Mellon Ranch Airport (XS59), Texas
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Mellon Ranch Airport is a privately used field near Refugio, Texas, built around a single paved runway. It sees jet and helicopter operations under both VFR and IFR, with access requiring prior permission.
Runways
Mellon Ranch Airport has one paved runway, 15/33, 4,650 ft long and 60 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Fueling is available from 8:30am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Mellon Ranch Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Corpus Christi International (KCRP), 34 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Climate
Mellon Ranch Airport averages 28.9 days above 90°F in August and 3.8 freeze days in December. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 95.2°F, and January the coldest, at 66.6°F.
Weather station is 5.3 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Mellon Ranch Airport has published operating constraints in one category: access.
Extensive jet and helicopter operations, both VFR and IFR; prior permission required.
For clearance delivery, contact Corpus Christi Approach.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Mellon Ranch Airport has five airfields within 24 NM. The closest is Rooke Field (KRFG), 6.12 NM west.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at XS59
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 XS59.
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 Mellon Ranch Airport (XS59) open to public traffic?
Mellon Ranch Airport, local identifier XS59, is a privately used field near Refugio, Texas. Attendance is limited to Monday through Friday, 0830 to 1700, and access requires prior permission for jet and helicopter operations.
What runway is available at XS59?
Mellon Ranch Airport has a single paved runway, 15/33, measuring 4,650 feet long and 60 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is the only runway serving the field.
Is customs clearance available at Mellon Ranch Airport?
Mellon Ranch Airport has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs point is Corpus Christi International Airport (KCRP), located approximately 34.21 nautical miles away.