FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 |
| PSXr243/20.9 | | PALACIOS VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 08E |
| VCTr128/21.5 | | VICTORIA VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 06E |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 28-39.577555N | | 28-38.905817N |
| Longitude: | 096-41.151127W | | 096-40.606763W |
| Elevation: | 29.9 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: | 2432 x 60 ft. / 741 x 18 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 28-38.991252N | | 28-39.224778N |
| Longitude: | 096-41.320830W | | 096-40.950923W |
| Elevation: | 32.0 ft. | | 29.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 054 true | | 229 magnetic, 234 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 428 ft. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. tree, 270 ft. from runway, 70 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 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: | 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 |
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| 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 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) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in the Winter of 2006
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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 19-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 11:09 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 11:35 |
| Sunset | | 20:12 | | 01:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:38 | | 01:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 20-May-2013 02:22:54 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 19-May-2013 21:22:54 |
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| METAR |
| KPKV | 200155Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM BKN020 OVC025 26/22 A2982 RMK AO2 T02550221
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KVCT 18nm NW | 200151Z 15014KT 10SM FEW018 BKN026 26/22 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP095 T02560222 $
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| TAF |
KVCT 18nm NW | 191737Z 1918/2018 16022G28KT P6SM SKC FM200300 15012KT P6SM BKN012 FM201500 16016G22KT P6SM BKN020 FM201700 16018G24KT P6SM SCT030
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| NOTAMs |
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