Edwards County
ECU · KECU · Rocksprings, Texas · Edwards County · map
Edwards County is a public-use airport owned by the County of Edwards, 4 miles southeast of Rocksprings, Texas, 2,372 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 4,050 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Edwards County?
Its FAA code is ECU, and its ICAO code is KECU.
Where is Edwards County?
It is 4 miles southeast of Rocksprings, Texas, 2,372 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Edwards County?
Its one runway, 14/32, is 4,050 feet long, asphalt.
Does Edwards County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Edwards County?
1 pilot examiner 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 Edwards County…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ECU · ICAO KECU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Edwards
- Elevation
- 2,372 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- 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
- February 1977
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 4,050 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: threshold displaced 278 ft, trees 25 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 32: trees 23 ft high 780 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Approach and departure | 119.6 | |
| Ecu and aWOS-3 | 118.175 | |
| Rock Springs Center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.75 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 830-683-2425.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: OX Ranch Airport (29 nm south), Kimble County (40 nm northeast), Garner Field (50 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Kimble County (40 nm northeast), Garner Field (50 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
- Gate aces use field elev.
- Road and bridge supt.
- 8 feet marked fence, 30 feet dstc.
- Night open displaced threshold lights are 288 feet from runway end.
- Markings faded.
- Markings faded.
- 20:1 to displaced threshold ovr 25 feet trees, 600 feet dstc, 0 B.
- Gravel pit adjacent to runway west side, 12 feet dirt piles 156 feet from runway CL.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 Rocksprings from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Rocksprings, Texas: 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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles. Also nearby: 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Richard Lee Tarwater instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Laughlin Afb, TX (47 nm) · (210) 508-8028 · [email protected]
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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.
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 · 1 since 1982, 1 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 Rocksprings 2 aircraft · 2 drones
- Rio Bravo Multimedia LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 1 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 393 landing places
- Texas 29,939 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ECU.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 28, 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.