TA78
Putty Ranch Airport
Putty Ranch Airport (TA78) is a general-aviation airfield serving Hico, Texas. The field lies at 1,143 ft (348 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 3,500 ft (1,067 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Ray Smith Farm Airport (2TX2), 4 nm NE.
Putty Ranch Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 1,143 ft (348 m)
- Coordinates
- 31.9714, -98.0634
- Serving
- Hico
- Region
- Texas
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 3,500 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,500 ft1,067 m | 60 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.