilot, commercial and instrument, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, gliders · Breakaway Airport (40XS) · Cedar Park, TX (29 nm) · (914) 525-9431 · [email protected]
- James Briggs private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Georgetown, TX (36 nm) · (303) 870-7852 · [email protected]
- Tristan T Walling private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Aerotex Aviation · Georgetown, TX (36 nm) · (317) 418-2194 · [email protected]
- Matthew Allen Quillen private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Henriksen Jet Center · Pflugerville, TX (41 nm) · (512) 750-6287 · [email protected]
- Brian David Childs private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Coast Flight · San Marcos, TX (47 nm) · (956) 247-9464 · [email protected]
All 41 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 7 since 1982, 1 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 Granite Shoals 9 aircraft · 5 piston singles, 4 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Flight Texas LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Gs Flyers LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Gs Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Lake Travis Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,058 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 29,939 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/2G5.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 28, 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.