# Deer Meadow Ranch Airport (5TA8)

**Deer Meadow Ranch Airport** (FAA: 5TA8) is a small airport in Athens, Texas, United States. It opened in May 1997. It has one runway, 2,000 ft (610 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/5ta8

## At a glance

- FAA: 5TA8
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Athens, Texas, United States
- Opened: May 1997
- Elevation: 520 ft / 159 m
- Coordinates: 32.0133, -95.9283
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 ft / 610 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35251711
- Weather station: KF44
- Ident: 5TA8

## Timeline

- May 1997: Deer Meadow Ranch Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 ft / 610 m | =24,247 of 29,858 | =11,669 in North America | =10,238 in US |
| Elevation | 520 ft / 159 m | =26,746 of 43,403 | =12,808 in North America | =10,708 in US |
| Age | Opened 1997 | =10,733 of 15,079 | =8,402 in North America | =8,287 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [TX25](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tx25.md) Lochridge Ranch Airport · 2.1 mi / 3.4 km
- [7TS4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0428.md) Sanctuary Ranch Airport · 7.5 mi / 12 km
- [2TS4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ts4.md) Circle R Ranch Airport · 9.1 mi / 15 km
- [F44](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kf44.md) Athens Municipal Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [2XS3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2xs3.md) Glad Oaks Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [63TX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0777.md) Dow Ranch Airport · 15 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/5ta8/data