Curtis Field
BBD · KBBD · Brady, Texas · Mc Culloch County · map
Curtis Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Brady, 3 miles northeast of Brady, Texas, 1,827 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 4,605 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 23 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 13,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KBBD · observed 5:35 pm CDT (22:35 UTC), 18 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 84°F (29°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 29.99 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:35 pm CDT (17:35 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBBD 062235Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 29/07 A2999 RMK AO2
TAF KBBD 061735Z 0618/0718 10005KT P6SM SKC FM070000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BBD · ICAO KBBD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Brady
- Elevation
- 1,827 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- M to F, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; weekends, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- San Antonio sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1941
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 4,605 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 3,520 × 110 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 36 ft high 930 ft from the end
- Runway 08: fence 12 ft high 120 ft from the end
- Runway 26: fence 12 ft high 182 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Bbd and aWOS-3 | 118.375 | |
| Lometa and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.35 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 325-597-9139.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 13,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Brady from the FAA register
14 aircraft are registered to owners in Brady, Texas: 7 piston singles, 5 helicopters, 1 glider, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Texas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- PRE-DATES the act.
- Dusk to dawn. Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- West 1240 feet closed, 2280 feet rmng.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.