Ranger Municipal
F23 · Ranger, Texas · Eastland County · map
Ranger Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Ranger, 2 miles south of Ranger, Texas, 1,470 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 01/19, is 3,415 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Ranger Municipal?
Its FAA code is F23.
Where is Ranger Municipal?
It is 2 miles south of Ranger, Texas, 1,470 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Ranger Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 01/19, is 3,415 feet long.
Does Ranger Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Ranger Municipal?
7 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
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA F23
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Ranger
- Elevation
- 1,470 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, daylight hours
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Dallas-Ft Worth sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1938
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,415 × 75 ft | Grass, good | |
| 18/36 | 1,850 × 80 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 01: trees 20 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 19: trees 16 ft high 30 ft from the end
- Runway 18: building 18 ft high 158 ft from the end
- Runway 36: tree 21 ft high 300 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Eastland Municipal (7 nm west), Gregory M Simmons Memorial (18 nm west), Stephens County (19 nm northwest), Stephenville Clark Regional (29 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Eastland Municipal (7 nm west), Gregory M Simmons Memorial (18 nm west), Stephens County (19 nm northwest), Dublin Municipal (29 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
- PRE-DATES the act.
- Pedestrian traffic on field at times.
- Runway 01 and 19 threshold marked by white tires.
- Deer 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…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
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 Ranger from the FAA register
20 aircraft are registered to owners in Ranger, Texas: 20 piston singles. 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
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 7 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 6 for airplanes, 6 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 3 engineering representatives.
- Jon Leger private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Weatherford, TX (42 nm) · (972) 822-6100 · [email protected]
- Ross Pehl 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 · Brownwood Regional Airport · Brownwood, TX (42 nm) · (432) 934-7243 · [email protected]
- David Lynn Belcher private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Granbury Regional Airport (GDJ) · Granbury, TX (44 nm) · (903) 819-6891 · [email protected]
- Terry Strange private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Granbury, TX (44 nm) · (909) 553-3694 · [email protected]
- Carl Johnson 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 · Hudson Oaks, TX (48 nm) · (817) 729-7587 · [email protected]
- Jason Charrier private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Husdon Oaks, TX (48 nm) · (817) 312-5522 · [email protected]
- Trevor Seth Hall private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hudson Oaks, TX (48 nm) · (940) 390-0532 · [email protected]
All 15 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.
- 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.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
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 · 5 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 Ranger 20 aircraft · 20 piston singles
- Ranger Airfield Foundation 8 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,060 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/F23.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.