FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BKS |
| Lat/Long: | 27-12-21.6868N / 098-07-15.7352W
27-12.361447N / 098-07.262253W
27.2060241 / -98.1210376
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 113 ft. / 34 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 06E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of FALFURRIAS, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: | MAR-OCT MON-FRI 0900-1600, NOV-FEB DAYLIGHT HOURS
FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 361-325-2909. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RYS 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/(32.5) | | 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: | 6002 x 75 ft. / 1829 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 | | 27-11.885917N |
| Longitude: | 098-07.207532W | | 098-07.205567W |
| Elevation: | 111.9 ft. | | 111.7 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: | 34 ft. tree, 1024 ft. from runway, 24:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3071 x 60 ft. / 936 x 18 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: | 16 ft. tree, 230 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
+10 FT TREES 100-185 FT FROM THLD 100 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. | | 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: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 98/week * | | 88% | transient general aviation | | 12% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 20 March 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 9 FT FENCE LCTD APRXLY 900 FT NORTH OF RY 17. |
| - | 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (223KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (226KB) |
| NDB RWY 35 | |
download (203KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (44KB) |
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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bond Cosby
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 13:13 |
| Sunset | | 18:20 | | 00:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:44 | | 00:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Feb-2012 20:42:16 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 11-Feb-2012 14:42:16 |
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| METAR |
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| KBKS | 111955Z AUTO 03007KT 360V060 10SM CLR 15/02 A3036 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KNQI
24nm NE | 1115/1215 02013G22KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3037INS BECMG 1122/1200 QNH3042INS TEMPO 1200/1206 SCT100 BKN200 TEMPO 1206/1212 SCT100 BKN200 BECMG 1212/1214 07013G20KT 9999 SCT200 QNH3035INS T13/1122Z T05/1212Z AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1115Z TIL 1223Z
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