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KPKV Calhoun County Airport
Port Lavaca, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: PKV
Lat/Long: 28-39-11.9000N / 096-40-57.8000W
28-39.198333N / 096-40.963333W
28.6533056 / -96.6827222
(estimated)
Elevation: 32 ft. / 9.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (2000)
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: 0800-1700
Pattern altitude: 832 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

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
PSXr243/20.9PALACIOS VORTAC117.3008E
VCTr128/21.5VICTORIA VOR/DME109.0006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PORT LAVACAat field51505EPKV .--. -.- ...-
MELLON RANCH045/35.537506EMNO -- -. ---
ROCKPORT024/38.839106ERKP .-. -.- .--.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
100LL AVBL 24 HRS SELF SERVE. FOR JET A AFT HRS CALL 361-746-8147.
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: 
Single wheel: 26.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 28-39.577555N28-38.905817N
Longitude: 096-41.151127W096-40.606763W
Elevation: 29.9 ft.28.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 139 magnetic, 144 true319 magnetic, 324 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 13 ft. road, 560 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear13 ft. road, 475 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 2432 x 60 ft. / 741 x 18 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 28-38.991252N28-39.224778N
Longitude: 096-41.320830W096-40.950923W
Elevation: 32.0 ft.29.6 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 049 magnetic, 054 true229 magnetic, 234 true
Displaced threshold: no428 ft.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 20 ft. tree, 270 ft. from runway, 70 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clearnone

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: DIANNA STANGER
4876 FM 3084
PORT LAVACA, TX 77979
Phone 361-552-1228

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 13
Single engine airplanes: 11
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Jet airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 115/week *
50% local general aviation
25% transient general aviation
25% military
* for 12-month period ending 22 May 2011

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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14   download (199KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (197KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (16KB)

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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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0512:05
Sunrise07:2912:29
Sunset18:5523:55
Evening civil twilight19:1900:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 23:31:18
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 18:31:18
 
METAR
KPKV 162255Z AUTO 35011KT 10SM BKN011 20/17 A2994 RMK AO2 T02000166
KVCT 
18nm NW 
162251Z 36010KT 10SM OVC013 19/16 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01890161
TAF
KVCT 
18nm NW 
161907Z 1619/1718 01010KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 TEMPO 1619/1622 OVC009 FM171600 03010KT P6SM SCT040
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Calhoun Air Center
361-552-1228
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...
 
AVTRIP   Enterprise Rent-A-Car   Cessna Pilot Center  
 
More info about Calhoun Air Center
Avfuel
100LL Jet A
AS $5.25 --- 
FS $5.55 $5.25 
SS --- $4.95 
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AS=Assisted/Self Service
FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KPKV have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN PORT LAVACA INN 3.9 90-130
DAYS INN PORT LAVACA TX 3.8 58-64
 

Other hotels near Calhoun County Airport

Miles Price ($)
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES PORT LAVACA 3.8 144-145
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES PORT LAVACA 4.3 

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