FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BPG |
| Lat/Long: | 32-12-45.4000N / 101-31-17.9000W 32-12.756667N / 101-31.298333W 32.2126111 / -101.5216389 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2573 ft. / 784.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07E (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of BIG SPRING, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 79720 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | DALLAS-FT WORTH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BPG (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RYS 06/24 & 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT SSALS RY 17; PVASI RYS 06 & 24, PAPI RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.025 (432-263-3842) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 133.7/350.2 (BIG SPRING RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BGSr180/10.6 | | BIG SPRING VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 11E |
| MAFr059/36.1 | | MIDLAND VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 11E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| LAMESA | | 140/38.4 | | 338 | | 09E | | LSA | .-.. ... .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 432-267-8952 OR 432-935-3395. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 8802 x 100 ft. / 2683 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 150.0 | | Double tandem: | 200.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 32-13.609283N | | 32-12.158567N |
| Longitude: | 101-31.251717W | | 101-31.307933W |
| Elevation: | 2549.8 ft. | | 2561.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 175 magnetic, 182 true | | 355 magnetic, 002 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) |
| Approach lights: | SSALS: simplified short approach lighting system | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 4601 x 75 ft. / 1402 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 32-12.365383N | | 32-12.663217N |
| Longitude: | 101-31.745383W | | 101-30.924700W |
| Elevation: | 2547.0 ft. | | 2572.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 060 magnetic, 067 true | | 240 magnetic, 247 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (2.97 degrees glide path) | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.55 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BIG SPRING 310 NOLAN BIG SPRING, TX 79720 Phone 432-264-2400 |
| Manager: | JIM LITTLE 3200 RICKABAUGH DRIVE WEST BIG SPRING, TX 79720 Phone 432-264-2362 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 42 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 28 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 36/day * | | 69% | local general aviation | | 23% | transient general aviation | | 8% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 26 September 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| A58-06 | 3 FT BERM 85 FT RT FM THLD TO 168 FT FM THLD. |
| - | FBO LONE STAR AVIATION 432-264-7124. |
| - | SANDHILL CRANES CROSSING IN THE SPRING & FALL. |
| - | PRAIRIE DOGS ON RYS & TWYS. |
| - | EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURAL OPNS INVOF ARPT. |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (231KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (239KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (253KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (232KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 17 | |
download (242KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 35 | |
download (196KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (28KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (113KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMDD - Midland Airpark (31 nm W)
KMAF - Midland International Airport (38 nm SW)
2F5 - Lamesa Municipal Airport (38 nm NW)
KSNK - Winston Field Airport (41 nm NE)
KODO - Odessa-Schlemeyer Field Airport (47 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Marc Marchesseault
Photo taken 23-Jun-2009
Looking Northeast
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:27 | | 12:27 |
| Sunrise | | 07:51 | | 12:51 |
| Sunset | | 19:12 | | 00:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:37 | | 00:37 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 22:45:17 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 17:45:17 |
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| METAR |
| KBPG | 162035Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM OVC036 14/06 A3015 RMK AO2 T01350056
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| TAF |
KMAF 38nm SW | 161836Z 1619/1718 08008KT P6SM BKN025 FM162000 09010KT P6SM BKN040
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| NOTAMs |
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