# Brooks County Airport (KBKS)

**Brooks County Airport** (ICAO: KBKS) is a small airport in Falfurrias, Texas, United States. It opened in Sep 1949. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,006 ft (1,831 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KBKS
- FAA: BKS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Falfurrias, Texas, United States
- Opened: Sep 1949
- Elevation: 112 ft / 34 m
- Coordinates: 27.2068, -98.1212
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 6,006 ft / 1,831 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35247881
- Weather station: KBKS
- Ident: KBKS

## Timeline

- Sep 1949: Brooks County Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 6,006 ft / 1,831 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 14/32 | 3,018 ft / 920 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 149° / 329° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,006 ft / 1,831 m | =4,525 of 29,858 | =1,237 in North America | =967 in US |
| Elevation | 112 ft / 34 m | =36,474 of 43,403 | =16,542 in North America | =13,851 in US |
| Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =2,337 in North America | =2,277 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | KINGSVILLE APP | 119.900 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 118.125 |
| DEP | KINGSVILLE DEP | 119.900 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## 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/kbks/data