FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DKR |
| Lat/Long: | 31-18-25.0600N / 095-24-13.7900W
31-18.417667N / 095-24.229833W
31.3069611 / -95.4038306
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 348 ft. / 106.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of CROCKETT, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 75835 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1961 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FOR FP FILING CALL CXO FSS 1-800-833-5602 |
| NOTAMs facility: | DKR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20 - 123.5. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN OTS INDEFLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.775 (936-545-8510) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 134.8/269.6 (LUFKIN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LOAr061/31.0 | | LEONA VORTAC | | 110.80 | | 08E |
| LFKr279/36.3 | | LUFKIN VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 31-18.110700N | | 31-18.724550N |
| Longitude: | 095-24.370717W | | 095-24.088967W |
| Elevation: | 326.5 ft. | | 348.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 017 magnetic, 022 true | | 197 magnetic, 202 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. trees, 280 ft. from runway, 210 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear | | 50 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HOUSTON COUNTY
HOUSTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
CROCKETT, TX 75835
Phone 936-544-3255 |
| Manager: | LONNIE HUNT
HOUSTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
CROCKETT, TX 75835
Phone 936-544-3255
EXTENSION 224. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 22 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 126/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 26 September 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PAEW ON RY 02/20. |
| - | TWYS A, B AND RAMP CLSD INDEFLY. |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 02 | |
download (169KB) |
| GPS RWY 20 | |
download (173KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPSN - Palestine Municipal Airport (32 nm NW)
KLFK - Angelina County Airport (34 nm E)
KUTS - Huntsville Municipal Airport (35 nm S)
KJSO - Cherokee County Airport (35 nm N)
51R - Madisonville Municipal Airport (37 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mark Whitfill
Taken in May 2009
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunset | | 17:27 | | 23:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:52 | | 23:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 10:50:27 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 04:50:27 |
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| METAR |
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| KDKR | 081025Z AUTO 08004KT 7SM CLR 16/16 A3009 RMK AO2 PNO TSNO
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| TAF |
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KLFK
34nm E | 080545Z 0806/0906 00000KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 0810/0813 3SM BR FM081300 11006KT 6SM BR BKN015 FM081500 14007KT P6SM BKN025 FM081600 12010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250
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KUTS
35nm S | 080522Z 0806/0906 00000KT P6SM BKN250 FM080800 VRB02KT 5SM BR BKN015 FM081200 09002KT 3SM BR OVC008 FM081600 09002KT P6SM OVC015 FM081800 11006KT P6SM BKN025 BKN150 FM082100 10006KT P6SM SCT030 OVC120 FM090300 09002KT P6SM OVC100
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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