FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 JANUARY 2019
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BKS |
| Lat/Long: | 27-12-21.8000N / 098-07-15.7000W
27-12.363333N / 098-07.261667W
27.2060556 / -98.1210278
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 111.7 ft. / 34.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of FALFURRIAS, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 78355 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1949 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BKS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAR-OCT MON-FRI 0900-1600, NOV-FEB 0900-1700
FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 361-325-2909. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RYS 17 & 35 AND REIL 17- CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.125 (361-325-4055) |
| KINGSVILLE APPROACH: | 119.9 |
| KINGSVILLE DEPARTURE: | 119.9 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 128.15/350.3 (KINGSVILLE RCAG) WHEN KINGSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
|---|
| ALIr183/(32.5) | | ALICE VOR | | 114.50 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
|---|
| HEBBRONVILLE | | 099/34.4 | | 266 | | 06E | | HBV | .... -... ...- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 6006 x 75 ft. / 1831 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 52.0 | | Double wheel: | 80.0 |
|
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 27-12.876975N | | 27-11.885692N |
| Longitude: | 098-07.207527W | | 098-07.205672W |
| Elevation: | 111.4 ft. | | 110.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 180 true | | 354 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 39 ft. tree, 1014 ft. from runway, 295 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3018 x 60 ft. / 920 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 4.0, SINGLE WHEEL 18000 LBS. |
|
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 27-12.540358N | | 27-12.111335N |
| Longitude: | 098-07.514890W | | 098-07.231747W |
| Elevation: | 110.8 ft. | | 110.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 143 magnetic, 149 true | | 323 magnetic, 329 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 26 ft. trees, 534 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
RUNWAY 14: +16' TREES FM THLD TO 200' FM THLD 87' R | | 27 ft. trees, 744 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BROOKS COUNTY
CO COMMISSIONERS COURT
FALFURRIAS, TX 78355
Phone 361-325-5604 |
| Manager: | BOND COSBY
PO BOX 556
FALFURRIAS, TX 78355
Phone 361-325-2909
361-850-3430 OR FROM NOV-FEB ON CALL 24/7 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 63% | transient general aviation | | 31% | military | | 6% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 10 January 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 9 FT FENCE LCTD APRXLY 900 FT NORTH OF RY 17. |
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 from 3 January 2019 at 0901Z to 31 January 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
|---|
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (194KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (196KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (105KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KIKG - Kleberg County Airport (21 nm N)
KNQI - Kingsville Naval Air Station (24 nm NE)
KALI - Alice International Airport (32 nm N)
KHBV - Jim Hogg County Airport (34 nm W)
KRBO - Nueces County Airport (41 nm NE)
|
|
Road maps at:
MapQuest
Bing
Google
| Aerial photo |
|---|
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Anse Windham
Photo taken 05-May-2014
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Brooks County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
|---|
|
| Airport distance calculator |
|---|
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|---|
|
Times for 16-Jan-2019
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
|---|
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:59 | | 12:59 |
| Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 13:25 |
| Sunset | | 18:00 | | 00:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:25 | | 00:25 |
|
| Current date and time |
|---|
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Jan-2019 07:13:06 |
|---|
| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Jan-2019 01:13:06 |
|---|
|
| METAR |
|---|
| KBKS | 160655Z AUTO 01004KT 2 1/2SM OVC005 12/11 A3022 RMK AO1 P0001 T01180107
|
|
| TAF |
|---|
KNQI
24nm NE | TAF 1523/1623 01008KT 6000 -DZ BR BKN004 OVC008 611209 612104 510003 QNH3018INS TEMPO 1600/1605 VRB06KT 0800 -RA FG SCT006 OVC010 FM160600 VRB05KT 4800 -DZ BR BKN004 OVC010 611209 612104 510003 QNH3013INS TEMPO 1606/1612 0800 -RADZ FG OVC005 FM161200 VRB05KT 1600 BR VCSH BKN005 OVC008 600000 500000 QNH3015INS TEMPO 1612/1618 0400 -DZ FG OVC003 FM161800 23008KT 8000 BR VCSH SCT008 BKN015 OVC025 QNH3011INS TEMPO 1618/1623 19007KT 3200 -RADZ BR BKN006 OVC012 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1606 TIL 1613
|
|
| NOTAMs |
|---|
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|
