Real County
49R · Leakey, Texas · Real County · map
Real County is a public-use airport, 1 mile north of Leakey, Texas, 1,640 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 3,975 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Real County?
Its FAA code is 49R.
Where is Real County?
It is 1 mile north of Leakey, Texas, 1,640 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Real County?
Its one runway, 15/33, is 3,975 feet long, asphalt.
Does Real County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Real County?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 49R
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,640 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
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1976
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,975 × 50 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 15: threshold displaced 240 ft, trees 20 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 33: threshold displaced 270 ft, trees 35 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: OX Ranch Airport (25 nm southwest), Garner Field (32 nm south), Hondo Regional (38 nm southeast), Kerrville Muni/Louis Schreiner Field (38 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Garner Field (32 nm south), Hondo Regional (38 nm southeast), Kerrville Muni/Louis Schreiner Field (38 nm east), Kimble County (46 nm north).
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
- VFR only; provided runway 33 is displaced to provide unobstd 20:1 approach slope for required 17' vert clnc needed over US-83.
- County leases runway, taxiway, apron and entrance road.
- County judge.
- 20 - 30 feet trees 0-200 feet from threshold, across threshold.
- 15 feet road 70 feet dstc and 2 feet pipe gate at threshold air carriers approach.
- Approach slope 0:1 to displaced threshold ovr 15 feet trees, 0 feet dstc, 58 feet R.
- Approach slope 0:1 to displaced threshold ovr 15 feet trees, 0 feet dstc, 82 feet L.
- Fence, berm and trees in primary surface parallel to runway.
- Ultralight act adjacent to runway.
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 Leakey from the FAA register
14 aircraft are registered to owners in Leakey, Texas: 9 balloons, 4 piston singles, 1 piston twin. 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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative.
All 4 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- 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.
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 · 4 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 Leakey 14 aircraft · 9 balloons, 4 piston singles, 1 piston twins
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,060 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 392 landing places
- Texas 29,940 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/49R.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 27, 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.