FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MKN |
| Lat/Long: | 31-55-13.1000N / 098-35-57.1000W
31-55.218333N / 098-35.951667W
31.9203056 / -98.5991944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1387 ft. / 422.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (2005) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of COMANCHE, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 76442 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1967 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN ANTONIO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474] |
| NOTAMs facility: | MKN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.575 (325-356-7032) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BWD (20 nm SW): | 118.325 (888-297-9399) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 127.15/314.0 (DUBLIN/B RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BWDr077/18.3 | | BROWNWOOD VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 08E |
| JENr243/39.4 | | GLEN ROSE VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HAMILTON | | 301/29.1 | | 251 | | 07E | | MNZ | -- -. --.. |
| OLD RIP | | 153/30.6 | | 410 | | 07E | | OIP | --- .. .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH MAJOR CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4497 x 75 ft. / 1371 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 31-55.589062N | | 31-54.847627N |
| Longitude: | 098-35.962228W | | 098-35.942012W |
| Elevation: | 1386.4 ft. | | 1373.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 173 magnetic, 179 true | | 353 magnetic, 359 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 50 ft. tree, 1086 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF COMANCHE/COMANCHE CO
301 INDUSTRIAL DR
COMANCHE, TX 76442
Phone 325-356-2175 |
| Manager: | BILL FLANNERY
301 INDUSTRIAL DR
COMANCHE, TX 76442
Phone 325-356-2175
CITY MANAGER. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 20 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 121/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 06 August 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | COURTESY CAR AVBL UPON REQUEST. |
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 17 **CHANGED** | |
download (197KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (17KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBWD - Brownwood Regional Airport (20 nm SW)
KMNZ - Hamilton Municipal Airport (28 nm SE)
KSEP - Clark Field Municipal Airport (28 nm NE)
KETN - Eastland Municipal Airport (32 nm N)
KCOM - Coleman Municipal Airport (41 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bill Gunn, 18-Aug-2005
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Comanche County-City 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 13-Feb-2012
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 12:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 13:19 |
| Sunset | | 18:18 | | 00:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:43 | | 00:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 12:41:11 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 06:41:11 |
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| METAR |
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| KMKN | 131155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC011 00/00 A3002 RMK AO2 P0001
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KBWD
19nm W | 131155Z AUTO 9SM OVC005 00/00 A3003 RMK AO2
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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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