FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BKX |
| Lat/Long: | 44-18-17.4000N / 096-49-01.0000W 44-18.290000N / 096-49.016667W 44.3048333 / -96.8169444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1648 ft. / 502.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (1990) |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 57006 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BKX (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 605-691-7149 OR 605-690-6013. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL RY 12/30, MIRL RY 17/35, MALSR RY 30, REIL RYS 12, 17, 35, PAPI RYS 12, 30, 17 & 35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 48 HRS FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH 31+ PAX SEATS CALL AMGR 605-697-8664. RY 17/35 NOT AVBL SCHED OPNS INVOLV ACR ACFT DESIGNED FOR 10-30 PAX SEATS AND UNSKED ACR OPNS INVOLV ACFT DESIGNED 30+ PAX SEATS. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 108.8 (605-692-1809) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY HURON RADIO ON FREQS 122.65 (BROOKINGS RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BKX at field | | BROOKINGS VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 06E |
| FSDr349/39.3 | | SIOUX FALLS VORTAC | | 115.00 | | 09E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WENTWORTH | | 029/21.0 | | 400 | | 05E | | MDS | -- -.. ... |
| PIPESTONE | | 304/29.5 | | 8 | | 06E | | PQN | .--. --.- -. |
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 12/30
| Dimensions: | 5231 x 100 ft. / 1594 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 39.0 | | Double wheel: | 54.0 | | Double tandem: | 76.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 44-18.583770N | | 44-18.043108N |
| Longitude: | 096-49.303088W | | 096-48.370147W |
| Elevation: | 1607.6 ft. | | 1629.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 123 magnetic, 129 true | | 303 magnetic, 309 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, 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) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 19 ft. rr, 550 ft. from runway, 500 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 89 ft. tree, 3241 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3599 x 60 ft. / 1097 x 18 m RY CHANGE PER NOS SURVEY. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 44-18.550897N | | 44-17.959477N |
| Longitude: | 096-49.300628W | | 096-49.255867W |
| Elevation: | 1607.3 ft. | | 1647.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.1% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 171 magnetic, 177 true | | 351 magnetic, 357 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair 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 | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. rr, 941 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 37:1 slope to clear | | 26 ft. road, 799 ft. from runway, 183 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BROOKINGS P. O. BOX 270, 311 3RD AVE BROOKINGS, SD 57006 Phone 605-692-6955 |
| Manager: | MICHAEL WILSON BOX 270, 311 3RD AVE. BROOKINGS, SD 57006 Phone 605-697-8664 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 38 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 31 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 99/day * | | 83% | local general aviation | | 7% | air taxi | | 6% | transient general aviation | | 4% | commercial | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 October 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | INTENSIVE STUDENT TRAINING. |
| - | LARGE FLOCKS OF GEESE & GULLS ON & INVOF ARPT APR THRU OCT. |
| - | DURING SUMMER MONTHS MOWING & FARMING OPNS - DALGT HRS ONLY. |
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | SKED ACR OPNS INVOLVE ACFT DESIGNED FOR 10-30 PAX SEATS AND UNSKED ACR OPNS INVOLVE ACFT DESIGNED FOR 31+ PAX SEATS ARE NOT AUTH UNDER PART 139 TO OPERATE AT BKX IN EXCESS OF 15 MINS BEFORE OR AFTER SKED ARR/DEP TIMES. COORD SKED CHANGES WITH AMGR TO ASSURE ARFF AVBL CALL 605-697-8664. |
| - | RYS 12 & 17 APCH ENDS ARE CLOSELY ALIGNED. VERIFY CORRECT RY AND COMPASS HDG PRIOR TO DEP. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 30 | |
download (223KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (242KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (266KB) |
| VOR RWY 12 | |
download (205KB) |
| VOR RWY 30 | |
download (177KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMDS - Madison Municipal Airport (21 nm SW)
KPQN - Pipestone Municipal Airport (29 nm SE)
KCNB - Myers Field Airport (35 nm NE)
KATY - Watertown Regional Airport (39 nm N)
KMML - Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field (43 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Steve Hamilton
Photo taken 11-Jul-2007
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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 20-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:29 | | 10:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunset | | 21:03 | | 02:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:38 | | 02:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jul-2008 11:17:33 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 20-Jul-2008 06:17:33 |
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| METAR |
| KBKX | 201055Z AUTO 19004KT 1/4SM OVC001 16/15 A2995 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KATY 38nm N | 200520Z 200606 09004KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0913 4SM BR FM1300 32008KT P6SM SKC FM1900 33010KT P6SM BKN250 FM2300 01008KT P6SM VCTS FEW050CB BKN200
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KFSD 43nm S | 200841Z 200906 VRB04KT 2SM BR FEW002 TEMPO 0913 1/2SM FG OVC002 FM1300 11008KT P6SM SCT120 TEMPO 1721 FEW030 BKN100 FM0100 08007KT P6SM FEW080
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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