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KBKS Brooks County Airport
Falfurrias, Texas, USA

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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 VOR114.5006E

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 27-12.876975N27-11.885692N
Longitude: 098-07.207527W098-07.205672W
Elevation: 111.4 ft.110.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 174 magnetic, 180 true354 magnetic, 360 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 31 ft. tree, 1020 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clearnone

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.
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 27-12.540358N27-12.111335N
Longitude: 098-07.514890W098-07.231747W
Elevation: 110.8 ft.110.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 143 magnetic, 149 true323 magnetic, 329 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 20 ft. trees, 360 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clearnone

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
    
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0312:03
Sunrise07:2612:26
Sunset19:4800:48
Evening civil twilight20:1101:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 11:22:10
Local (UTC-5)  29-Mar-2024 06:22:10
 
METAR
KBKS 291055Z AUTO 14008KT 9SM CLR 17/16 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01690155 $
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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