Palacios Municipal (KPSX), Texas
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Palacios Municipal Airport (KPSX) is an unattended public-use field on the Texas Gulf Coast, holding three paved runways at 5,001 feet in length. Business aviation activity is light and skews toward the second half of the year, with no onsite customs clearance and no on-field towered control. Dispatchers should note that fuel service details are not published for this facility, and pilots must plan alternate arrangements for anything requiring formal customs processing.
Runways
Palacios Municipal has three paved runways. The longest, 08/26, is 5,001 ft long and 150 ft wide, with a concrete surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Palacios Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Sugar Land Regional (KSGR), 62 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Palacios Municipal recorded 263 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in November. Business aviation traffic at KPSX is concentrated in the fall and winter months, with November, December, and October recording the highest monthly counts against a quieter spring and early summer.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 43 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Palacios Municipal averages 26.3 days above 90°F in August and 2.1 freeze days in January. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 92.8°F, and January the coldest, at 65.2°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Palacios Municipal has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Runway 13/31 medium intensity runway lights are preset to low intensity; pilots can increase intensity by activating on CTAF.
Tall vegetation is present on the runway.
Taxiways and Runways 08/26 and 18/36 are unmarked.
Vegetation is present on the taxiway.
A courtesy car is available.
For clearance delivery, if unable to contact on the FSS frequency, contact Houston ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Palacios Municipal has five airfields within 36 NM. The closest is Shank N Bank, 11.46 NM west.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KPSX
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The same order, priced two ways.
$1,200.00 catering order at KPSX.
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What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
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It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
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Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at KPSX?
Palacios Municipal Airport (KPSX) has three paved concrete runways, all measuring 5,001 feet in length. Runway 08/26 and Runway 13/31 are each 150 feet wide, while Runway 18/36 is narrower at 75 feet. All three surfaces are concrete, giving operators a choice of alignment depending on wind conditions.
Is customs clearance available on-site at KPSX?
Palacios Municipal Airport does not have onsite customs clearance. The nearest customs facility is KSGR, located approximately 62 nautical miles away. Operators arriving from international destinations need to plan their clearance at that airport or another designated port of entry before or after operating into KPSX.
Is KPSX a towered airport?
KPSX is not a towered airport and is listed as unattended (UNATNDD). Pilots operate using CTAF procedures rather than air traffic control instructions from a tower on the field. Runway 13/31 lighting is preset to low intensity, and pilots can increase intensity through CTAF activation as needed.
What is the business aviation traffic level at Palacios Municipal Airport?
Palacios Municipal Airport recorded 263 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 664 total annual operations, according to FAA TFMSC data. This places KPSX in a moderate traffic tier, with activity concentrated more heavily in the fall and winter months than in spring. Dispatchers should expect a lightly trafficked, unattended field rather than a high-volume terminal.