Blackwell-Tonkawa Municipal
BKN · KBKN · Blackwell, Oklahoma · Kay County · map
Blackwell-Tonkawa Municipal is a public-use airport, 5 miles southwest of Blackwell, Oklahoma, 1,030 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,501 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
Weather right now KBKN · observed 3:15 pm CDT (20:15 UTC), 22 minutes ago
IFR instrument conditions
- Wind from the south (180°) at 12 knots, gusting to 15
- Visibility 2.5 miles
- Weather: haze
- Temperature 88°F (31°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 29.95 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 KBKN 062015Z AUTO 18012G15KT 2 1/2SM HZ CLR 31/13 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N
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 BKN · ICAO KBKN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 1,030 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irreg
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1974
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,501 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Bkn and aWOS-3PT | 120.575 | |
| Ponca City Center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.8 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 580-363-0688.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Blackwell from the FAA register
12 aircraft are registered to owners in Blackwell, Oklahoma: 7 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 2 business jets, 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.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Oklahoma.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Airport located 5 miles southwest Blackwell; 5 miles northwest Tonkawa.
- Activate and incr intst medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 17 and 35 on continuously.
- Fuel available 24 hours through automated credit card system.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
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.