San Augustine County
78R · San Augustine, Texas · San Augustine County · map
San Augustine County is a public-use airport owned by San Augustine County, 3 miles west of San Augustine, Texas, 443 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,800 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for San Augustine County?
Its FAA code is 78R.
Where is San Augustine County?
It is 3 miles west of San Augustine, Texas, 443 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at San Augustine County?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,800 feet long, asphalt.
Does San Augustine County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to San Augustine County?
2 pilot examiners and 3 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 San Augustine County…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 78R
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- San Augustine County
- Elevation
- 443 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1970
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,800 × 50 ft | Asphalt, poor | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: threshold displaced 124 ft, trees 65 ft high 388 ft from the end
- Runway 35: fence 10 ft high 210 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: Center Municipal (17 nm north), Nacogdoches A L Mangham JR Regional (28 nm west), Angelina County (35 nm southwest), C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport (38 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Center Municipal (17 nm north), Nacogdoches A L Mangham JR Regional (28 nm west), Angelina County (35 nm southwest), Hart Airport (35 nm east).
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
- Activate rotating beacon - the common traffic frequency.
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 preset low intst, to incr intst activate - the common traffic frequency.
- County judge
- 10 feet brush, 130 feet dstc, 125 feet L/R.
- Ctlng obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slope. Approach slope 7:1 to displaced thld.
- Cracking, potholes loose stones.
- No line of sight between runway ends.
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 San Augustine from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in San Augustine, Texas: 1 piston twin, 1 piston single. 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
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners.
- Joseph Claude Casey private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Cherokee County Airport · Rusk, TX (25 nm) · (903) 721-9549 · [email protected]
- Michael Paul Jackson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Crossroads Aviation · Leesville, LA (48 nm) · (337) 718-1157 · [email protected]
All 5 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.
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 San Augustine 2 aircraft · 1 piston twins, 1 piston singles
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,056 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 29,943 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/78R.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 29, 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.