Need advice, Horseshoe Bay, TX (DZB) destination?

flytoday

Well Known Member

• Feb 12, 2013

• #1

May take a passenger in RV6A to Horseshoe Bay airport, by Marble Falls, during the Feb 16 - 18 holiday weekend. Pax visiting a family member for a few hours.

Anyone flown there recently? RV friendly? Fees? FBO or terminal to wait for passenger? Refreshments? Better plan to drop pax and fly and wait at nearby field?

Thx!

Carl

 

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chipf

Well Known Member

• Feb 12, 2013

• #2

Horseshoe Bay has a ramp fee. I think they waive it if you buy fuel.

There is a nice quiet passenger terminal, but not much open hangar activity. It's really set up to handle high end traffic driven by the high end real estate in the area.

There might be some RV's in private hangars, but I say just because I think there are a couple of VAF guys that have DZB on their tag line.

 

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dweyant

Well Known Member

• Feb 12, 2013

• #3

I could be wrong, but I don't believe they wave the ramp fee for anyone, and it is fairly high, $35.00 I think...

-Dan

 

Ironflight

VAF Moderator / Line Boy

Mentor

• Feb 12, 2013

• #4

Burnet (BMQ) is just a few miles the other direction from Marble Falls, and an easy in/out, no hassle place. We rented a car and stayed overnight a couple of years ago, and it cost nothing to visit or tie down.

 

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flyinga

Well Known Member

• Feb 13, 2013

• #5

...plus BMQ has some of the chaepest fuel in Texas ($4.44 last week)! Very user friendly. You'll pay much more for fuel at DZB.

 

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TRT

Member

• Feb 13, 2013

• #6

KBMQ also has a Commemorative Air Force Museum right next to/on the field.

 

DCat22

Well Known Member

• Feb 13, 2013

• #7

...Sunrise Beach (2KL) has a grass strip on the other side of the lake -- depending on where you are actually visiting, that might be an option as well. Haven't been out there in years though, so no idea of the condition. I think I saw on some thread a while back that at least one RV lives there....

Looking south-ish:

 

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flytoday

Well Known Member

• Feb 13, 2013

• #8

Thanks!

Thanks for the information. The Marble Falls trip is now delayed, but Burnet sounds like the best option for fuel and entertainment. Looks like a VFR 3 day Fed Holiday weekend across TX so I'll figure out some alternate destination(s).