Sunray Airport
X43 · Sunray, Texas · Moore County · map
Sunray Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Sunray, 1 mile northwest of Sunray, Texas, 3,507 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 02/20, is 3,760 feet of gravel and dirt.
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What is the airport code for Sunray Airport?
Its FAA code is X43.
Where is Sunray Airport?
It is 1 mile northwest of Sunray, Texas, 3,507 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Sunray Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 02/20, is 3,760 feet long.
Does Sunray Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Sunray Airport?
1 pilot examiner and 4 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 Sunray Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA X43
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Sunray
- Elevation
- 3,507 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1960
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,760 × 50 ft | Gravel and dirt, poor | |
| 17/35 | 3,250 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 02: power line 30 ft high 29 ft from the end
- Runway 20: road 15 ft high 60 ft from the end
- Runway 17: road 17 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 35: power line 40 ft high 219 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Moore County (14 nm southwest), Hutchinson County (29 nm southeast), Dalhart Municipal (35 nm west), Guymon Municipal (42 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Moore County (14 nm southwest), Hutchinson County (29 nm southeast), Major Samuel B Cornelius Field (33 nm east), Dalhart Municipal (35 nm west).
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
- Runway 17/35 hngrs, parked vehicles, pipe supplies, gravel piles and aircraft obstruction prim surface.
- Low intst solar lights.
- 17 feet road, 0 feet dstc, 60 feet L.
- 4 feet poles, 108 feet dstc, 5 feet L; 17 feet road, 146 feet dstc, 140 feet L/R.
- Runway surface rough, crops at runway edge.
- 10 feet above ground level gas well located 375 feet east of south end runway 02/20.
- Runway 35 also 40 feet power line, 220 feet dstc, 150 feet L/R; 25 feet railroad 265 feet dstc, 155 L/R.
- Runway 35 also 40 feet power line, 219 feet dstc, 155 feet L, 118 feet R; 25 feet railroad, 265 feet dstc, 0 feet B.
- Runway 17/35 ends marked with two 5 feet "L" shaped concrete curbs.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Sunray from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Sunray, Texas: 7 piston singles, 2 turboprops. 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
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 airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner.
- Richard Lee Ridenour private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ridenour Aviation Services · Amarillo, TX (49 nm) · (806) 690-8593 · [email protected]
All 6 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).
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 Sunray 9 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 2 turboprops
- Three Flying Monkeys LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Hagl Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,058 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/X43.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.