FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 JULY 2010
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 29 July 2010 at 0901Z and 26 August 2010 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Sep-2010
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunset | | 19:43 | | 00:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:08 | | 01:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Sep-2010 14:43:44 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 02-Sep-2010 09:43:44 |
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| METAR |
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| KDKR | 021345Z AUTO 16005KT 8SM CLR 27/24 A2995 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KLFK
34nm E | 021137Z 0212/0312 00000KT P6SM BKN250 FM021500 14006KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN045 FM021900 15006KT P6SM SCT040CB BKN250 PROB30 0221/0303 3SM TSRA BKN040CB FM030300 15006KT P6SM SCT050CB BKN250
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KUTS
35nm S | 021126Z 0212/0312 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 BKN250 FM021600 VRB04KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB BKN200 TEMPO 0216/0219 TSRA BKN025CB FM021900 VRB04KT P6SM VCTS BKN035CB BKN100 FM030000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN120 FM030900 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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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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