City of Slaton / Larry T Neal Memorial Airport (F49), Texas
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
City of Slaton / Larry T Neal Memorial Airport, known by its local identifier F49, serves the Slaton, Texas area roughly 45 nautical miles from the Lubbock metro area and sits at an elevation of 3,126 feet. The airport is uncontrolled and offers a single active paved runway alongside fuel service on a limited weekday schedule. Business aviation traffic here is modest, with the nearest customs clearance available at Lubbock Preston Smith International, about 13 nautical miles distant.
Runways
City of Slaton / Larry T Neal Memorial Airport has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 18/36, is 4,244 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
City of Slaton / Larry T Neal Memorial Airport has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
City of Slaton / Larry T Neal Memorial Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Lubbock Preston Smith International (KLBB), 13 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
City of Slaton / Larry T Neal Memorial Airport recorded 97 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in January and July. Business aviation traffic at F49 shows its highest monthly activity in January and July, with a notable lull in February.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month January, 13 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
City of Slaton / Larry T Neal Memorial Airport averages 0.4 snow days in January.
Weather station is 3.0 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
City of Slaton / Larry T Neal Memorial Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Aircraft are not visible from opposite ends of the runway.
MIRL on runway 18/36 uses a nonstandard pilot-controlled lighting setting: three clicks to turn on, five clicks to turn off, via CTAF.
The runway surface is rough.
Runway 08/26 is permanently closed.
The PAPI is out of service indefinitely.
Aerobatic activity occurs from sunrise to sunset, with moderate use on weekends.
For clearance delivery, contact Fort Worth ARTCC.
A tower stands at 3,457 feet MSL, 348 feet AGL, located 1.75 nautical miles southwest of the airport.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
City of Slaton / Larry T Neal Memorial Airport has five airfields within 21 NM. The closest is Lubbock Executive Airpark, 7.58 NM west.
Part of the North Texas and the Panhandle area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
What runway is available for business aircraft at F49?
F49, the City of Slaton / Larry T Neal Memorial airport, offers a single usable paved runway, 18/36, measuring 4,244 feet by 75 feet with an asphalt surface. The airport's second runway, 08/26, is permanently closed. Pilots should note the runway surface at F49 is reported as rough, which may affect landing distance planning for some aircraft types.
Is fuel available at F49 Slaton Municipal Airport?
F49 stocks both 100LL avgas and Jet A fuel. The field is attended Monday through Friday from 0800 to 1700 local time across all fuel types offered. Outside those hours, fuel service is not staffed, so operators should plan arrivals accordingly when scheduling flights into this Slaton, Texas airport.
Does F49 have customs clearance available for international arrivals?
F49 does not have customs service onsite. The nearest customs facility is at KLBB, Lubbock Preston Smith International, located approximately 13.34 nautical miles away. Operators arriving from outside the United States should plan to clear customs at KLBB before or instead of landing directly at F49.
What lighting is available on the runway at F49 airport?
Runway 18/36 at F49 has medium intensity runway lighting (MIRL) controlled by a nonstandard pilot-controlled lighting system, activated with three clicks for on and five clicks for off over the CTAF. The PAPI visual glideslope indicator is out of service indefinitely, so pilots should not rely on it for approach guidance at this Slaton, Texas airport.