Dean Airport (69TA)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	69TA
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	97°31'30.9770" W / 27°39'18.1140" N -97.525271 / 27.655032 (Estimated)
Elevation	45.00 ft / 13.72 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	7 nautical miles SW of Corpus Christi, TX
Location	Nueces County, TX
Magnetic Variation	07E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	M.O. DEAN
Address	1201 ZARSKY CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78412
Phone number	(361) 461-2766
Manager	M.O. DEAN
Address	1201 ZARSKY CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78412
Phone number	(361) 461-2766

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	BROWNSVILLE
Region	ASW - Southwest
Responsible ARTCC	ZHU - HOUSTON
Tie-in FSS	SJT - SAN ANGELO
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions	2400 x 50 ft (732 x 15 m)
Surface	TURF-DIRT
Surface treatment

	17	35
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
NGP	TACAN	TRUAX	87X	114.00	03E	12.4 nm
NQI	TACAN	KINGSVILLE	125X	117.80	04E	17.6 nm
NOG	TACAN	ORANGE GROVE	63X	133.60	05E	31.1 nm
ALI	VOR	ALICE		114.50	06E	26.9 nm
CRP	VORTAC	CORPUS CHRISTI	102X	115.50	09E	15.6 nm

Remarks

• FOR CD CTC CORPUS CHRISTI APCH AT 361-299-4230.
• PRVDD COMPATIBLE TRAFFIC PATTERNS ARE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN DEAN ARPT & CUDDIHY FLD ARPT; THR IS LOCATED TO PROVIDE 20:1 CLEARANCE OVER ROAD.