# Melody Ranch Airport (XA78)

**Melody Ranch Airport** (FAA: XA78) is a small airport in Mountain Springs, Texas, United States. It opened in May 2006. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,600 ft (488 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/xa78

## At a glance

- FAA: XA78
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Mountain Springs, Texas, United States
- Opened: May 2006
- Elevation: 729 ft / 222 m
- Coordinates: 33.4623, -97.0710
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,600 ft / 488 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35279860
- Weather station: KGLE
- Ident: XA78

## Timeline

- May 2006: Melody Ranch Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 1,600 ft / 488 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass |  |  |
| 13/31 | 1,600 ft / 488 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,600 ft / 488 m | =27,382 of 29,858 | =13,715 in North America | =12,194 in US |
| Elevation | 729 ft / 222 m | =22,803 of 43,403 | =10,830 in North America | =8,949 in US |
| Age | Opened 2006 | =12,210 of 15,079 | =9,709 in North America | =9,579 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

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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/xa78/data