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KBPG · Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KBPG FAA BPG Elev 2,573 ft Lat 32° 12.76' N Lon 101° 31.32' W Zulu …

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,803 ft. Max gradient: 0.56%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 181.9° 8,803 ft 100 ft PEM Yes 0.14%
35 1.9° 8,803 ft 100 ft PEM Yes 0.14%
06 66.9° 4,601 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.56%
24 246.9° 4,601 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.56%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.025
  • CNTR FORT WORTH CNTR 133.700
  • FSS SAN ANGELO RDO 122.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 6 matched · 16 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate SSALS Rwy 17. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (6)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 16–34: H5035X50 (ASPH) S–14 MIRL RWY 16: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 34: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.5º TCH 40´. Pole. RWY 09–27: H4001X60…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34—CTAF

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 17–35: H8803X100 (CONC) S–60, D–150, 2D–200 MIRL RWY 17:…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 35: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 36´. 0.3% up S. RWY 06–24: H46…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate SSALS Rwy 17. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT SSALS Rwy 17—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
  • ·For fuel call 325–277–1551.
  • ·Rwy 09–27 sfc seal spalling.
  • ·Rwy 16–34 loose stones on the rwy.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 325-650-1314
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.4 (325) 884–2770.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®FORT WORTH CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.15 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Fort Worth ARTCC at 817-858-7584.
  • ·SAN ANGELO (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.1 SJT Chan 98 N31º22.50´ W100º27.29´ 249º 53.5 NM to fld. 1886/10E.
  • ·RWY 24: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·Prairie dogs on rwys and twys.
  • ·Sandhill Cranes xng in the spring and fall. 100LL and Jet–A full and self serve.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 432-264-2362
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.025 (432) 264–7475.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.4 (SAN ANGELO RADIO) ®FORT WORTH CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Fort Worth ARTCC at 817-858-7584.
  • ·(VL) (H) VORTACW 117.2 BGS Chan 119 N32º23.14´ W101º29.02´ 180º 10.5 NM to fld. 2670/11E.
  • ·SAN ANTONIO H–6G, L–19A IAP DALLAS–FT WORTH H–6G, L–6H IAP SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 23,520 ops in 2015

2024 total

23,520

10-yr total

235,200

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 95% · Mil 5%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2006-09-23 Air Tractor 301 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2003-10-15 Ayres · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2008-08-04 Collard Dragonfly · Loss of control · VMC · day →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
David Newman Goll Midland TX 32 nm
Ross Pehl Midland TX 32 nm
Jonathan Earl Shorey San Angelo TX 72 nm
Donald Borba Slaton TX 74 nm
Kenneth Melberg Chapman Lubbock TX 83 nm
Patrick Timothy Bradley Lubbock TX 83 nm
Rosemary Stidham Lubbock TX 83 nm
Stanley Paul Smith Lubbock TX 83 nm
Willie Strieder Lubbock TX 83 nm
Francis Burton Compton Marfa TX 172 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Shannon Nicole Boler Big Spring TX 2 nm
Matthew Lea Snell Ackerly TX 21 nm
Fred Miller Allison Iii Midland TX 32 nm
George Randell Auburg Midland TX 32 nm
John Wencle Krenik Midland TX 32 nm
Steven Curtis Price Midland TX 32 nm
Perry Dean Lyson Ii Midland TX 32 nm
Matthew David Ruff Midland TX 32 nm
James Roper Lawrence Midland TX 32 nm
Scott Alan Atwood Midland TX 32 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Joseph Dominic Harrison Big Spring TX 2 nm
Donald Edward Andrews Big Spring TX 2 nm
Charles E Barefoot Big Spring TX 2 nm
Richard Douglas Hafley Big Spring TX 2 nm
Jack Lee Perry Big Spring TX 2 nm
Thomas William Rickabaugh Big Spring TX 2 nm
Andrew Paul Warner Big Spring TX 2 nm
Craig Wendell Panek Big Spring TX 2 nm
Donna Sue Dockrey Big Spring TX 2 nm
Charles Brad Dockrey Big Spring TX 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
DV AVIATION
Midland, TX
 38 nm
AJ Aviation Services LLC
Midland, TX
 39 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing Midland-Odessa
Andrews, TX
 47 nm
Time Calibrations
San Angelo, TX
 73 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Andrews, TX
 91 nm
Redline Aviation
Amarillo, TX
 173 nm
Gulf Avionics, Inc.
Kerrville, TX
 184 nm
Efinger Aviation & Maintenance
Cresson, TX
 201 nm
Lancair
Uvalde, TX
 202 nm
Southstar Aircraft Interiors
Uvalde, TX
 202 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.