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) and about 63 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 32,025 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Brookings Regional?
Its FAA code is BKX, and its ICAO code is KBKX.
Where is Brookings Regional?
It is in Brookings, South Dakota, 1,648 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Brookings Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 12/30, is 6,000 feet long.
Does Brookings Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Brookings Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Brookings Regional?
Airline flights go to 2 airports, the busiest of them John Glenn Columbus International, Pensacola International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Brookings Regional?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: South Dakota State University. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Brookings Regional?
6 pilot examiners and 6 aviation medical examiners 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 Brookings Regional…
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Madison Municipal (21 nm southwest), Pipestone Municipal (30 nm southeast), Watertown Regional (39 nm north).
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 South Dakota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 3 departures from BKX in those twelve months, carrying 43 passengers in 90 seats (48% filled), to 2 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookings Regional → John Glenn Columbus International BKX–CMH | 2 | 43 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Brookings Regional → Pensacola International BKX–PNS | 1 | 0 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
All 2 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 54 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| jets | 1 |
| other | 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 32,025, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 425 |
| general aviation, travelling | 500 |
| general aviation, local | 31,000 |
| military | 100 |
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 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in South Dakota.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- South Dakota State University 8 aircraft · Brookings
Repair stations in Brookings:
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
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 5 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner.
- Sheldon Andrew Rasmussen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Brookings, SD (0 nm) · (605) 695-5216 · [email protected]
- Morris Alan Riggin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Riggin Flight Service · Madison, SD (21 nm) · (605) 256-9774 · [email protected]
- Anthony Hentges private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Canby Airport · Canby, MN (35 nm) · (507) 829-0351 · [email protected]
- Rick Vanderweide private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Renner, SD (38 nm) · (605) 929-8466 · [email protected]
- Kay Ann West private pilot, commercial pilot; balloons · Sioux Falls, SD (44 nm) · (605) 360-4432 · [email protected]
- Tucker Ulmer private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Sioux Falls, SD (44 nm) · (605) 840-1605 · [email protected]
All 13 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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 · 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. 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 Brookings 60 aircraft · 48 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 3 gliders
- Medary Aviation LLC 11 aircraft in town
- South Dakota State University 8 aircraft in town
- Prairie Thermals LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Mesa Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- South Dakota State University 8 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Mtr Technologies · repair station
- John Glenn Columbus International (CMH) 2 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Pensacola International (PNS) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in South Dakota 467 since 1982 · 67 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in South Dakota 70 landing places
- South Dakota 2,274 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BKX.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.