Madisonville Municipal
51R · Madisonville, Texas · Madison County · map
Madisonville Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Madisonville, 3 miles southwest of Madisonville, Texas, 286 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 3,205 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Madisonville Municipal?
Its FAA code is 51R.
Where is Madisonville Municipal?
It is 3 miles southwest of Madisonville, Texas, 286 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Madisonville Municipal?
Its one runway, 01/19, is 3,205 feet long, asphalt.
Does Madisonville Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Madisonville Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Madisonville Municipal?
5 pilot examiners and 7 aviation medical examiners 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 51R
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Madisonville
- Elevation
- 286 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1979
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,205 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: trees 42 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 19: trees 76 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| College Station Center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Huntsville Municipal (21 nm southeast), Coulter Field (23 nm southwest), Easterwood Field (29 nm southwest), Navasota Municipal (34 nm south).
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
- 40 feet trees, 0-199 feet dstc,188 feet L/R.
- 35 feet trees, 0-199 feet dstc,188 feet L/R.
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degree slope
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 Madisonville from the FAA register
22 aircraft are registered to owners in Madisonville, Texas: 15 piston singles, 7 drones. 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 engineering representative, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 training center examiners.
- Wanda Charity Collins private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Madisonville, TX (0 nm) · (831) 325-3228 · [email protected]
- Daryl Gene Stewart private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATP Conroe Airport · Conroe, TX (44 nm) · (713) 824-8021 · [email protected]
- Jason S. Bolz private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Conroe, TX (44 nm) · (832) 305-8022 · [email protected]
- Walter Francis Mulhearn private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Conroe, TX (44 nm) · (713) 569-6223 · [email protected]
- Matthew William Goodwin private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Conroe, TX (45 nm) · (602) 432-1968 · [email protected]
All 16 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.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- 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 · 2 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 Madisonville 22 aircraft · 15 piston singles, 7 drones
- Wanda Collins Professional Pilot Services LLC 8 aircraft in town
- Tm AG Service LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Standley Feed & Seed INC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 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/51R.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.
