Robert R Wells JR Airport
66R · Columbus, Texas · Colorado County · map
Robert R Wells JR Airport is a public-use airport owned by Colorado County, 3 miles south of Columbus, Texas, 242 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 3,800 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
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What is the airport code for Robert R Wells JR Airport?
Its FAA code is 66R.
Where is Robert R Wells JR Airport?
It is 3 miles south of Columbus, Texas, 242 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Robert R Wells JR Airport?
Its one runway, 15/33, is 3,800 feet long, asphalt.
Does Robert R Wells JR Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Robert R Wells JR Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Robert R Wells JR Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Professional Pilot Training INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Robert R Wells JR Airport?
1 pilot examiner and 4 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 Robert R Wells JR Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 66R
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Colorado County
- Elevation
- 242 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1981
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,800 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 305 ft, road 15 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 33: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 177 ft, trees 30 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 - the common traffic frequency. |
| 66R AWOS-3 | 123.875 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 979-732-2514.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Eagle Lake Airport (10 nm east), Fayette Regional Air Center (28 nm northwest), Wharton Regional (30 nm southeast).
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 runway is located to provide 20:1 slope over electric line or if the line is placed underground.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 - the common traffic frequency.
- County judge.
- Self service fuel.
- 4 feet fence 0-175 feet dstc, 85 feet R.
- 4 feet fence 0-120 feet dstc; 4 feet fence 85 feet L, 25 feet trees 140 feet dstc, 100 feet L.
- Approach ratio 0:1 at displaced threshold ovr 20 feet tree, O feet dstc, 120 feet R.
- Approach ratio 0:1 at displaced threshold ovr 20 feet tree 85 feet L.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
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 Columbus from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Columbus, Texas: 7 piston singles, 1 helicopter, 1 business jet. 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:
- Professional Pilot Training INC 4 aircraft · Eagle Lake, 12 miles away Professional Pilot Training & Associates is a flight school located in Eagle Lake, Texas, with 30 years of aviation experience.
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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 engineering representative, 3 training center examiners.
- Sarah Chantal Rovner 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 · Brookshire, TX (31 nm) · (832) 464-5995 · [email protected]
All 11 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.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- 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 · 2 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 Columbus 9 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 1 helicopters, 1 business jets
- Professional Pilot Training INC 4 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 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 392 landing places
- Texas 29,940 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/66R.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.