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KBKS Brooks County Airport
Falfurrias, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 MARCH 2019

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 RY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RYS 17 & 35 AND REIL 17- CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

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
ALIr183/(32.5)ALICE VOR114.5006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HEBBRONVILLE099/34.426606EHBV .... -... ...-

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: 39 ft. tree, 1014 ft. from runway, 295 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 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: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 26 ft. trees, 534 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
RUNWAY 14: +16' TREES FM THLD TO 200' FM THLD 87' R		27 ft. trees, 744 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

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: 4
Single engine airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 22/day *
63% transient general aviation
31% military
6% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 10 January 2017

Additional Remarks

- 9 FT FENCE LCTD APRXLY 900 FT NORTH OF RY 17.

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 28 March 2019 at 0901Z to 25 April 2019 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (194KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (196KB)
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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Photo taken 05-May-2014
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From to KBKS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 22-Apr-2019
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3811:38
Sunrise07:0212:02
Sunset20:0001:00
Evening civil twilight20:2401:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Apr-2019 13:38:01
Local (UTC-5)  22-Apr-2019 08:38:01
 
METAR
KBKS 221315Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM SCT004 21/19 A2997 RMK AO1 T02050187
TAF
KNQI 
24nm NE 		2207/2307 15012G18KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2992INS BECMG 2213/2215 14015G20KT 9999 BKN015 OVC150 QNH2989INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2207 TIL 2210 T21/2212Z T27/2221Z COR 0742 FN00200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Mabo, Inc. 361-325-2909
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100LL Jet A
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