Hutchinson County
BGD · KBGD · Borger, Texas · Hutchinson County · map
Hutchinson County is a public-use airport owned by Hutchinson County, 2 miles north of Borger, Texas, 3,055 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 6,299 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KBGD · observed 2:51 pm CDT (19:51 UTC), 5 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (190°) at 9 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 83°F (28°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter 30.04 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBGD 061951Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM CLR 28/10 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02830100
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 BGD · ICAO KBGD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Hutchinson County
- Elevation
- 3,055 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Dallas-Ft Worth sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1950
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 6,299 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 03/21 | 3,897 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left, pole 18 ft high 230 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the right, trees 52 ft high 1,420 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure | 119.5 | |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 121.15 | |
| Bgd and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.325 | |
| Amarillo and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.85 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 806-274-7318.
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 Borger from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in Borger, Texas: 12 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin, 1 drone. 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 · 8 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
- Activate PAPI runways 17 and 35; medium-intensity runway lights runways 03/21 and 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- 15 feet tree, 130 feet dstc, 95 feet L.
- Runway 21, 100 feet DROP-OFF, 95 feet dstc.
- Runway 3, 40 feet DROP-OFF, 150 feet dstc.
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.