# Curtis Field (BBD / KBBD)

**Curtis Field** (IATA: BBD, ICAO: KBBD) is a medium airport in Brady, Texas, United States. It opened in Aug 1941. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,605 ft (1,404 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbbd

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BBD / KBBD
- FAA: BBD
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Brady, Texas, United States
- Opened: Aug 1941
- Elevation: 1,827 ft / 557 m
- Coordinates: 31.1789, -99.3247
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,605 ft / 1,404 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.bradycurtisfield.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Field (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1656327
- Weather station: KBBD
- Ident: KBBD

## Timeline

- Aug 1941: Curtis Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 4,605 ft / 1,404 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 08/26 | 3,520 ft / 1,073 m | 110 ft / 34 m | Grass | 093° / 273° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,605 ft / 1,404 m | #7,725 of 29,858 | #2,939 in North America | #2,420 in US |
| Elevation | 1,827 ft / 557 m | #9,776 of 43,403 | #4,370 in North America | #3,300 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 118.375 |
| CNTR | HOUSTON CNTR | 132.350 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [JCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjct.md) Kimble County Airport · 53 mi / 85 km
- [SJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksjt.md) San Angelo Regional Mathis Field · 70 mi / 113 km
- [ABI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kabi.md) Abilene Regional Airport · 88 mi / 141 km
- [KSOA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksoa.md) Sonora Municipal Airport · 89 mi / 143 km
- [GRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgrk.md) Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield · 89 mi / 143 km
- [DYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdys.md) Dyess Air Force Base · 91 mi / 147 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbbd/data