Live Oak County
8T6 · George West, Texas · Live Oak County · map
Live Oak County is a public-use airport owned by Live Oak County, 2 miles north of George West, Texas, 129 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,799 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
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What is the airport code for Live Oak County?
Its FAA code is 8T6.
Where is Live Oak County?
It is 2 miles north of George West, Texas, 129 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Live Oak County?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,799 feet long, asphalt.
Does Live Oak County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Live Oak County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Live Oak 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 Live Oak County…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 8T6
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Live Oak County
- Elevation
- 129 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
- San Antonio sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1987
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,799 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: PAPI, two lights on the left, power line 50 ft high 1,361 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| 8T6 AWOS-3PT | 119.05 | |
| Three Rivers Center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.6 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 361-449-1119.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Beeville Municipal (17 nm east), Chase Field Industrial (24 nm east), Kenedy Regional (31 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
- Provided existing Live Oak County apt closes prior to commencement of flight operations at new site.
- Dusk to dawn. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 preset low intst; to incr intst activate - 122.7.
- County judge
- Fuel SELF-SERVE.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- 75 feet elec transmission line, 600 feet west of and parl to runway centerline, full length.
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 George West from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in George West, Texas: 5 piston singles, 3 helicopters, 2 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
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, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners.
- Dennis Ardell Bazemore 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 · Corpus Christi, TX (48 nm) · (361) 229-3011 · [email protected]
- Donald Robert Christie private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Corpus Christi, TX (48 nm) · (254) 681-6654 · [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 George West 10 aircraft · 5 piston singles, 3 helicopters, 2 drones
- Sulphur Creek Helicopters LLC 2 aircraft in town
- 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 29,945 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/8T6.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 30, 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.