VFR
5XS6
OLD REB
MERCEDES, TX
Elevation
60 ft
Control
Uncontrolled
Runway
3,000 ft
About Old Reb
Old Reb, 5XS6, serves Mercedes, Texas, as a privately owned, non-towered airport. Its single runway, 12/30, is an asphalt and turf strip measuring 3,000 feet long by 40 feet wide.
Operations are VFR only, as no instrument approach procedures are published for the field. With no control tower and no published frequencies, pilots keep their own separation under standard see-and-avoid procedures. There is no fuel service on record here. As a private-use facility, it is not open to transient traffic without prior permission.
The field rests at 60 feet above mean sea level.
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Questions
- Where is Old Reb (5XS6) located?
- Old Reb is located in Mercedes, TX.
- Is Old Reb a public or private airport?
- Old Reb (5XS6) is a private-use airport, so prior permission from the owner is required before landing.
- How many runways does Old Reb have?
- Old Reb has a single runway, 12/30 at 3,000 feet of asphalt and turf.
- What is the field elevation at Old Reb?
- Old Reb sits at 60 feet above mean sea level.
- Does Old Reb have an instrument approach?
- No, Old Reb has no published instrument approach procedures; it is used under visual flight rules.
- Does Old Reb have an air traffic control tower?
- No, Old Reb (5XS6) is a non-towered airport; pilots self-announce on the CTAF.