FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of PORT LAVACA, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: | 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 |
| PSXr243/20.9 | | PALACIOS VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 08E |
| VCTr128/21.5 | | VICTORIA VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PORT LAVACA | | at field | | 515 | | 05E | | PKV | .--. -.- ...- |
| ROCKPORT | | 024/38.8 | | 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: | 28-39.577555N | | 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 |
| 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. |
| Obstructions: | 15 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: | DIANNA STANGER 1005 SHORELINE LANE PORT LAVACA, TX 77979 Phone 361-552-1228 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 115/week * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 25% | transient general aviation | | 25% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 26 May 2008 | |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (217KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (198KB) |
| 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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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 12:46 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 13:11 |
| Sunset | | 18:11 | | 00:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:36 | | 00:36 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 04:14:20 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 22:14:20 |
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| METAR |
| KPKV | 100345Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM CLR 05/01 A3031 RMK AO2 T00500007
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KVCT 18nm NW | 100351Z 01006KT 10SM CLR 04/M03 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP265 T00441028
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| TAF |
KVCT 18nm NW | 092333Z 1000/1024 36011KT P6SM FEW100 FM101600 04009KT P6SM BKN100 OVC200 FM102100 05009KT P6SM -RA OVC035
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| NOTAMs |
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