Texas Rocket Launches

This page was last updated on October 17, 2019
NOTE: If anyone knows of a field that could be used for rocket club launches, please contact me directly at rocket877@aol.com with the location and owner's name and contact info. Even a field that is available only once a year or during a particular season can be useful. I'll do a primarily evaluation, contact the owner about access and pass on the info to the appropriate Texas rocket club officers.
Texas Rocket Launch Sites - Texas Burn Ban Map - Texas KBDI Map - NAR Launch Calendar

	Texas Rocket Launches
Special Note	There are burn bans in effect in most counties in central Texas. Check with your local club before flying rockets. Great care should be taken if you're using sparky motors.
October 19, 2019	Dallas Area Rocket Society (DARS) NAR Model & High Power Rocket Launch @ Gunter - 10 AM to 4 PM - Map and field information
October 24, 2019	Marion ISD Fall Festival at Marion Middle School, 506 S Center St, Marion, Texas 78124 - 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM Alamo Rocketeers will have a Virtual Reality Lunar Lander experience, a static display, and air rockets for the children.
If the burn ban is lifted in Comal County 26 October 2019	Alamo Rocketeers Family-Friendly Model Rocket Launch at the Kitty Hawk Flying Field - 9 AM to 1 PM New rocketeers and families are welcome. There are no membership requirements or fees, however we gratefully accept donations to help pay the field use fees. There will be Halloween-themed contest for this launch. There will be a debrief immediately after the launch at Grumpy's Mexican Cafe. Sign up on our FaceBook event page
If the burn ban is lifted in Medina County November 2, 2019	Alamo Rocketeers Model Rocket and HPR launch at the South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo - 8 AM to 1 PM This launch is open to the public. There are not fees or membership requirements, however donations are gratefully accepted to cover the field-use fees. This is an active airport so always yield to any moving aircraft. Stop at the active runway and do not cross it until an airport employee signals you to. Never drive on the active runway. Your emergency flashers should always be on when driving on the airport. Sign up on our Facebook event page
	Texas Rocket Clubs with regular launch windows (Check Club websites for details)
1st Saturday	Austin Area Rocket Group at Hutto Tripoli Research launch (winter) or Apache Pass (summer)
1st Saturday	NASA/Houston Rocket Club at JSC - NAR High Power
2nd Saturday	South Texas Aerospace Club at Beeville Municipal Airport - NAR High power
2nd Saturday	Tripoli Houston Rocket Club at Hearne Municipal Airport - Tripoli Research
3rd Saturday	Boots & Chutes at Hutto, Texas - NAR Model rockets - 10:30 PM - 1:30 PM
3rd Saturday	NASA/Houston Rocket Club at JSC - NAR High Power - September through May
Monthly	Alamo Rocketeers at the Kitty Hawk Flying Field - Family-Friendly, NAR model rocket launch, once a month, alternating Saturdays and Sundays - See schedule above
Monthly	Alamo Rocketeers at the South Texas Regional Airport in Hondo, Tx - Family-Friendly model rocket and TRA research launch, one Saturday a month - See schedule above

Texas Amateur Rocket Launch Sites - Burn Ban Map
Note: Most of the fields listed below are on private property. Permission to fly at these fields is given only to the clubs listed. No individual should attempt to launch rockets at these fields without first consulting with the club contact.

Name of the field	Location as Longitude, Latitude (NOT GPS) + Elevation.	County	Club Website	Normal Launch Window	Current Weather	FAA Waiver (if applicable)	Impulse Limit	Range Fees	Contact
Apache Pass Airport	3040'47"N, 9708'33"W, 402'	Milam	AARG	1st Saturday	Rockdale	10,000/14,000	N	$10 Adults /$7 Members/$5 Range	Jim Jarvis
Arlington	3246'50"N, 9707'25"W, 531'	Tarrant	DARS	3rd Saturday	Arlington	N/A	D	None	Jack Sprague
Beeville Municipal Airport	2821'40"N,9747'29"W, 272'	Bee	STAC, THCT#089	2nd Saturday	Beeville	15K with call-ins to 24.5K	M	None	Bill Yates
Boots n' Chutes	3037'29"N,-9732'44"W, 612'	Williamson	Boots n' Chutes	3rd Saturday 10:30AM to 1:30PM	Hutto	N/A	D	$1 Members $2 Non-members	Donna Johnson
Cal Farley's Boys Ranch	3531'53"N,-10215'15W, 3190'	Oldham	POTROCS	Varies	Tascosa	18K feet	Unknown	$5 members $7 Non-members	Barre Wheatley
Corsicana	3205'45.0"N,9616'18.0"W, 362'	Navaro	DARS	Varies	Corsicana	9250 feet AGL	M	Modroc $5, HP $10 members $20 non-member	Chuck Crabb
Gunter	3325'10"N, 9648'50"W, 649'	Grayson	DARS	Varies	Gunter	1 mile AGL	J	Members HP $10, Non-mem HP $20 Adult Modroc $5	Jack Sprague
Hearne Municipal Airport	3051'39"N,9637'16"W, 285'	Robertson	TH2	2nd Saturday	Hearne	12.5K feet call-ins to16k feet	M	$5/day MR $10/day HPR	Andy Burger
Horizon City	31.73173 N, 106.134496 W,	El Paso	HCR	Varies	Horizon City	13,900 feet	Unksown	Unknown	Michael Lynch
Hutto	3036'49" N,-9729'51"W, 650'	Williamson	AARG	1st Saturday, September-March	Hutto	10,000' AGL	N	Members $7 Others $10	Jim Jarvis
Johnson Space Center (JSC)	2933'30"N,-9505'51"W, 16'	Harris	NHRC	1st, 3rd & 5th Saturday	Houston	2K feet	H	NHRC membership required	Warren Benson
Kitty Hawk Flying Field	2937'25"N,-9816'15"W, 735'	Comal	Alamo Rocketeers	Varies	Garden Ridge	N/A	G	Donations gratefulyl accepted	Art Applewhite
Lake Wichita Park	3350'42.7"N, 9833'32.5"W, 976'	Wichita	NTAC#818	TBD	Wichita Falls	N/A	G	???	Doug Underwood
Prairie Hill	31.635857,-96.787907, 565'	Limestone	DARS	Varies	Prairie Hill	2.5K feet	K	???	Jack Sprague
Roberts Ranch	2921'06"N,-9551'38"W, 75'	Fort Bend	Old Rocketeers	4th Sunday	Needville	N/A	G	None	David Montgomery
Rust Field	2957'25"N,-9847'25"W, 1331'	Kendall	Alamo Rocketeers	November to March	Waring	17.5K MSL	G	None	Art Applewhite
South Texas Regional Airport	2921'33"N,-9910'39"W, 930'	Medina	Alamo Rocketeers	4th or 5th Saturday	HDO	13.5K MSL	J	Donations gratefully accepted	Art Applewhite
Texas Double T Ranch	3012'28"N,-9711'36"W, 523'	Bastrop	AARG	2nd Saturday	Paige	17.5k MSL	???	???	Jim Jarvis

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