📍 Santa Elena⬆ 312 ft1 runways
38XS ·
San Rafael Ranch Airport
26.81520°N
-98.47930°W
ARR / DAY
2
▲
0.0%
DEP / DAY
0
▲
0.0%
San Rafael Ranch Airport (38XS) is a small general aviation airport located in Santa Elena, TX, 45 mi north of McAllen. It features 1 runway measuring 6,000 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 2 arrivals and 0 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 0 total
Current weather
From KMFE, 47 mi away (38XS does not publish METAR)
Temp
84°F
Wind
11 kts
120°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
Runways
1 installed
14/32
6,000 ft × 75
ASPH● LITMED
Runway intelligence
Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days
14
100% of ops
167 land · 0 TO
Runway 14 carries 100% of operations (167 landings, 0 takeoffs) over the last 30 days.
Approach quality
Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates
14
167 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 14 show a 0% unstable-approach rate (0 UA events from 167 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.
Traffic behavior
When the field is busy: hourly + weekday vs weekend
Daily avg
1.9
flights/day · 57 total
Busy hour (local)
6pm
also 5pm · 7pm
Day vs night
88%
06:00–20:00 local
Communications Frequencies
2026-06-11| Type | Freq (MHz) | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| UNICOM | 122.800 | — |
| SARITA R | 128.150 | — |
| OTHER | 128.150 | — |
| SARITA R | 350.300 | — |
| OTHER | 350.300 | — |
Airport operations
- ARTCC:
- ZHU
- Mag var:
- 7° E
Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
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