# Newton Municipal Airport (61R)

**Newton Municipal Airport** (FAA: 61R) is a small airport in Newton, Texas, United States. It opened in May 1967. It has one runway, 4,000 ft (1,219 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k61r

## At a glance

- FAA: 61R
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Newton, Texas, United States
- Opened: May 1967
- Elevation: 322 ft / 98 m
- Coordinates: 30.8844, -93.7418
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,000 ft / 1,219 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_Municipal_Airport_(Texas) (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14711151
- Weather station: KJAS
- Ident: K61R

## Timeline

- May 1967: Newton Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 145° / 325° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | =9,646 of 29,858 | =3,829 in North America | =3,211 in US |
| Elevation | 322 ft / 98 m | =30,806 of 43,403 | =14,263 in North America | =12,002 in US |
| Age | Opened 1967 | =5,747 of 15,079 | =4,072 in North America | =3,985 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [4XS5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4xs5.md) Scrappin Valley Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [JAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjas.md) Jasper County Airport Bell Field · 17 mi / 28 km
- [T12](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kt12.md) Kirbyville Airport · 19 mi / 31 km
- [71TS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0670.md) Fairmount Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [DRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdri.md) Beauregard Regional Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [T24](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kt24.md) Pineland Municipal Airport · 28 mi / 45 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/k61r/data