Aransas County Airport Explained

Aransas County Airport
Iata:RKP
Icao:KRKP
Faa:RKP
Type:Public
Owner:Aransas County
City-Served:Rockport, Texas
Elevation-F:24
Elevation-M:7
Pushpin Map:USA Texas
Coordinates:28.0861°N -97.0436°W
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-F:5,608
R1-Length-M:1,709
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:18/36
R2-Length-F:4,498
R2-Length-M:1,371
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2008
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:82,220
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:66
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Aransas County Airport is in Aransas County five miles (7 km) north of Rockport, Texas. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Facilities

The airport covers 600acres 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).

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.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.

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