Flyin Tiger Airport
81D · Angleton, Texas · Brazoria County · map
Flyin Tiger Airport is a public-use airport, 6 miles north of Angleton, Texas, 30 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 16/34, is 2,261 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Flyin Tiger Airport?
Its FAA code is 81D.
Where is Flyin Tiger Airport?
It is 6 miles north of Angleton, Texas, 30 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Flyin Tiger Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 16/34, is 2,261 feet long.
Does Flyin Tiger Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Flyin Tiger Airport?
13 pilot examiners and 37 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 81D
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 30 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1987
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,261 × 90 ft | Grass, good | |
| 17/35 | 2,200 × 80 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 16: road 15 ft high 18 ft from the end
- Runway 34: trees 60 ft high 20 ft from the end
- Runway 17: road 15 ft high 19 ft from the end
- Runway 35: trees 60 ft high 20 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Texas Gulf Coast Regional (10 nm south), Houston/Southwest Airport (15 nm north), Pearland Regional (18 nm northeast), Ellington Airport (24 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Texas Gulf Coast Regional (10 nm south), Houston/Southwest Airport (15 nm north), Pearland Regional (18 nm northeast), Ellington Airport (24 nm northeast).
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
- Power lines buried in runways 16 and 17 approach.
- Runway 16/34, 3 feet berm at south TH.
- Runway 16 and runway 17, 15 feet road air carriers runway end.
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 Angleton from the FAA register
31 aircraft are registered to owners in Angleton, Texas: 25 piston singles, 3 helicopters, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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
13 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 12 for private pilot, 12 for commercial and instrument, 9 for airline transport pilot, 11 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 11 for airplanes, 8 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 37 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 6 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 16 training center evaluators, 8 aircrew program designees, 3 training center examiners.
- Allen Salibo private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pearland Regional Airport · Pearland, TX (18 nm) · (713) 299-3583 · [email protected]
- Brian Jay Sheatz private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · COASTAL SKIES AERO CLUB · Pearland, TX (18 nm) · (281) 455-9911 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Vincent Kling private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Friendswood, TX (19 nm) · (832) 379-4991 · [email protected]
- Deborah Rihn-Harvey 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 · La Porte, TX (30 nm) · (281) 216-1484 · [email protected]
- Corey Deshawn Shepard private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Houston, TX (43 nm) · (713) 373-6389 · [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 · Atlantic Aviation · Houston, TX (43 nm) · (713) 824-8021 · [email protected]
- Erik Daniel Kessler private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Houston, TX (43 nm) · (346) 552-1079 · [email protected]
- George Patrick Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Houston, TX (43 nm) · (832) 654-9831 · [email protected]
All 96 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.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- 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 Angleton 31 aircraft · 25 piston singles, 3 helicopters, 1 turboprops
- Amarillo Skies LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,061 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/81D.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.