Calhoun County
PKV · KPKV · Port Lavaca, Texas · Calhoun County · map
Calhoun County is a public-use airport owned by the County of Calhoun, 3 miles northwest of Port Lavaca, Texas, 32 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 5,004 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additives) and about 27 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 8,700 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Calhoun County?
Its FAA code is PKV, and its ICAO code is KPKV.
Where is Calhoun County?
It is 3 miles northwest of Port Lavaca, Texas, 32 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Calhoun County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 14/32, is 5,004 feet long.
Does Calhoun County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Calhoun County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additives.
Are there flight schools at Calhoun County?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Gateway Flight Center LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Calhoun County?
2 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 Calhoun 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 PKV · ICAO KPKV
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Calhoun
- Elevation
- 32 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 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 with additives; the services card below
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,004 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 2,432 × 60 ft | Grass, excellent |
- Runway 14: PAPI, two lights on the left, road 13 ft high 560 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, road 15 ft high 475 ft from the end
- Runway 05: tree 22 ft high 141 ft from the end
- Runway 23: threshold displaced 428 ft
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Pkv and aWOS-3PT | 118.275 | |
| Victoria and center (remote transmitter) Low | 135.05 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 361-552-3060.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additives
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Victoria Regional (17 nm northwest), Aransas County (39 nm southwest), Wharton Regional (46 nm northeast).
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 medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- 100LL and jet a available 24 hours self serve. Jet also available by truck.
- 22 feet trees, 0-60 feet dstc, 290 feet L.
- 22 feet trees, 0-60==135 feet dstc, 260 feet L.
- RC model aircraft operates at runway 5 end.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
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
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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 | 21 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 1 |
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 8,700, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 1,800 |
| general aviation, local | 5,400 |
| military | 1,500 |
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 Port Lavaca from the FAA register
20 aircraft are registered to owners in Port Lavaca, Texas: 10 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 3 helicopters, 2 drones, 1 piston twin. 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 Texas.
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:
- Gateway Flight Center LLC 3 aircraft · Port Lavaca Gateway Flight Center is a flight school and FBO at Calhoun County Airport in Port Lavaca, Texas.
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: 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 2 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 Port Lavaca 20 aircraft · 10 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 3 helicopters
- Gateway Flight Center LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Bee Fly Drone Services LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Gateway Flight Center LLC 3 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 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/PKV.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.