METAR & TAF KBGD
Current METAR
Observed 03:51Z
KBGD 280351Z AUTO 10011G20KT 10SM CLR 19/06 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP090 T01890056
- Wind
- 100° @ 11G20 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 19°C / 6°C
- Altimeter
- 29.90 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 4,293 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 2 NM N
- VFR sectional
- DALLAS-FT WORTH
- ARTCC
- ZAB · ALBUQUERQUE
- NOTAM facility
- BGD (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- BATHAZAR MEDRANO
- Phone
- 806-273-0137
- Address
- BOX 3470, BORGER TX 79008
Flight service · Hours
- FSS FTW
- FORT WORTH1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- 0800-1800
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 03
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 171° / 351° | 6,299 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
| 03/21Favored | 33° / 213° | 3,897 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | 18', pole, 230' from thr, 408' R of cntrln, slope 1 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box right(3°) | — | 52', trees, 1420' from thr, 42' R of cntrln, slope 23 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA+
- Other services
- INSTR,RNTL
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Runway 21 has a 100 foot drop-off located 95 feet distant.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery contact Albuquerque ARTCC at 505-856-4861.Show FAA
- Runway 3 has a 40 foot drop-off located 150 feet distant.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- PAPI is activated on runways 17 and 35. Medium intensity runway lights are on runways 03/21 and 17/35 and controlled by CTAF.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 03There is a 15 foot tree 130 feet distant 95 feet to the left of runway 03.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KBGD
Answer card- ICAO
- KBGD
- Name
- HUTCHINSON COUNTY
- Location
- BORGER, TEXAS
- Elevation
- 3,055.2 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 4,055.2 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 17/35 · 6,299 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 6
- Magnetic variation
- 7°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 100° at 11 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 03
Hutchinson County Airport sits in Borger, Texas. The field elevation is 3,055.2 ft MSL. It has two asphalt runways. The longest is runway 17/35 at 6,299 ft. Runway 03/21 is 3,897 ft. There is no control tower. No ILS approaches are published.
For pattern work, the published pattern altitude is not listed. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless the current FAA Chart Supplement says otherwise. That puts you around 4,055 ft MSL at this field. The airport is in the Amarillo approach area. Clearance delivery is handled through Albuquerque ARTCC per the published remarks.
Hutchinson County Airport has one on-field FBO. Hutchinson County Airport carries 100LL and Jet A Prist. Call the FBO directly at (806) 273-0137 for current service details before you go. Published remarks also note a tree near runway 03 and a drop-off near runway 21. Runway 03 has a 40 ft drop-off nearby. Runway 21 has a 100 ft drop-off nearby. PAPI is available on runways 17 and 35. Medium intensity runway lights are on both runways and are controlled by CTAF. For a first-time arrival, the big items are the high field elevation, the non-towered flow and the runway edge terrain near the 03 and 21 ends.