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This is Falfurrias, Texas
Falfurrias is the county seat of Brooks County, Texas, United States. The town is named for founder Edward Cunningham Lasater's ranch, La Mota de Falfurrias. In 1893, the Falfurrias ranch was one of the largest in Texas at some 350,000 acres.
The city is centered around the intersection of U.S. Highway 281 and State Highway 285 and is approximately 81 miles southwest of Corpus Christi, 90 miles southeast of Laredo, and 36 miles south of Alice. Population was 6,200 as of 2010.
Welcome to Our City
The City of Falfurrias is Open for Business! Entrepreneurs, corporations or organizations who may be considering our visionary community as a location for their investment, contact the City Administrator.
Whether it is general information, payment for city taxes or fines, the City's easy-to-use on-line payment site will save you time and energy.
Thank you from The City of Falfurrias, Texas.
Superior Water System
The Water Production Department is committed to the protection of Public Health by providing a superior drinking water quality to our citizens.
City's Water system consists of:
- 6 active wells drilled into The Goliad Sands Aquifer
- Also one well that provides irrigation water to The Ed Rachel Golf Course
- City plans to drill new well to add to the realible source of water
- Well capacity is at 2,400 GPM with ground storage of 680,000 gallons and an elevated storage of 600,000 gallons
- Water samples are collected monthly, quarterly, annually and tri-annually in accordance with regulations
- ANNUAL DRINKING WATER QUALITY REPORT - FALFURRIAS UTILITY BOARD
- ANNUAL DRINKING WATER QUALITY REPORT - FALFURRIAS UTILITY BOARD ENCINO
Police Auctions
The City of Falfurrias contracts with Apple Auctioneering Company, a family owned nationwide company that specializes in the liquidation of seized assets for government agencies. They are currently the largest United States Marshals Service contractor in the nation for liquidating seized vehicles. AAC & Apple Towing Co., also family owned & operated, work together to relocate assets to a secure storage facility. The assets are then maintained until they are released or forfeited via court order.
Apple Auctioneering Co. provides services to the Falfurrias Police Department, Brooks County Sheriff’s Office and the Brooks County Constables Office by conducting auctions on a monthly basis. Apple Auctioneering also manages the entire auction process from start to finish.
For more information on the vehicles being auctioned and upcoming auction dates, please view the link below.
Please contact the Falfurrias Police Department at (361) 325-5041 with any questions.
Brooks County Airport
Falfurrias, Texas
FAA INFORMATION
EFFECTIVE 06 FEBRUARY 2014
EFFECTIVE 06 FEBRUARY 2014
Falfurrias, TX 78355
Phone:(361) 325-2909
Photo by Bond Cosby
Location:
FAA Identifier: BKS
Lat/Long:
27-12-21.6868N / 098-07-15.7352W
27-12.361447N / 098-07.262253W
27.2060241 / -98.1210376 (estimated)
Elevation: 113 ft. / 34 m (estimated)
Variation: 06E (2000)
From city: 2 miles SE of FALFURRIAS, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 78355
Airport Operations
Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1949
Sectional chart: BROWNSVILLE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BKS (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MAR-OCT MON-FRI 0900-1600, NOV-FEB DAYLIGHT HOURS
FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 361-325-2909.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 118.125 (361-325-4055)
KINGSVILLE APPROACH: 119.9
KINGSVILLE DEPARTURE: 119.9
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 128.15/350.3 (KINGSVILLE RCAG) WHEN KINGSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | VOR name | Freq | Var |
| ALIr183/(32.5) | ALICE VOR | 114.50 | 06E |
| NDB name | Hdg/Dist | Freq | Var | ID | |
| BROOKS COUNTY | at field | 353 | 06E | BKS | -... -.- ... |
|
KLEBERG COUNTY
|
178/24.1 | 347 | 06E | TKB | - -.- -... |
| HEBBRONVILLE | 099/34.4 | 266 | 07E | HBV | .... -... ...- |
| SANTA ELENA | 033/38.1 | 260 | 07E | SNE | ... -. . |
Airport Services
Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE
Runway Information
RUNWAY 17/35
Dimensions: 6002 x 75 ft. / 1829 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: Single wheel:
52.0, GROSS ENGINEERING WEIGHT 60000 LBS. (PER AMGR)
Double wheel: 80.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17
Latitude: 27-12.876970N
Longitude: 098-07.207532W
Elevation: 111.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: left
Runway heading: 174 magnetic, 180 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lights
Obstructions: 34 ft. tree, 1024 ft. from runway, 24:1 slope to clear
RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 27-11.885917N
Longitude: 098-07.205567W
Elevation: 111.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: left
Runway heading: 354 magnetic, 360 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lights
Obstructions: none
RUNWAY 14/32
Dimensions: 3071 x 60 ft. / 936 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: Single wheel: 4.0
RUNWAY 14
Latitude: 27-12.540675N
Longitude: 098-07.515115W
Elevation: 108.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: left
Runway heading: 143 magnetic, 149 true
Markings: basic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lights
Obstructions: 16 ft. tree, 230 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
+10 FT TREES 100-185 FT FROM THLD 100 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE.
RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 27-12.104055N
Longitude: 098-07.227130W
Elevation: 111.6 ft.
Traffic pattern: left
Runway heading: 323 magnetic, 329 true
Markings: basic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lights
Obstructions: none
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner:
BROOKS COUNTY
CO COMMISSIONERS COURT
FALFURRIAS, TX 78355
Phone 361-325-5604
OR 361-325-5676.
Manager:
BOND COSBY
PO BOX 556
FALFURRIAS, TX 78355
Phone 361-325-2909
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: 4
Aircraft operations: avg 98/week *
Single engine airplanes: 3
88% transient general aviation
Helicopters: 1
12% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 20 March 2011
Additional Remarks
- 9 FT FENCE LCTD APRXLY 900 FT NORTH OF RY 17.
- EXTREME NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS TO THE NORTH, WEST AND SW OF ARPT ALONG LAKE/RESIDENCE AREA.
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 6 March 2014 at 0901Z and 3 April 2014 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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RNAV (GPS) RWY 17
download (181KB) -
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35
download (184KB) -
NDB RWY 35
download (164KB) -
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply
download (20KB) -
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply
download (105KB)
FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support
Business Name:
Mabo, Inc.
Mabo, Inc.
361-325-2909
Fuel Prices:
100LL Jet A
FS $5.99 $5.15
Updated 10-Mar-2014
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