Glad Oaks Airport (2XS3), Texas
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Glad Oaks (2XS3) is a privately used airport near Athens, Texas, with a single paved runway. The field is unattended, and no customs processing is available onsite.
Runways
Glad Oaks Airport has one paved runway, 16/34, 4,250 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Glad Oaks Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Dallas Love Field (KDAL), 77 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Climate
Glad Oaks Airport averages 26.1 days above 90°F in July and 13.5 freeze days in January. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 95.1°F, and January the coldest, at 57.9°F.
Weather station is 11.0 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Glad Oaks Airport has published operating constraints in one category: other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Fort Worth ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Glad Oaks Airport has five airfields within 25 NM. The closest is Athens Municipal, 10.97 NM northwest.
Part of the East and Central Texas area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at 2XS3
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at 2XS3.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is fuel available at 2XS3?
No fuel data is published for Glad Oaks. Crews should plan fuel loads assuming none is available at this field and confirm arrangements before departure.
What is the runway length at Glad Oaks Airport?
Glad Oaks Airport (2XS3) has one paved runway, 16/34, measuring 4,250 feet long and 75 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is the only runway serving the field.
Where is the nearest customs facility to 2XS3?
The nearest customs point to Glad Oaks (2XS3) is KDAL, located about 76.74 nautical miles away. There is no customs processing onsite at Glad Oaks itself.