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KDKR Houston County Airport
Crockett, Texas, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: DKR
Lat/Long: 31-18-25.1000N / 095-24-13.8000W
31-18.418333N / 095-24.230000W
31.3069722 / -95.4038333
(estimated)
Elevation: 348.4 ft. / 106.2 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
NOTAMs facility: DKR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: MIRL RY 02/20 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

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
LOAr061/31.0LEONA VORTAC110.8008E
LFKr279/36.3LUFKIN VORTAC112.1005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PALESTINE148/32.237504EPSN .--. ... -.
CHEROKEE COUNTY191/35.126305EJSO .--- ... ---
HUNTSVILLE010/35.330806EUTS ..- - ...

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
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: 
Single wheel: 12.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 31-18.110722N31-18.724447N
Longitude: 095-24.370865W095-24.089097W
Elevation: 326.7 ft.348.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 017 magnetic, 022 true197 magnetic, 202 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI OTS INDEFLY.
2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI OTS INDEFLY.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 11 ft. trees, 233 ft. from runway, 233 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear50 ft. trees, 1276 ft. from runway, 67 ft. left of centerline, 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 operations: avg 126/week *
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2012

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 02   download (176KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20   download (186KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (13KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (70KB)

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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Aerial photo of KDKR (Houston County Airport)
Photo by Mark Whitfill
Taken in May 2009

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From to KDKR

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0212:02
Sunrise07:2612:26
Sunset18:4823:48
Evening civil twilight19:1300:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 22:53:44
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 17:53:44
 
METAR
KDKR 162035Z AUTO 35004KT 5SM BR OVC003 16/16 A3001 RMK AO2
TAF
KLFK 
34nm E 
161720Z 1618/1718 34007KT 5SM -RA BR BKN005 FM170700 34004KT P6SM VCSH BKN007 FM171400 34006KT P6SM BKN060
KUTS 
35nm S 
161959Z 1620/1718 32006KT P6SM OVC004 TEMPO 1620/1623 2SM -RA BR OVC002 FM170100 35005KT P6SM OVC006 FM171200 34005KT P6SM BKN050 FM171500 35005KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Houston County Airport 936-544-3255
936-544-2862
[email]
Aviation fuel

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100LL
SS $4.89 
 Updated 12-Sep-2013
 
   1 read write
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
East Texas Aircraft 936-544-0656 Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft sales / leasing / brokerage, Computerized weather, Restrooms

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Hotels near Houston County Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CROCKETT 2.1 140-200

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