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KILE Skylark Field Airport
Killeen, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: ILE
Lat/Long: 31-05-09.0000N / 097-41-11.4000W
31-05.150000N / 097-41.190000W
31.0858333 / -97.6865000
(estimated)
Elevation: 848 ft. / 258.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07E (1980)
From city: 3 miles E of KILLEEN, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 76543

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1945
Sectional chart: SAN ANTONIO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ILE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1800
Pattern altitude: 1648 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 01/19 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT TWY LIGHTS & MALSR RY 01 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3: 128.575 (254-690-3131)
GRAY APPROACH: 120.075
GRAY DEPARTURE: 120.075
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.7
WX AWOS-3 at TPL (15 nm E): 134.975 (254-774-8337)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GRKr057/7.3GRAY VOR/DME111.8007E
TPLr232/15.3TEMPLE VOR/DME110.4009E
LZZr096/24.1LAMPASAS VORTAC112.5008E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HOOD147/2.934707EHLR .... .-.. .-.
IRESH010/3.927807EIL .. .-..
STARN110/11.032307EGR --. .-.
GEORGETOWN353/24.133206EGUO --. ..- ---
BURNET047/35.134107EBMQ -... -- --.-
HAMILTON137/39.825107EMNZ -- -. --..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 5495 x 100 ft. / 1675 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 17.0
Double wheel: 50.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 31-04.715533N31-05.583150N
Longitude: 097-41.342567W097-41.038167W
Elevation: 848.0 ft.841.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 010 magnetic, 017 true190 magnetic, 197 true
Displaced threshold: 844 ft.no
Declared distances: TORA:5495 TODA:5495 ASDA:5495 LDA:4641TORA:5495 TODA:5495 ASDA:5495 LDA:5495
Markings: precision, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 20 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline
+9 FT BLDG 100 FT FM RY END 407 FT LEFT.
24 ft. pline, 200 ft. from runway, 495 ft. right of centerline
+4 FT GROUND 183 FT LEFT AT THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF KILLEEN
BOX 1329
KILLEEN, TX 76541
Phone 254-501-7600
Manager: JOHN SUTTON
8101 CLEAR CREEK RD.
KILLEEN, TX 76549
Phone 254-501-8700

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 55
Single engine airplanes: 50
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 81/day *
66% local general aviation
21% transient general aviation
13% military
* for 12-month period ending 08 June 2007

Additional Remarks

RY 01 DESIGNATED AS CALM WIND RY.
HELICOPTER TFC WEST SIDE OF ARPT.

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
ILS OR LOC RWY 01   download (259KB)
VOR OR GPS-A   download (224KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 01   download (235KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (15KB)
 
Departure Procedures
LAMPS THREE   2 pages: [1] [2] (395KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (43KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHLR - Hood Army Airfield (3 nm NW)
KGRK - Robert Gray Army Airfield (7 nm W)
KTPL - Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (15 nm E)
KGTU - Georgetown Municipal Airport (24 nm S)
KLZZ - Lampasas Airport (26 nm W)
 
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From to KILE

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2812:28
Sunrise06:5312:53
Sunset17:3623:36
Evening civil twilight18:0100:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 11:46:42
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 05:46:42
 
METAR
KILE 
2nm SE 
081135Z AUTO 19004KT 9SM OVC006 16/14 A3006 RMK AO1
KHLR 
3nm NW 
081121Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM BKN009 16/01 A3005 RMK AO2 T01560011 $
KGRK 
8nm W 
081128Z 18004KT BKN009 BKN150 15/15 A3004
KTPL 
15nm E 
081135Z 00000KT 5SM OVC010 14/14 A3006 RMK AO1 WEA
TAF
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Flight Line Services
254-501-8728
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, Catering, Pilot supplies, ...
 
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Avfuel
100LL Jet A
FS  
--- 
 
$3.60 
SS  
$3.55 
 
$3.35 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Skylark Field Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Skylark Field Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KILE have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
LA QUINTA INN KILLEEN 3.9 85-99
 

Other hotels near Skylark Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
SCOTTISH INNS KILLEEN 0.8 49-109
COMFORT SUITES KILLEEN 1.7 100-160
DAYS INN HARKER HEIGHTS 1.7 
HAMPTON INN KILLEEN TX 1.8 62-139
TRAVELODGE - HARKER HEIGHTS 1.9 66-95
PLAZA HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER 2.0 79-93
SUPER 8 HARKER HEIGHTS 2.0 
BEST WESTERN KILLEEN 2.1 58-75
SHILO INN SUITES HOTEL - KILLEEN 2.3 104-149
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS KILLEEN 2.3 80-85
HAWTHORN SUITES KILLEEN 2.4 79-89
BAYMONT INN KILLEEN 2.8 66-130
HOWARD JOHNSON INN/KILLEEN - FORT HOOD 2.8 60-95
SLEEP INN AND SUITES 2.9 80-90
SUPER 8 MOTEL KILLEEN TX 3.1 51-70
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT KILLEEN 3.3 129-130
HOLIDAY INN KILLEEN FORT HOOD 3.3 94-141
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT KILLEEN 3.4 109-110
CANDLEWOOD SUITES KILLEEN 3.4 76-125
TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT KILLEEN 3.4 99-100

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

Hotels in other cities near Skylark Field Airport

3 in Harker Heights
23 in Killeen
2 in Salado
4 in Copperas Cove
4 in Belton
 

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