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KDKR
(formerly T56)
Houston County Airport
Crockett, Texas, USA


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
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
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: 31-18.110700N31-18.724550N
Longitude: 095-24.370717W095-24.088967W
Elevation: 326.5 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 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. trees, 280 ft. from runway, 210 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear50 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
    
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
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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Area around KDKR (Houston County Airport)
 
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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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Sectional chart
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From to KDKR

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1912:19
Sunrise06:4412:44
Sunset17:2723:27
Evening civil twilight17:5223:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 10:50:27
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 04:50:27
 
METAR
KDKR 081025Z AUTO 08004KT 7SM CLR 16/16 A3009 RMK AO2 PNO TSNO
TAF
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
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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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description 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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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Houston County Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CROCKETT 2.1 89-124

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    
 

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