# Frontier Airport (55XS)

**Frontier Airport** (FAA: 55XS) is a small airport in Brackettville, Texas, United States. It opened in Jul 1972. It has one runway, 4,316 ft (1,316 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/55xs

## At a glance

- FAA: 55XS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Brackettville, Texas, United States
- Opened: Jul 1972
- Elevation: 1,001 ft / 305 m
- Coordinates: 29.1663, -100.4180
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,316 ft / 1,316 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35258809
- Weather station: KT70
- Ident: 55XS

## Timeline

- Jul 1972: Frontier Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 4,316 ft / 1,316 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,316 ft / 1,316 m | #8,547 of 29,858 | #3,295 in North America | #2,718 in US |
| Elevation | 1,001 ft / 305 m | =17,600 of 43,403 | =7,845 in North America | =6,279 in US |
| Age | Opened 1972 | =6,630 of 15,079 | =4,803 in North America | =4,712 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [US-2446](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2446.md) Hobbs Ranch Airport · 5.5 mi / 8.8 km
- [0XS8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0xs8.md) Dunbar Ranch Airport · 6.8 mi / 11 km
- [74TX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/74tx.md) Fort Clark Springs Airport · 8.4 mi / 13 km
- [0XS7](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0xs7.md) Anacacho Ranch Airport · 8.5 mi / 14 km
- [50XS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/50xs.md) Hughes Ranch Airport · 13 mi / 21 km
- [US-2445](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2445.md) Anacacho Wind Farm Landing Strip · 14 mi / 23 km

## 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/55xs/data