# Bat Cave Field (TS55)

**Bat Cave Field** (FAA: TS55) is a small airport in Garden Ridge, Texas, United States. It opened in Jun 1997. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,900 ft (579 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ts55

## At a glance

- FAA: TS55
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Garden Ridge, Texas, United States
- Opened: Jun 1997
- Elevation: 850 ft / 259 m
- Coordinates: 29.6719, -98.3045
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,900 ft / 579 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61720327
- Weather station: KRND
- Ident: TS55

## Timeline

- Jun 1997: Bat Cave Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 1,900 ft / 579 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass |  |  |
| 06/24 | 1,700 ft / 518 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass |  |  |
| 17/35 | 1,200 ft / 366 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,900 ft / 579 m | =25,683 of 29,858 | =12,564 in North America | =11,086 in US |
| Elevation | 850 ft / 259 m | =20,406 of 43,403 | =9,426 in North America | =7,699 in US |
| Age | Opened 1997 | =10,733 of 15,079 | =8,402 in North America | =8,287 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [86TX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/86tx.md) Flying J Airport · 6.3 mi / 10 km
- [5TS8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5ts8.md) Bear Creek Ranch Airport · 9.6 mi / 16 km
- [RND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krnd.md) Randolph Air Force Base · 9.9 mi / 16 km
- [1T8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1t8.md) Bulverde Airpark · 10.0 mi / 16 km
- [9TA1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9ta1.md) Hilltop Ranch Airport · 10.0 mi / 16 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/ts55/data