FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PKV |
| Lat/Long: | 28-39-14.5037N / 096-40-52.7370W
28-39.241728N / 096-40.878950W
28.6540288 / -96.6813158
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 30 ft. / 9.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of PORT LAVACA, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 77979 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FOR FP FILING CALL CXO FSS 1-800-992-7433. |
| NOTAMs facility: | PKV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0730-1730 |
| Pattern altitude: | 830 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.275 (361-552-3060) |
| WX ASOS at VCT (17 nm NW): | 119.025 (361-578-9916) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 128.15/350.3 (ROCKPORT RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PSXr243/20.8 | | PALACIOS VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 08E |
| VCTr127/21.5 | | VICTORIA VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PORT LAVACA | | at field | | 515 | | 05E | | PKV | .--. -.- ...- |
| ROCKPORT | | 024/38.9 | | 391 | | 06E | | RKP | .-. -.- .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 5004 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 28-39.577600N | | 28-38.905848N |
| Longitude: | 096-41.151195W | | 096-40.606733W |
| Elevation: | 29.8 ft. | | 28.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 139 magnetic, 144 true | | 319 magnetic, 324 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 13 ft. road, 560 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear | | 13 ft. road, 475 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 2700 x 60 ft. / 823 x 18 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 13 ft. tree, 10 ft. from runway, 61 ft. left of centerline | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF CALHOUN
CALHOUN CO COURTHOUSE
PORT LAVACA, TX 77979
Phone 361-553-4600 |
| Manager: | CHARLENE RAWLINGS
PO BOX 676
PORT LAVACA, TX 77979
Phone 361-552-2933
MGR'S RESIDENCE CALL 512-552-6207. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 126/week * | | 52% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | 23% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 09 May 2005 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (211KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (192KB) |
| NDB RWY 14 | |
download (195KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KVCT - Victoria Regional Airport (17 nm NW)
KPSX - Palacios Municipal Airport (23 nm E)
KRKP - Aransas County Airport (39 nm SW)
KARM - Wharton Regional Airport (45 nm NE)
T85 - Yoakum Municipal Airport (46 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in the Winter of 2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 11:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 11:37 |
| Sunset | | 20:09 | | 01:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:34 | | 01:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 20:41:47 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-May-2008 15:41:47 |
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| METAR |
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| KPKV | 132008Z AUTO 17018G24KT 5SM HZ BKN019 BKN027 OVC035 31/24 A2981 RMK AO2
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KVCT
18nm NW | 132021Z AUTO 16021G25KT 8SM SCT025 BKN029 OVC037 29/23 A2979 RMK AO2 PK WND 17026/2007 $
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| TAF |
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KVCT
18nm NW | 131734Z 131818 16015G23KT P6SM SCT025 TEMPO 1821 P6SM BKN025 FM2100 15013KT P6SM SCT025 OVC035 FM0300 13012KT P6SM BKN025 FM0800 11008KT 5SM BR BKN015 TEMPO 0912 5SM -TSRA BKN015CB FM1200 08005KT 4SM BR BKN007 TEMPO 1216 4SM -TSRA BKN007CB
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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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