Possum Kingdom Airport (FAA LID: F35) is a public airport in Graford, Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States, located 12 nautical miles (22 km) west of the central business district.[1][2] The airport has no IATA or ICAO designation.[3] The airport is owned and operated by the Brazos River Authority and is located on the east side of Possum Kingdom Lake.[4]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Brazos River Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Graford, Texas | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,008.3 ft / 307.3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°55′24″N 098°26′13″W / 32.92333°N 98.43694°W | ||||||||||
| Website | Possum Kingdom Airport at Brazos River Authority | ||||||||||
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Sources: Federal Aviation Administration[1] except as noted | |||||||||||
The airport is used solely for general aviation purposes.
Facilities
editPossum Kingdom Airport covers 59 acres (24 ha) at an elevation of 1,008.3 feet (307.3 m) above mean sea level (AMSL), and has one runway:
For the 12-month period ending 31 December 2015, the airport had 1,400 aircraft operations, an average of 4 per day: 100% general aviation. At that time there were 22 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine and 9% helicopters, with no multi-engine, jets, ultralights, or gliders.[1]
Accidents and incidents
edit- 21 July 1985: A Piper PA-38 Tomahawk, registration number N2323E, was destroyed in a hard landing; the pilot and single passenger suffered minor injuries. Unable to find his intended destination airport, the pilot diverted to Possum Kingdom Airport, but ran out of fuel while descending to land and was too high and fast on final approach. He purposely touched down beside the runway to avoid a runway overrun, but landed hard, causing the landing gear to collapse and the aircraft to flip over. The accident was attributed to fuel exhaustion and the pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate. Contributing factors were an inoperative beacon at the intended destination and soft terrain at the landing site.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for F35 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration, Effective 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Texas Airport Directory - Graford, Possum Kingdom (F35)" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "F35 Graford [Possum Kingdom Airport], TX, US - Airport". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "The Brazos River Authority - Possum Kingdom Lake Airport". Brazos River Authority. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "NTSB Aviation Accident Final Report FTW85LA293". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
External links
edit- Official Website
- "Graford, Possum Kingdom (F35)" (PDF). at Texas DOT Airport Directory
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for F35
- AirNav airport information for KF35
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
