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KDKR
(formerly T56)
Houston County Airport
Crockett, Texas, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: DKR
Lat/Long: 31-18-25.0600N / 095-24-13.7900W
31-18.417667N / 095-24.229833W
31.3069611 / -95.4038306
(estimated)
Elevation: 348 ft. / 106.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (2000)
From city: 3 miles SE of CROCKETT, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 75835

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1961
Sectional chart: HOUSTON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FOR FP FILING CALL CXO FSS 1-800-833-5602
NOTAMs facility: DKR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20 - 123.5.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN OTS INDEFLY.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3: 118.775 (936-545-8510)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 134.8/269.6 (LUFKIN RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LOAr061/31.0LEONA VORTAC110.8008E
LFKr279/36.3LUFKIN VORTAC112.1005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PALESTINE148/32.237504EPSN .--. ... -.
CHEROKEE COUNTY191/35.126305EJSO .--- ... ---
HUNTSVILLE010/35.330806EUTS ..- - ...

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 31-18.110700N31-18.724550N
Longitude: 095-24.370717W095-24.088967W
Elevation: 326.5 ft.348.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 017 magnetic, 022 true197 magnetic, 202 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box SAVASI on right (4.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. trees, 280 ft. from runway, 210 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear50 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: HOUSTON COUNTY
HOUSTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
CROCKETT, TX 75835
Phone 936-544-3255
Manager: R. C. VON DOENHOFF (JUDGE)
HOUSTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
CROCKETT, TX 75835
Phone 936-544-3255
EXTENSION 224.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 22
Single engine airplanes: 20
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 126/week *
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 25 July 2005

Additional Remarks

PAEW ON RY 02/20.
TWYS A, B AND RAMP CLSD INDEFLY.

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
GPS RWY 02   download (172KB)
GPS RWY 20   download (177KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPSN - Palestine Municipal Airport (32 nm NW)
KLFK - Angelina County Airport (34 nm E)
KUTS - Huntsville Municipal Airport (35 nm S)
KJSO - Cherokee County Airport (35 nm N)
51R - Madisonville Municipal Airport (37 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0811:08
Sunrise06:3511:35
Sunset20:2101:21
Evening civil twilight20:4801:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2008 10:13:32
Local (UTC-5)  24-Jul-2008 05:13:32
 
METAR
KDKR 240945Z AUTO 10SM OVC001 23/22 A2999 RMK AO2
TAF
KLFK 
34nm E 
240718Z 240706 12006KT P6SM BKN010 TEMPO 0709 BKN008 FM1000 14006KT 5SM BR BKN008 FM1400 14010KT P6SM BKN015 FM1600 15010KT P6SM BKN025 FM1700 15014KT P6SM BKN040CB
KUTS 
35nm S 
240721Z 240706 00000KT P6SM SCT010 BKN024 TEMPO 0711 BKN009 FM1400 09009KT P6SM VCSH BKN022CB OVC250 FM1800 14010KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB BKN250 PROB30 1824 -TSRA BKN050CB FM0200 10002KT P6SM BKN250
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
East Texas Aircraft 936-544-0656
Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft sales / leasing / brokerage, Computerized weather, Restrooms

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