Brookings Regional
BKX · KBKX · Brookings, South Dakota · Brookings County · map
Brookings Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Brookings in Brookings, South Dakota, 1,648 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 6,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KBKX · observed 4:56 pm CDT (21:56 UTC), 10 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 80°F (27°C), dew point 49°F (9°C)
- Altimeter 29.85 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 KBKX 062156Z AUTO 29010KT 10SM CLR 27/09 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP109 T02670094
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 BKX · ICAO KBKX
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Brookings
- Elevation
- 1,648 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
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1949
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 6,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 3,600 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Bkx and aWOS-3PT | 119.925 | |
| Apt Remark 9 With Gco Freq | 121.725 | |
| Sioux Falls Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.05 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 605-979-7892.
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 Brookings from the FAA register
60 aircraft are registered to owners in Brookings, South Dakota: 48 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 3 gliders, 2 turboprops, 2 drones. 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 South Dakota.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 0 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
- Intensive student training.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 12; runway end identifier lights runway 17, 30, 35; PAPI runway 12, 17, 30, 35; high-intensity runway lights runway 12/30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency
- Large flocks of geese and gulls on and in the vicinity of airport apr through oct.
- Gco available on frequency 121.725 (4 clicks to minneapolis center, 6 clicks to flight service)
- Airfield conditions not mntd between 1900 - 0700 hours local time.
- Runway 30 is preferred runway when winds are calm.
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.