# Mellon Ranch Airport (XS59)

**Mellon Ranch Airport** (FAA: XS59) is a small airport in Refugio, Texas, United States. It opened in Jul 1965. It has one runway, 4,650 ft (1,417 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/xs59

## At a glance

- FAA: XS59
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Refugio, Texas, United States
- Opened: Jul 1965
- Elevation: 38 ft / 12 m
- Coordinates: 28.2808, -97.2114
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,650 ft / 1,417 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35279849
- Weather station: KRKP
- Ident: XS59

## Timeline

- Jul 1965: Mellon Ranch Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 4,650 ft / 1,417 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,650 ft / 1,417 m | =7,678 of 29,858 | =2,916 in North America | =2,401 in US |
| Elevation | 38 ft / 12 m | =39,973 of 43,403 | =18,087 in North America | =14,907 in US |
| Age | Opened 1965 | =5,474 of 15,079 | =3,849 in North America | =3,767 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 | 126.625 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.725 |

## Nearby airports

- [US-1643](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1643.md) O'Connor TJ Field · 2.9 mi / 4.6 km
- [RFG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krfg.md) Rooke Field · 6.8 mi / 11 km
- [TS05](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6441.md) La Buena Vida Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [9TE5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9te5.md) Kalt Ranch Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [RKP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krkp.md) Aransas County Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [US-6440](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6440.md) Daniel Flying Services Airport · 22 mi / 36 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/xs59/data