Sonora Municipal
SOA · KSOA · Sonora, Texas · Sutton County · map
Sonora Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Sonora, 1 mile north of Sonora, Texas, 2,140 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 4,037 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Sonora Municipal?
Its FAA code is SOA, and its ICAO code is KSOA.
Where is Sonora Municipal?
It is 1 mile north of Sonora, Texas, 2,140 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Sonora Municipal?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 4,037 feet long, asphalt.
Does Sonora Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Sonora Municipal?
1 pilot examiner 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 SOA · ICAO KSOA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Sonora
- Elevation
- 2,140 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
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Antonio sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1958
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 4,037 × 60 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: pulsating on the left, threshold displaced 93 ft, trees 40 ft high 564 ft from the end
- Runway 36: pulsating on the left, threshold displaced 601 ft, power line 50 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Soa and aWOS-3 | 118.075 | |
| Rock Springs Center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.75 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 325-387-3801.
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: Ozona Municipal (30 nm west), Kimble County (46 nm east), San Angelo Rgnl/Mathis Field (47 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Eldorado Airport (17 nm north), Ozona Municipal (30 nm west), Kimble County (46 nm east), San Angelo Rgnl/Mathis Field (47 nm north).
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
- Non-standard solar lights runway 18/36 DUSK- dawn. Activate runway end identifier lights runway 18 and 36; pvasi runway 18 and 36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Cable tie-downs - pilots bring own ropes.
- Pub works dir/amgr.
- Solar lights
- 6-15 feet fence 0 feet dstc air carriers approach, 15 feet brush, 0-25 feet dstc.
- 8 feet fence 90 dstc 0 feet B; 25 feet road 122 feet dstc 0B; 50 feet pole 32 feet dstc 233 feet L, 28 feet tree, 0 feet dstc, 153 feet R.
- Markings faded.
- Markings faded.
- Approach ratio 0:1 at displaced threshold ovr 18 feet fence, 195 feet right.
- Approach slope 0:1 at displaced threshold ovr 51 feet tree, 0 feet dstc, 215 feet R.
- Also 32 feet road, 201 feet dstc, approach slope 0:1.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Sonora from the FAA register
14 aircraft are registered to owners in Sonora, Texas: 11 piston singles, 3 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
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: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- Jonathan Earl Shorey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Skyline Aviation, Inc. · San Angelo, TX (47 nm) · (325) 262-2513 · [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.
- 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 · 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
- Aircraft registered in Sonora 14 aircraft · 11 piston singles, 3 helicopters
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,061 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 29,938 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SOA.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 26, 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.