FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BKS |
| Lat/Long: | 27-12-24.6000N / 098-07-16.2000W
27-12.410000N / 098-07.270000W
27.2068333 / -98.1211667
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 112 ft. / 34.1 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 |
| Sectional chart: | BROWNSVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BKS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | NOV-FEB DAYLIGHT HOURS, MAR-OCT MON-FRI 0800-1600 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.125 (361-325-4055) |
| KINGSVILLE APPROACH: | 119.9 |
| KINGSVILLE DEPARTURE: | 119.9 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 128.15/350.3 (KINGSVILLE RCAG) WHEN KINGSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ALIr183/(32.4) | | 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: | 5002 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 52.0, GROSS ENGINEERING WEIGHT 60000 LBS. (PER AMGR) | | Double wheel: | 80.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 27-12.876970N | | 27-12.051480N |
| Longitude: | 098-07.207532W | | 098-07.205880W |
| Elevation: | 111.9 ft. | | 111.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 180 true | | 354 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 31 ft. tree, 1024 ft. from runway, 284 ft. both sides of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. trees, 430 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3071 x 40 ft. / 936 x 12 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 27-12.540675N | | 27-12.104055N |
| Longitude: | 098-07.515115W | | 098-07.227130W |
| Elevation: | 108.8 ft. | | 111.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 143 magnetic, 149 true | | 323 magnetic, 329 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 12 ft. tree, 230 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
10 FT TREES 100-185 FT FROM THLD, 100 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 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
OR 361-325-5676. |
| Manager: | BOND COSBY
PO BOX 556
FALFURRIAS, TX 78355
Phone 361-325-2909 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 98/week * | | 88% | transient general aviation | | 12% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 13 February 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 9 FT FENCE LCTD APRXLY 900 FT NORTH OF RY 17 & 400 FT SOUTH OF RY 35. |
| - | EXTREME NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS TO THE NORTH, WEST AND SW OF ARPT ALONG LAKE/RESIDENCE AREA. |
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 between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 17 | |
download (223KB) |
| GPS RWY 35 | |
download (213KB) |
| NDB RWY 35 | |
download (249KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
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 |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 11:20 |
| Sunrise | | 06:46 | | 11:46 |
| Sunset | | 20:12 | | 01:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:37 | | 01:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 07:11:12 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-May-2008 02:11:12 |
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| METAR |
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| KBKS | 130704Z AUTO 12008KT 7SM BKN011 25/23 A2974 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KNQI
24nm NE | 130303 13010KT 9999 FEW015 OVC025 QNH2973INS BECMG 0406 14006KT 8000 BR BKN010 OVC025 QNH2977INS TEMPO 0814 4800 BR BECMG 1315 12012KT 9000 BR FEW010 BKN025 OVC050 QNH2975INS BECMG 1618 13016G26KT 9999 NSW SCT025 BKN050 BKN200 QNH2968INS BECMG 0002 1
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| NOTAMs |
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