Shank N Bank Airport
TX0 · La Ward, Texas · Jackson County · map
Shank N Bank Airport is a public-use airport owned by Lele Golf, LLC, 7 miles southwest of La Ward, Texas, 29 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 5,002 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Shank N Bank Airport?
Its FAA code is TX0.
Where is Shank N Bank Airport?
It is 7 miles southwest of La Ward, Texas, 29 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Shank N Bank Airport?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 5,002 feet long, asphalt.
Does Shank N Bank Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Shank N Bank Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Gateway Flight Center LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Shank N Bank Airport?
2 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 TX0
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Lele Golf, LLC
- Elevation
- 29 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 2017
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 5,002 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 28 ft high 600 ft from the end
- Runway 27: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, tree 18 ft high 560 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Calhoun County (12 nm southwest), Victoria Regional (25 nm west), Bay City Regional (35 nm northeast), Wharton Regional (35 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Calhoun County (12 nm southwest), Jackson County (17 nm north), Victoria Regional (25 nm west), Bay City Regional (35 nm northeast).
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
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 09 and 27; PAPI runway 09 and 27; medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency.
- Airport physical addr. 19584 south.H. 172, port lavaca, TX.
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 La Ward from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in La Ward, Texas: 2 helicopters, 1 piston single. 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.
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:
- Gateway Flight Center LLC 3 aircraft · Port Lavaca, 14 miles away Gateway Flight Center is a flight school and FBO at Calhoun County Airport in Port Lavaca, Texas.
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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- 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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in La Ward 3 aircraft · 2 helicopters, 1 piston singles
- Gateway Flight Center LLC 3 aircraft · flight school
- 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/TX0.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.