Aransas County Airport
Aransas County Airport (IATA: RKP, ICAO: KRKP, FAA LID: RKP) is in Aransas County five miles (7 km) north of Rockport, Texas.[1] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorized it as a general aviation facility.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Aransas County | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Rockport, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 24 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°05′10″N 097°02′37″W | ||||||||||||||
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Facilities
The airport covers 600 acres (240 ha) at an elevation of 24 feet (7 m). It has two asphalt runways: 14/32 is 5,608 by 100 feet (1,709 x 30 m) and 18/36 is 4,498 by 100 feet (1,371 x 30 m).[1]
In the year ending August 1, 2008 the airport had 82,220 aircraft operations, average 225 per day: 60% general aviation, 40% military, and <1% air taxi. 66 aircraft were then based at this airport: 65% single-engine, 17% multi-engine and 18% helicopter.[1]
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for RKP PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
External links
- Aransas County (RKP) at Texas DOT airport directory
- Aerial image as of January 1995 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for RKP, effective October 5, 2023
- Official website
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for RKP
- AirNav airport information for KRKP
- ASN accident history for RKP
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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