Brownwood Regional
BWD · KBWD · Brownwood, Texas · Brown County · map
Brownwood Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Brownwood, 5 miles north of Brownwood, Texas, 1,387 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 5,599 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 43 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 7,600 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Brownwood Regional?
Its FAA code is BWD, and its ICAO code is KBWD.
Where is Brownwood Regional?
It is 5 miles north of Brownwood, Texas, 1,387 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Brownwood Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 17/35, is 5,599 feet long.
Does Brownwood Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Brownwood Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Brownwood Regional?
Airline flights go to 3 airports, the busiest of them Austin-Bergstrom International, Easterwood Field, Gillespie County. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Brownwood Regional?
1 pilot examiner and 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 Brownwood Regional…
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 BWD · ICAO KBWD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Brownwood
- Elevation
- 1,387 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm; weekends, 7:00 am to 3:00 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
- San Antonio sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,599 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 4,608 × 101 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: LOCALIZER, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS), trees 33 ft high 1,185 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 27 ft high 1,100 ft from the end
- Runway 31: trees 52 ft high 1,450 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Bwd and aWOS-3 | 118.325 | |
| Brownwood and rco | 122.5 | Brownwood |
| Brownwood and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.45 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 888-297-9399.
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
- air freight, cargo handling, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Comanche County-City (20 nm northeast), Gregory M Simmons Memorial (35 nm north), Eastland Municipal (38 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 Texas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate mals runway 17; medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 and 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
- Looking…
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 256 departures from BWD in those twelve months, carrying 0 passengers in 13 seats (0% filled), to 3 destinations on 2 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownwood Regional → Austin-Bergstrom International BWD–AUS | 254 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Brownwood Regional → Easterwood Field BWD–CLL | 1 | 0 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Brownwood Regional → Gillespie County BWD–T82 | 1 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
All 3 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 | 33 |
| multi-engine | 6 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 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 7,600, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,200 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,700 |
| general aviation, local | 1,600 |
| 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 Brownwood from the FAA register
38 aircraft are registered to owners in Brownwood, Texas: 32 piston singles, 2 gliders, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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
Fuel and service companies in Brownwood, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Repair stations in Brownwood:
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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
- Ross Pehl private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Brownwood Regional Airport · Brownwood, TX (0 nm) · (432) 934-7243 · [email protected]
All 2 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.
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 · 8 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 Brownwood 38 aircraft · 32 piston singles, 2 gliders, 1 turboprops
- Groom Aircraft Service LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Turbolyft USA Corporation · repair station
- Austin-Bergstrom International (AUS) 254 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Easterwood Field (CLL) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Gillespie County (T82) 1 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,060 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 29,940 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BWD.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 27, 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.