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KBWD · Brownwood Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KBWD FAA BWD Elev 1,387 ft Lat 31° 47.62' N Lon 98° 57.39' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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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: 5,599 ft. Max gradient: 0.26%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 179.4° 5,599 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.26%
35 359.4° 5,599 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.26%
13 134.3° 4,608 ft 101 ft ASP Yes 0.19%
31 314.3° 4,608 ft 101 ft ASP Yes 0.19%

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 3 118.325
  • CNTR FORT WORTH CNTR 127.450
  • RDO FORT WORTH RDO 122.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 24 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALS Rwy 17; MIRL Rwy 13–31 and Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALS Rwy 17; MIRL Rwy 13–31 and Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALS Rwy 17; MIRL Rwy 13–31 and Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALS Rwy 17; MIRL Rwy 13–31 and Rwy 17–35—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (24 sentences)
  • ·TEXAS 281 BROWNWOOD RGNL (BWD)(KBWD) 5 N UTC–6(–5DT) N31º47.62´ W98º57.39´ 1387 B NOTAM FILE BWD MON Airport RWY 17–35: H5599X100 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL 0.3% up N RWY 17: MALS.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·RWY 35: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 48´.
  • ·RWY 13–31: H4608X101 (ASPH) S–25 MIRL RWY 31: Trees.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–2300Z‡, Sat–Sun 1300–2100Z‡. 100LL fuel 24 hrs self svc.
  • ·For fuel svc when unatndd call 325–643–1482.
  • ·Airframe repairs 325–643–1482.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 325-643-1482
  • ·AWOS–3 118.325 (888) 297–9399.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.5 (FORT WORTH RADIO) ®FORT WORTH CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.45 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Fort Worth ARTCC at 817-858-7584.
  • ·(VL) (L) VORW/DME 113.55 BWD Chan 82(Y) N31º53.55´ W98º57.45´ 172º 5.9 NM to fld. 1574/8E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 010º–024º byd 40 NM 025º–035º byd 44 NM 036º–074º byd 40 NM 050º–080º byd 35 NM blo 5,500´ 075º–084º byd 50 NM 085º–099º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 085º–099º byd 49 NM DME unusable: 050º–080º byd 35 NM blo 5,500´ LOC 109.1 I–BWD Rwy 17.
  • ·BRUCE FLD (See BALLINGER on page 268) BRYAN COULTER FLD (CFD)(KCFD) 3 NE UTC–6(–5DT) N30º42.94´ W96º19.88´ 367 B NOTAM FILE CFD RWY 15–33: H4000X75 (ASPH) MIRL RWY 15: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.5º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.5º TCH 40´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A, A+ LGT MIRL Rwy 15–33 preset low intst; to incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–0000Z‡, Sat–Sun 1500–2300Z‡.
  • ·Unlgtd hngrs 450 ft SW AER 15.
  • ·Unlgtd supplemental windsock 460´ sw AER 15.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 979-209-5233
  • ·AWOS–3PT 125.975 (979) 778–2544.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®HOUSTON APP/DEP CON 134.3 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Houston Apch at 281-443-5844 to cnl IFR call 281-443-5888.
  • ·COLLEGE STATION (L) (L) VORTACW 113.3 CLL Chan 80 N30º36.30´ W96º25.24´ 027º 8.1 NM to fld. 264/8E.
  • ·TACAN unusable: 101º–130º byd 25 NM blo 2,500´ 131º–148º byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ 149º–160º byd 30 NM blo 2,000´ 325º–349º byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ 350º–100º byd 25 NM blo 3,500´ VOR unusable: 024º–034º blo 4,000´ 024º–034º byd 20 NM 131º–142º blo 7,000´ 142º–152º byd 30 NM 152º–189º blo 7,000´ SAN ANTONIO H–6H, L–19C IAP HOUSTON L–19D, 21A IAP SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · BWD

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

2

18.2% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 25,000 ops in 2015

2024 total

7,600

10-yr total

118,300

2024 mix

AC/AT 16% · GA 83% · Mil 1%

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=8

  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Other 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2013-10-08 Beech S35 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2009-06-10 Cessna 172RG · Ground collision · day →
2005-05-09 Rockwell International NA-265-80 · Engine failure · IMC · day →
2005-04-17 Beech A36 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2005-01-22 Beech BE-36 · Weather IMC · VMC · night →
2003-06-08 Cessna 172K · Engine failure · day →
1996-08-04 Beech E-55 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1985-04-30 Beech B 55 · Other · 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
Jonathan Earl Shorey San Angelo TX 79 nm
Jason Charrier Husdon Oaks TX 80 nm
David Lynn Belcher Cresson TX 81 nm
Jon Wells Meadowlakes TX 81 nm
John Calvin Foster Mcgregor TX 81 nm
Jon Leger Weatherford TX 83 nm
Arnold Leon Thormeyer Cleburne TX 86 nm
Carl Johnson Hudson Oaks TX 86 nm
Carl Joseph Johnson Hudson Oaks TX 86 nm
Trevor Seth Hall Hudson Oaks TX 86 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
Michael Jeffrey Stone Early TX 3 nm
Larry Wallace Key Ii Early TX 3 nm
Charles Ray King Brownwood TX 5 nm
Michael Wayne Hanneman May TX 11 nm
Steven Lee Mapel May TX 11 nm
Bobby Alvin Burks Comanche TX 19 nm
Stephen Ray Schwartz Goldthwaite TX 28 nm
Edwin Parker Shaw Jr Goldthwaite TX 28 nm
Richard Olaf Fenton De Leon TX 29 nm
Joshua Lynn Klassen Cisco TX 36 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
Brian Paul Clark Early TX 3 nm
Allen Dean Crofford Early TX 3 nm
William James Howdle Early TX 3 nm
Keith Ray Mangelsdorf Early TX 3 nm
Christopher Gene Freeland Brownwood TX 5 nm
David Randall Driskell Brownwood TX 5 nm
Will Wesley Dodd Brownwood TX 5 nm
Murray Ray Thomas Brownwood TX 5 nm
Stephen Lee Nolen Brownwood TX 5 nm
Charles Edwin Webb Brownwood TX 5 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Time Calibrations
San Angelo, TX
 83 nm
Efinger Aviation & Maintenance
Cresson, TX
 84 nm
Central Texas Avionics, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
 94 nm
Certified Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Burleson, TX
 96 nm
Byam Propeller Service, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX
 102 nm
FieldTech Avionics and Instruments
Fort Worth, TX
 102 nm
Accord Aviation Interiors
Fort Worth, TX
 102 nm
North Texas Avionics
Fort Worth, TX
 104 nm
Castleberry Instruments & Avionics
Pflugerville, TX
 108 nm
Aviation Maintenance Professionals
Arlington, TX
 108 nm

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