KBKS — Brooks County
Falfurrias, TX · field elevation 112 ft · NON-ATCT
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KBKS current weather Live
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KBKS 100615Z AUTO 03008KT 9SM OVC016 17/16 A3014 RMK AO2 T01670163 $
- Wind
- from 030° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,600 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 16 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.14 inHg
- Density altitude
- 68 ft · pressure altitude -108 ft
- Observed
- 11 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 030° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | 7 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 32 | 4 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 14 | 4 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 17 | 7 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KBKS — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KBKS — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 27.20606, -98.12103
- Elevation
- 112 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1249Z / 2343Z
- Magnetic variation
- 6°E (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Brownsville
- County
- Brooks, TX
Everything else KBKS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 6,006 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 14/32 | 3,018 | 60 | ASPH | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 119.9
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBKS airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Texas airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.