FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 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 |
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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 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunset | | 17:36 | | 23:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:01 | | 00:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 20:23:45 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 14:23:45 |
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| METAR |
| KPKV | 081945Z AUTO 06013G23KT 5SM BR SCT023 BKN046 OVC050 21/19 A2997 RMK AO2 P0002 T02090188
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KVCT 18nm NW | 081953Z 10008G19KT 3SM -RA BR BKN009 BKN016 OVC022 21/20 A2997 RMK AO2 P0000
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| TAF |
KVCT 18nm NW | 081729Z 0818/0918 09008KT 3SM SHRA BR SCT015 OVC030 TEMPO 0820/0824 1SM +TSRA BR OVC015CB FM090000 07008KT 5SM SHRA BR BKN015 OVC030 TEMPO 0900/0904 3SM TSRA BR OVC009CB FM090600 02007KT 3SM BR OVC008 FM091600 36012KT P6SM BKN012
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| NOTAMs |
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