Cannon Field
53T · Somerset, Texas · Bexar County · map
Cannon Field is a public-use airport owned by Alamo Liaison Group, 6 miles east of Somerset, Texas, 610 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,790 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Cannon Field?
Its FAA code is 53T.
Where is Cannon Field?
It is 6 miles east of Somerset, Texas, 610 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Cannon Field?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,790 feet long, grass.
Does Cannon Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Cannon Field?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Alamo Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Cannon Field?
7 pilot examiners and 18 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 53T
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Alamo Liaison Group
- Elevation
- 610 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- 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
- September 1983
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,790 × 100 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 17: threshold displaced 50 ft, fence on the approach
- Runway 35: threshold displaced 20 ft, tree on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Stinson Municipal (8 nm northeast), Kelly Field (10 nm north), Pleasanton Municipal (16 nm south), Castroville Municipal (18 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Stinson Municipal (8 nm northeast), Kelly Field (10 nm north), Pleasanton Municipal (16 nm south), Castroville Municipal (18 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 VFR operations and traffic remain at 1000 feet above ground level (1600 feet above sea level) or less to remain clear of skf airport IFR traffic.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Rolling trrn full length of runway.
- Dthr marked with white painted barrels.
- Dthr marked with white painted barrels.
- 0:1 at dthr ovr 4 feet fence RT of centerline.
- 0:1 at dthr ovr 4 feet fence RT of centerline.
- 30 feet marked power line 380 feet north of runway 17 end.
- Runway south half rough edges. Mole hills thrut.
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 Somerset from the FAA register
5 aircraft are registered to owners in Somerset, Texas: 3 piston singles, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 helicopter. 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.
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:
- Alamo Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Elmendorf, 14 miles away
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
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 18 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 6 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 10 engineering representatives, 2 training center examiners, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Brian David Childs private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Sky Safety · San Antonio, TX (20 nm) · (956) 247-9464 · [email protected]
- Paul Alan Rheudasil private pilot, commercial and instrument, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · San Antonio, TX (20 nm) · (480) 290-1910 · [email protected]
- Richard Lee Tarwater instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT · San Antonio, TX (20 nm) · (210) 508-8028 · [email protected]
- Vincent Sosa private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · San Antonio, TX (20 nm) · (210) 992-6530 · [email protected]
- Wade C Amen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · San Antonio, TX (20 nm) · (210) 823-7007 · [email protected]
- Zachary Ryan Armstrong private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Seguin, TX (37 nm) · (936) 577-1117 · [email protected]
- Steven McCaffrey private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · New Braunfels, TX (40 nm) · (830) 480-9368 · [email protected]
All 51 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.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Somerset 5 aircraft · 3 piston singles, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 helicopters
- Alamo Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- 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 29,938 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/53T.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 26, 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.