FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 | |
download (221KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 | |
download (232KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (13KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (38KB) |
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
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Houston County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Feb-2012
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 12:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 13:08 |
| 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) | 10-Feb-2012 16:04:44 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Feb-2012 10:04:44 |
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| METAR |
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| KDKR | 101535Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4SM BR OVC005 09/09 A3018 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KLFK
34nm E | 101412Z 1014/1112 VRB03KT 6SM -RA BR SCT015 OVC030 TEMPO 1014/1016 2SM -RA BR OVC010 FM101900 30009KT P6SM BKN025 FM110000 33008KT P6SM SKC
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KUTS
35nm S | 101407Z 1014/1112 VRB03KT 4SM -RA BR BKN003 FM101500 02003KT 6SM -RA BR BKN010 OVC015 FM101900 30012KT P6SM BKN050 FM102200 32012G20KT P6SM SCT250 FM110000 33005KT P6SM SKC
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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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