FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 |
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| LOAr061/31.0 | | LEONA VORTAC | | 110.80 | | 08E |
| LFKr279/36.3 | | LUFKIN VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 05E |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 31-18.110722N | | 31-18.724447N |
| Longitude: | 095-24.370865W | | 095-24.089097W |
| Elevation: | 326.7 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 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 11 ft. trees, 233 ft. from runway, 233 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear | | 50 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 **CHANGED** | |
download (176KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 **CHANGED** | |
download (186KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (13KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
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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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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:06 | | 01:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:32 | | 01:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 15:10:17 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 10:10:17 |
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| METAR |
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| KDKR | 131455Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A3007 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KLFK
34nm E | 131413Z 1314/1412 23005KT P6SM SCT025 TEMPO 1314/1316 BKN015 FM131800 25006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM140000 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050 BKN140 BKN250
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KUTS
35nm S | 131429Z 1314/1412 21009KT P6SM SCT015 FM131600 23008KT P6SM FEW025 SCT035 FM131800 19010KT P6SM SCT050 FM140200 17006KT P6SM SKC FM140600 20005KT 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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