Possum Kingdom Airport

Possum Kingdom Airport (FAA LID: F35) is a public airport in Graford, Palo Pinto County, Texas, United States, located 12 nautical miles (22 km) southwest 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]

Possum Kingdom Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerBrazos River Authority
ServesGraford, Texas
Elevation AMSL1,008.3 ft / 307.3 m
Coordinates32°55′24″N 098°26′13″W
WebsitePossum Kingdom Airport at Brazos River Authority
Map
F35
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02/20 3,500 1,067 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations1,400
Based aircraft22
Sources: Federal Aviation Administration[1] except as noted

The airport is used solely for general aviation purposes.

Facilities

Possum 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:

  • Runway 02/20: 3,500 x 60 ft. (1,067 x 18 m), Surface: Asphalt[1]

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
  • 21 July 1985: A Piper PA-38 Tomahawk, registration number N2323E, was destroyed in a hard landing at Possum Kingdom Airport; the pilot and single passenger suffered minor injuries. The pilot had planned to fly to Mineral Wells Airport but could not find the airfield because the airport beacon was inoperative and he could not see the runway lights; he then 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, with his descent rate on landing having exceeded the design strength of the landing gear. Contributing factors were the inoperative beacon at the original destination, and soft terrain at the landing site.[5]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for F35 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration, Effective 26 April 2018.
  2. "Texas Airport Directory - Graford, Possum Kingdom (F35)" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. "F35 Graford [Possum Kingdom Airport], TX, US - Airport". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. "The Brazos River Authority - Possum Kingdom Lake Airport". Brazos River Authority. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. "NTSB Aviation Accident Final Report FTW85LA293". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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