FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | BKS |
Lat/Long: | 27-12-21.8000N 098-07-15.7000W 27-12.363333N 098-07.261667W 27.2060556,-98.1210278 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 111.7 ft. / 34.0 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 06E (2000) |
From city: | 2 miles SE of FALFURRIAS, TX |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 78355 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 09/1949 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | BKS (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MAR-OCT MON-FRI 0900-1600, NOV-FEB 0900-1700 FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 361-325-2909. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | MIRL RWY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST. TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RWY 17; PAPI RWYS 17 & 35 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.125 (361-325-4055) |
KINGSVILLE APPROACH: | 119.9 |
KINGSVILLE DEPARTURE: | 119.9 |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 128.15/350.3 (KINGSVILLE RCAG) WHEN KINGSVILLE APCH CTL (NQI) CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
ALIr183/(32.5) | | ALICE VOR | | 114.50 | | 06E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 6006 x 75 ft. / 1831 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 52.0 | Double wheel: | 80.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 27-12.876975N | | 27-11.885692N |
Longitude: | 098-07.207527W | | 098-07.205672W |
Elevation: | 111.4 ft. | | 110.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 180 true | | 354 magnetic, 360 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 31 ft. tree, 1020 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 14/32
Dimensions: | 3018 x 60 ft. / 920 x 18 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 4.0, SINGLE WHEEL 18000 LBS. |
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| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
Latitude: | 27-12.540358N | | 27-12.111335N |
Longitude: | 098-07.514890W | | 098-07.231747W |
Elevation: | 110.8 ft. | | 110.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 143 magnetic, 149 true | | 323 magnetic, 329 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 360 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | BROOKS COUNTY CO COMMISSIONERS COURT FALFURRIAS, TX 78355 Phone 361-325-5604 |
Manager: | BOND COSBY PO BOX 556 FALFURRIAS, TX 78355 Phone 361-325-2909 361-850-3430 OR FROM NOV-FEB ON CALL 24/7 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | 63% | transient general aviation | 31% | military | 6% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 20 April 2023 | |
Additional Remarks
- | 9 FT FENCE LCTD APRX 900 FT NORTH OF RWY 17. |
- | FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (216KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (218KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (105KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KIKG - Kleberg County Airport (21 nm N)
KNQI - Kingsville Naval Air Station (24 nm NE)
KALI - Alice International Airport (32 nm N)
KHBV - Jim Hogg County Airport (34 nm W)
KRBO - Nueces County Airport (41 nm NE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Anse Windham
Photo taken 05-May-2014
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Brooks County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 29-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:03 | | 12:03 |
Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 12:26 |
Sunset | | 19:48 | | 00:48 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:11 | | 01:11 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-Mar-2024 11:22:10 |
Local (UTC-5) | 29-Mar-2024 06:22:10 |
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METAR |
KBKS | 291055Z AUTO 14008KT 9SM CLR 17/16 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01690155 $
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TAF |
KNQI 24nm NE | 2907/3007 15010KT 9999 SKC QNH3005INS FM291400 16017G25KT 9999 SCT022 510004 QNH3005INS FM291600 14022G30KT 9999 BKN040 BKN250 510004 QNH2993INS FM300200 15013KT 9999 SCT015 BKN250 500000 QNH2996INS TEMPO 3004/3007 16008KT BKN015 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2907 TIL 2912 TX29/2921Z TN15/2912Z FN00271
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NOTAMs |
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