Robert Gray Army Airfield Explained

Robert Gray Army Airfield
Nativename:Robert Gray Air Force Base
Iata:GRK
Icao:KGRK
Faa:GRK
Type:Public / Military
Owner:U.S. Army ATCA-ASO
Location:Fort Cavazos / Killeen, Texas
Elevation-F:1,015
Coordinates:31.0672°N -97.8289°W
Pushpin Map:USA Texas
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Texas
Pushpin Label:GRK
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:15/33
R1-Length-F:10,000
R1-Surface:PEM
Stat-Year:2010
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:12,208
Footnotes:Sources: Airport website[1] and FAA[2]

Robert Gray Army Airfield[1] is a military joint-use airport that operates alongside Killeen Regional Airport. The airport is based inside the south end of the Fort Hood Military Reservation (West Fort Hood), six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) southwest of the central business district of Killeen, Texas, in unincorporated Bell County.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 232,299 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 231,500 enplanements in 2009, and 243,861 in 2010.[4] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[5]

History

The base was named after a Killeen native who was a pilot of a B-25 bomber on the famous Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in 1942. He was killed later in World War II flying combat missions.[6]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport has one runway designated 15/33 with a PEM (Porous European Mix) surface measuring 10,000 by 200 feet (3,048 x 61 m). For the 12-month period ending April 10, 2010, the airport had 12,208 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per day: 98.5% scheduled commercial and 1.5% general aviation.

The base is also served by Yoakum–DeFrenn Army Heliport and two asphalt auxiliary landing strips used for training at North Fort Hood:

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Other sources

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.flykilleen.net/ Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport
  2. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  3. Web site: Calendar Year 2008 Enplanements By State . Federal Aviation Administration . December 17, 2009 .
  4. Web site: Passenger Enplanements at all U.S. Airports (CY10) . Federal Aviation Administration . October 26, 2011 .
  5. Book: Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Reports. https://web.archive.org/web/20121027122636/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/index.cfm?sect=2011. 2012-10-27. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  6. Fort Hood: The Great Place to Call Home, Fort Hood's Official Post Guide, Fort Hood History, page 72. Marcoa Publishing Inc., 2004, under contract with Fort Hood. Editorial content is edited, prepared and provided by the Public Affairs Office of Fort Hood.
  7. Web site: Airport data for Shorthorn Aux Landing Strip . . April 3, 2014 . April 4, 2014.
  8. Web site: Pilot Information for Shorthorn Aux Landing Strip . April 4, 2014 . OurAirports.com.
  9. Web site: Airport data for Longhorn Aux Landing Strip . . April 3, 2014 . April 4, 2014.
  10. Web site: Pilot Information for Longhorn Aux Landing Strip . April 4, 2014 . OurAirports.com.

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