FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 -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: | 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: | MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RYS 17 & 35 - 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 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 |
|
| 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: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
| |  | |
| 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (181KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (184KB) |
| NDB RWY 35 | |
download (164KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
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)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
Bing
Google
Yahoo!
| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bond Cosby
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.
|
| Sectional chart |
|
| Airport distance calculator |
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunset | | 20:11 | | 01:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 01:35 |
|
| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 15:17:36 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 10:17:36 |
|
| METAR |
| KBKS | 131455Z AUTO 16012KT 10SM SCT019 30/24 A3002 RMK AO1 T03020240
|
|
| TAF |
KNQI 24nm NE | 1307/1407 15009KT 9999 FEW020 SCT250 QNH2991INS BECMG 1313/1315 17010KT FEW030 SCT250 QNH2995INS BECMG 1318/1320 13014G20KT SCT040 SCT250 QNH2987INS TEMPO 1321/1400 14017G24KT BECMG 1401/1403 14012KT FEW250 QNH2990INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1307 TIL 1312 T23/1312Z T36/1319Z
|
|
| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|