Cochran County
F85 · Morton, Texas · Cochran County · map
Cochran County is a public-use airport owned by Cochran County, 2 miles east of Morton, Texas, 3,747 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 2,710 feet of asphalt. It has 2 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 3,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Cochran County?
Its FAA code is F85.
Where is Cochran County?
It is 2 miles east of Morton, Texas, 3,747 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Cochran County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 04/22, is 2,710 feet long.
Does Cochran County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Cochran County?
5 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 Cochran County…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA F85
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Cochran County
- Elevation
- 3,747 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
- Albuquerque sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1970
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,710 × 60 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 1,775 × 39 ft | Asphalt, poor |
- Runway 04: threshold displaced 160 ft, road 15 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 22: VASI, two boxes on the left, road 15 ft high 420 ft from the end
- Runway 35: road 15 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
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Levelland Municipal (21 nm southeast), Portales Municipal (42 nm northwest), Terry County (43 nm southeast), Clovis Regional (45 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Levelland Municipal (21 nm southeast), Littlefield Taylor Brown Municipal (21 nm northeast), Muleshoe Municipal (28 nm north), Yoakum County (31 nm south).
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
- 4171 feet above sea level, 399 feet above ground level tower, 1.5 NM southwest.
- Runway closed night.
- 15 feet road, 116 feet dstc, 135 feet L.
- Approach ratio 18:1 at displaced threshold.
- Extensive cracking, vegetation growing through.
- Runway 4/22 medium-intensity runway lights out of service indfly.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 3,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 1,000 |
| general aviation, local | 2,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Morton from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Morton, TX as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 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, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners.
- Kenneth Melberg Chapman private pilot (proficiency) · HEX Reese Hangar · Lubbock, TX (46 nm) · (541) 944-1218 · [email protected]
- Patrick Timothy Bradley private pilot (proficiency) · Resse Hangar 82 · Lubbock, TX (46 nm) · (425) 503-4406 · [email protected]
- Rosemary Stidham private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Lubbock, TX (46 nm) · (806) 786-5074 · [email protected]
- Stanley Paul Smith type ratings, private pilot (proficiency) · HELICOPTER EXPRESS #82 · Lubbock, TX (46 nm) · (208) 989-2912 · [email protected]
- Willie Strieder private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lubbock, TX (46 nm) · (806) 239-6099 · [email protected]
All 8 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 · 1 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,056 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 7 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/F85.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.