# The Grove Ranch Airport (23TX)

**The Grove Ranch Airport** (FAA: 23TX) is a small airport in Gatesville, Texas, United States. It opened in Jun 1975. It has one runway, 3,200 ft (975 m) long, dirt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/23tx

## At a glance

- FAA: 23TX
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Gatesville, Texas, United States
- Opened: Jun 1975
- Elevation: 700 ft / 213 m
- Coordinates: 31.2451, -97.5316
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,200 ft / 975 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35310719
- Weather station: KTPL
- Ident: 23TX

## Timeline

- Jun 1975: The Grove Ranch Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,200 ft / 975 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Dirt |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,200 ft / 975 m | =14,838 of 29,858 | =5,849 in North America | =4,906 in US |
| Elevation | 700 ft / 213 m | =23,367 of 43,403 | =11,130 in North America | =9,210 in US |
| Age | Opened 1975 | =7,193 of 15,079 | =5,271 in North America | =5,177 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/23tx/data