Event Details and Registration

POSTPONEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT -

The Randolph AFB Civil Fly-In event scheduled for this Saturday, 17 June 2023 has been postponed to next Saturday, 24 June 2023.  Aside from this change in date, all prior registrations, PPRs issued, and the schedule of events remains unchanged.

Smoke from controlled agricultural burns in Mexico are impacting ceiling and visibility across south Texas. Our weather team assesses that conditions will continue to worsen through Saturday, pushing ceiling and visibility below VFR minimums during our planned arrival window.

As eager as we all are here at Randolph to have the pleasure of your attendance, we make this determination with the safety of our guests in mind.  We apologize for any inconvenience or conflicts that this decision to postpone will cause any of you.

As always, we are eternally grateful for your interest, your patience and cooperation throughout the registration process.

Randolph Air Force Base has a rich history and critically important mission in preparing pilots for the defense of our Nation.  Many of the training activities share the same airspace that we, General Aviation, utilize all over Central Texas.  The 12th Flying Training Wing is hosting this event to build on the positive relationship that exists between the Air Base and the Central Texas Community, and to increase the awareness of the Pilot Community to the Air Force Activities in the area.

While the improved Community Relations is important, it is an increase in Safety of Flight that is the ultimate goal of this event.  As the airspace becomes more crowded and more aircraft are going GPS-Direct, the potential for encounters with other aircraft increases.  Learning how and where the Randolph training aircraft operate can improve your Situational Awareness and make it easier to avoid some of these high-traffic areas.

IMPORTANT TIMELINE INFORMATION -

Saturday, 17 June 2023

- 0830             Randolph Tower / Airfield Opens

- 0830 - 1000  Civil Aircraft Arrival Window and Static Displays

- 1030 - 1200  Welcome & Safety Presentations

- 1200 - 1230  Lunch (Food Trucks; Pay as You Go)

- 1230 - 1330  Base Tour

- 1330 - 1400  Departure Weather Brief

- 1400 - 1530  Civil Aircraft Departure Window

- 1630             Tower / Airfield CLOSED (You need to be outta-here before 1630)

Some of the topics and activities for this Fly-In event -

- Aircraft Static Displays

- Randolph Training Area Brief / Collision Avoidance

- San Antonio Approach Control (TRACON) Airspace Brief

- Hypoxia and Spacial Disorientation Brief

- Bird / Wildlife Aircraft Strike Avoidance Brief

- A Tour of Historic Randolph Air Force Base and many of the important training facilities; Aerospace Physiology Lab, Altitude Chamber, Simulator Building, a Flying Squadron, and the iconic Headquarters Building, AKA the Taj Mahal

If you want to attend this event, either Flying-In ot Driving-In -

Register by Email to   12FTW.Safety@us.af.mil

Include the following information –

• Name:
• Contact Phone and Email address:
• Number of Guests:
• Names of Guests:
• Departure Airport:
• Type and Tail # of Aircraft:
• Any special requests or aircraft handling/parking requirements

DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS 1 JUNE

FLYING IN - Set your GPS to KRND, Direct-Enter-Enter - Communicate with San Antonio Approach.  The East Runway will be in use (West Runway will be Closed).  Parking will be on the South Ramp and Ramp Support Personnel will direct arriving aircraft.  

DRIVING IN - From the Randolph AFB Main Gate, proceed South on Harmon Drive to the Traffic Circle; Take the second Exit to the Right onto Main Circle; Exit onto 1st Street W; Take that to J Street, Turn Left.  Hangar 41, Transient Alert, will be on your Right.

WALKING IN - Let's not be silly!!! 

See attached Maps

Special thanks to Randolph Air Force Base Command and Staff, and to the 12th Flying Training Wing Safety Office for making this event possible

There is a Registration limit of Fifty (50) aircraft, on a First-Come First-Served basis.  

Don't pass up this opportunity to put your Skid-Marks on the pavement at Historic Randolph Air Force Base!

There is an Attendance limit of 200 people, so bring a passenger or Drive-In to the event.  Drive-In participation still requires Registration.

Prior to attending a safety seminar, please review and abide by current CDC, State and Local health guidelines.