# Robert R Wells Jr Airport (66R)

**Robert R Wells Jr Airport** (FAA: 66R) is a small airport in Columbus, Texas, United States. It opened in Sep 1981. It has one runway, 3,800 ft (1,158 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k66r

## At a glance

- FAA: 66R
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Columbus, Texas, United States
- Opened: Sep 1981
- Elevation: 242 ft / 74 m
- Coordinates: 29.6411, -96.5158
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,800 ft / 1,158 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35295006
- Weather station: K66R
- Ident: K66R

## Timeline

- Sep 1981: Robert R Wells Jr Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 3,800 ft / 1,158 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 161° / 341° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,800 ft / 1,158 m | =11,209 of 29,858 | =4,414 in North America | =3,671 in US |
| Elevation | 242 ft / 74 m | =32,881 of 43,403 | =15,056 in North America | =12,676 in US |
| Age | Opened 1981 | =8,229 of 15,079 | =6,171 in North America | =6,066 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | HOUSTON CNTR | 125.000 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

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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/k66r/data