FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 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 09-Feb-2010
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:09 | | 13:09 |
| Sunset | | 18:03 | | 00:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:28 | | 00:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 21:39:07 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 15:39:07 |
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| METAR |
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| KDKR | 092105Z AUTO 35009KT 10SM CLR 07/07 A3027 RMK AO2 PNO
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| TAF |
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KLFK
34nm E | 092030Z 0921/1018 35009G19KT P6SM SKC FM100000 34003KT P6SM SKC FM101200 02004KT P6SM SCT250
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KUTS
35nm S | 091721Z 0918/1018 34010G20KT P6SM SKC FM092300 36005KT P6SM SKC FM100700 VRB03KT P6SM BKN180 FM101500 04006KT P6SM OVC150
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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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