Texas Rocket Launches

This page was last updated on April 15, 2021
I apologize if updates to this page have become more irregular. I’m transitioning from the Windows to Linux and it’s true what they say about old dogs and new tricks. :)
Texas Burn Ban Map - Texas KBDI Map - NAR Launch Calendar

Date	Texas Rocket Launches
April 17, 2021	Dallas Area Rocket Society (DARS) Model & High Power Rocket Launch at Gunter – 10AM-2PM - Check website for details
Canceled April 17, 2021	Alamo Rocketeers - Family Friendly Model Rocket and HPR Launch at the South Texas Regional Airport in Hondo, Tx from 8 AM to 1 PM –
April 17, 2021	Panhandle of Texas Rocketry Society #092 (POTROCS) Tripoli Research Launch at the Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch – Check club website for details
April 24, 2021	Tripoli North Texas #058 – Tripoli Research Launch near Seymour, TX – See club website for details.
April 24, 2021	Tripoli Houston #002 – Tripoli Research Launch at the South Site – See club website for details.
May 1, 2021	Alamo Rocketeers - Family Friendly Model Rocket Launch at the Kitty Hawk Flying Field from 6 AM to Noon – Check the club Facebook Event page for details. - Sign up for range duty here.
May 15, 2021	Dallas Area Rocket Society (DARS) Model & High Power Rocket Launch at Gunter – 10AM-2PM - Check website for details
May 15, 2021	Alamo Rocketeers - Family Friendly Model Rocket and HPR Launch at the South Texas Regional Airport in Hondo, Tx from 8 AM to 1 PM – Check the club's FaceBook event for details. Sign up for range duty here.
May 15, 2021	Panhandle of Texas Rocketry Society #092 (POTROCS) Tripoli Research Launch at the Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch – Check club website for details
May 16, 2021	Alamo Rocketeers are hosting a Next-to-last chance TARC practice and qualification launch at the Kitty Hawk Flying Field – Noon to 4 PM – Teams should sign up on Facebook.
May 17, 2021	Alamo Rocketeers are hosting the Very Last Chance TARC practice and qualification launch at the Kitty Hawk Flying Field – 3 PM to 7 PM – Teams should sign up on Facebook.
May 29-31, 2021	NAR “Spudnik” National Sport Launch (NSL) in Alamosa, Colorado – Check NAR webpage for details.
May 29-31, 2021	Tripoli North Texas (TNT) “Texas Shootout” Tripoli Research Launch at Seymour – Check club webpage for details.
July 29-August 1, 2021	Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA) LARGE DANGEROUS ROCKET SHIPS (LDRS39) hosted by the Utah Rocket Club (UROC) at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah – Check the UROC website for details.
September 3-6, 2021	Tripoli Kansas #034 – Airfest 27(Tripoli Research) in Argonia, KS
	Texas Rocket Clubs with regular launch windows (Check Club websites for details)
1^st Sunday	Dallas Area Rocket Society Model Rocket Launch in Arlington – 10AM-2PM – Map and field information
1^st Saturday	Alamo Rocketeers, NAR#661 NAR Model Rocket Launch at the Kitty Hawk Flying Field (except during burn bans and pandemics)
1st Saturday	Austin Area Rocketry Group at Hutto Tripoli Research launch (winter) or Apache Pass (summer)
1st Saturday	NASA/Houston Rocket Club at JSC - NAR High Power
2nd Saturday	Tripoli Houston #002 at Hearne Municipal Airport - Tripoli Research
3^rd Saturday	Alamo Rocketeers, NAR#661 NAR Model Rocket and HPR Launch at the South Texas Regional Airport (except during burn bans and pandemics)
3^rd Saturday	Dallas Area Rocket Society Model and High Power Rocket Launch at Gunter – 10AM to 2PM – Map and field information
4^th Saturday & Sunday	Tripoli North Texas at Cache Creek Site (Seymour. TX) – Friday evening-equipment setup, Saturday 9 AM to 4 PM, Sunday 9 AM to Noon, then equipment teardown
4^th Saturday	Tripoli Houston Rocket Club at South Site - Tripoli Research – February thru September

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 Longitude, Latitude (NOT GPS) + Elevation.	County	Club Website	Normal Launch Window	Weather	FAA Waiver Standing/Call-ins	Impulse Limit	Range Fees	Contact
Akroville Airport (3TX)	3323’25”N, 9721’38”W	Denton	TNT	Varies		7K/9K	M	Members $20 Non-members $30	Ray Shepard
Apache Pass Airport	3040'47"N, 9708'33"W, 402'	Milam	AARG	1st Saturday	Rockdale	10K/14K	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
Cal Farley's Boys Ranch	3531'53"N,-10215'15W, 3190'	Oldham	POTROCS	Varies	Tascosa	18K feet	?	$5 members $7 Non-members	Barre Wheatley
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
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
Roberts Ranch	2921'06"N,-9551'38"W, 75'	Fort Bend	Old Rocketeers	4th Sunday	Needville	N/A	G	None	David Montgomery
Seymour	3330'03"N,-9920'20"W, 1381'	Baylor	TNT	Varies	Seymour	16K AGL	M	$20 Non-mem/$10 members	Steve Taylor
South Texas Regional Airport (HDO)	2921'33"N,-9910'39"W, 930'	Medina	Alamo Rocketeers	Varies	Hondo	13.5K MSL	J		Art Applewhite

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