XA78
Melody Ranch Airport
Melody Ranch Airport (XA78) is a general-aviation airfield serving Mountain Springs, Texas. The field lies at 729 ft (222 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 1,600 ft (488 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Tailwheel Acres Airport (1XA6), 3 nm WNW.
Melody 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
- 729 ft (222 m)
- Coordinates
- 33.4623, -97.0710
- Serving
- Mountain Springs
- Region
- Texas
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways2 · longest 1,600 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 04 points 40° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,600 ft488 m | 50 ft | Grass | — |
| 13/31 | 1,600 ft488 m | 50 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.