Lago Vista Tx/Rusty Allen Airport
RYW · KRYW · Lago Vista, Texas · Travis County · map
Lago Vista Tx/Rusty Allen Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Lago Vista, 2 miles northeast of Lago Vista, Texas, 1,230 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 3,808 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 61 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 38,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Lago Vista Tx/Rusty Allen Airport?
Its FAA code is RYW, and its ICAO code is KRYW.
Where is Lago Vista Tx/Rusty Allen Airport?
It is 2 miles northeast of Lago Vista, Texas, 1,230 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Lago Vista Tx/Rusty Allen Airport?
Its one runway, 15/33, is 3,808 feet long, asphalt.
Does Lago Vista Tx/Rusty Allen Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Lago Vista Tx/Rusty Allen Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Lago Vista Tx/Rusty Allen Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Fault Line Flyers. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lago Vista Tx/Rusty Allen Airport?
12 pilot examiners and 15 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 Lago Vista Tx/Rusty Allen Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RYW · ICAO KRYW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Lago Vista
- Elevation
- 1,230 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- M to F, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Antonio sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1973
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,808 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 25 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 33: PAPI, two lights on the left, power line 10 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.725 | · UNICOM not mnt. |
| Departure procedure (AEROZ) · Approach and departure · Departure procedure (BNDIA) 8,000-12,000 feet | 119.0 | |
| Szagi and star SFC-7000 feet | 118.15 | |
| Ryw and aWOS-3PT | 119.375 | |
| Gaboo and star · Potrr and star | 127.225 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 512-267-1365.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Spicewood Airport (8 nm west), Georgetown Executive (18 nm northeast), Horseshoe Bay Resort Airport (20 nm west), Burnet Muni/Kate Craddock Field (20 nm northwest).
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
- Deer ON& in the vicinity of airport.
- Dusk to dawn. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 preset low intst; to incr intst activate - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runways 15 and 33 operates continuously.
- Gross weight per amgr.
- 30 feet hangar, 0 feet dstc, 220 R.
- 14-20 feet hngrs R/L.
- UNICOM not mnt.
- Calm wind runway I5.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 53 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| helicopters | 2 |
| other | 1 |
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 38,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 9,500 |
| general aviation, local | 28,500 |
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 Lago Vista from the FAA register
47 aircraft are registered to owners in Lago Vista, Texas: 35 piston singles, 6 piston twins, 4 helicopters, 1 gyroplane, 1 glider. 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Fault Line Flyers 9 aircraft · Leander, 8 miles away Fault Line Flyers is a not-for-profit glider club based in the Central Texas area near Austin.
Charter operators and airlines based in Lago Vista:
- Central Aviation Service, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Central Flying Service is an FAA Part 145 repair station in Little Rock, Arkansas, providing maintenance, avionics upgrades, and aircraft management services for turboprop and turbojet aircraft including King Air, Hawker, Falcon, Citation,
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
12 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, 11 for commercial and instrument, 7 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 10 for airplanes, 7 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 3 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 15 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 4 training center examiners.
- Steven B Bush private pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, military competency; helicopters · Lone Star Helicopters Inc · Lago Vista, TX (0 nm) · (512) 963-5363 · [email protected]
- Gregory Kling Squires private pilot, commercial and instrument, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, gliders · Breakaway Airport (40XS) · Cedar Park, TX (8 nm) · (914) 525-9431 · [email protected]
- Jon Wells private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Meadowlakes, TX (13 nm) · (336) 447-8390 · [email protected]
- James Briggs private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Georgetown, TX (18 nm) · (303) 870-7852 · [email protected]
- Tristan T Walling private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Aerotex Aviation · Georgetown, TX (18 nm) · (317) 418-2194 · [email protected]
- Matthew Allen Quillen private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Henriksen Jet Center · Pflugerville, TX (20 nm) · (512) 750-6287 · [email protected]
- Brian David Childs private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Coast Flight · San Marcos, TX (37 nm) · (956) 247-9464 · [email protected]
- Roger Gordon Sharp private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, helicopters · Hangar Lima · San Marcos, TX (37 nm) · (210) 860-4822 · [email protected]
All 45 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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- 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 · 7 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 Lago Vista 47 aircraft · 35 piston singles, 6 piston twins, 4 helicopters
- Lone Star Helicopter INC 2 aircraft in town
- Central Aviation Service, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Fault Line Flyers 9 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 0 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/RYW.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.