L F Wade International
TXKF · TXKF · Hamilton, · Bermuda County · map
L F Wade International is a public-use airport, 6 miles northeast of Hamilton, , 18 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 9,706 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (Jet A-1).
Weather right now TXKF · observed 6:55 pm ADT (21:55 UTC), 13 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 6 or more miles
- Sky: scattered clouds at 1,800 feet, scattered clouds at 9,800 feet, a broken layer at 30,000 feet
- Temperature 79°F (26°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter 29.94 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 2:30 pm ADT (17:30 UTC), good until Wed 3:00 pm ADT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 3:00 pm ADT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 1,800 feet, a broken layer at 30,000 feet VFR
- 30% chance between Tue 5:00 pm ADT (20:00 UTC) and 3:00 pm ADT (18:00 UTC): rain showers, scattered clouds at 1,000 feet (thunderheads), a broken layer at 1,600 feet MVFR
- Changing between Tue 6:00 pm ADT (21:00 UTC) and 9:00 pm ADT (00:00 UTC) to: wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, scattered clouds at 1,600 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet VFR
- Changing between Wed 9:00 am ADT (12:00 UTC) and 12:00 pm ADT (15:00 UTC) to: wind from the east at 15 knots
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR TXKF 062155Z 02005KT 9999 SCT018 SCT098 BKN300 26/23 Q1014
TAF TXKF 061730Z 0618/0718 33009KT 9999 VCSH SCT018 BKN300 PROB30 TEMPO 0620/0718 4000 SHRA SCT010CB BKN016 BECMG 0621/0624 03012KT SCT016 BKN100 BECMG 0712/0715 09015KT
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 TXKF · ICAO TXKF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 1100-0300z++ utc-4(-3dt)
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel
- Jet A-1
- Magnetic variation
- 15W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 9,706 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: PAPI, four lights on the left, SALS, threshold displaced 579 ft
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the left, short approach lights with alignment lights (SSALR)
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Txkf and aWOS-3PT | 119.6 | Bermuda · ATIS. |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 124.5 | Bermuda |
| Tower | 118.1 | Bermuda |
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Aircraft registered in Hamilton from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Hamilton, as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 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 FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Foreign civil government. Landing fees and diplomatic clnc may be rqr.
- 180 degrees turns on runway 12/30 prohibited unless instructed by air traffic control.
- When the control tower closed, activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30, PAPI runways 12 and 30, runway end identifier lights runway 12, sals runway 12 and ALSF-1 runway 30 - 122.8.
- Local ais brf on aprt.
- Limited.
- Runway 12 PAPI unusable 9 degrees right and 9 degrees left of centerline.
- Aircraft movements on apron are uncontrolled.
- Aircraft flight prohibited WI 3NM of rstr area R-3017.
- Firefight equip: four foam vehicles: each, 3,000 gals water, 420 gals foam, 500 pounds dry chem; one foam vehicle, 1,500 gals water, 210 gals foam; one light rescue vehicle and one command vehicle available 1100-0300Z++ UTC-4 (-3DT).
- Wildlife control service unavailable 0300-1100Z++ UTC-4(-3DT).
- Potential for light to mod turbulence and/or wind shear on approach runway 30.
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.