Stephens County
BKD · KBKD · Breckenridge, Texas · Stephens County · map
Stephens County is a public-use airport owned by Stephens County, 2 miles south of Breckenridge, Texas, 1,284 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 5,002 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 14 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 15,200 takeoffs and landings a year. About 3 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Stephens County?
Its FAA code is BKD, and its ICAO code is KBKD.
Where is Stephens County?
It is 2 miles south of Breckenridge, Texas, 1,284 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Stephens County?
The longest of its 3 runways, 17/35, is 5,002 feet long.
Does Stephens County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Stephens County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Stephens County?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Stephens County…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BKD · ICAO KBKD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Stephens County
- Elevation
- 1,284 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Dallas-Ft Worth sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1937
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,002 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 2,401 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | |
| 04/22 | 2,398 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair |
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 22 ft high 528 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 17 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 13: trees 25 ft high 305 ft from the end
- Runway 31: threshold displaced 120 ft, trees 20 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 04: tree 20 ft high 250 ft from the end
- Runway 22: trees 25 ft high 400 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Bkd and aWOS-3 | 120.175 | |
| Mineral Wells Center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.0 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 254-559-5525.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Eastland Municipal (19 nm south), Albany Municipal (19 nm west), Gregory M Simmons Memorial (22 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Texas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 preset low intst; to incr intst and activate PAPI runways 17 and 35 - the common traffic frequency.
- 4 feet fence 150 feet dstc air carriers approach; 18 feet trees 150 feet - 200 feet dstc.
- 4 feet fence 39-141 feet dstc; 125 feet R.
- 10 feet brush, feet 0-199 feet dstc, 85 feet L.
- 5 feet fence 150 feet dstc air carriers approach; 20 feet trees and brush 150 feet dstc.
- 21 feet trees 89 dstc, 130 feet R.
- Approach slope 8:1 to displaced threshold ovr 25 feet tree, 218 feet dstc.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 11 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 15,200, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 3,800 |
| general aviation, local | 11,400 |
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. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Breckenridge from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in Breckenridge, Texas: 14 piston singles, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Texas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Repair stations in Breckenridge:
- Ezell Avionics INC Ezell Avionics Inc is a repair station specializing in the restoration, maintenance, and repair of vintage World War II aircraft.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 mechanic examiner.
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 10 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Breckenridge 15 aircraft · 14 piston singles, 1 helicopters
- Ezell Avionics INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 10 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,061 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 392 landing places
- Texas 29,938 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BKD.json.
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 26, 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.