Aransas County Airport

Aransas County Airport
IATA: RKP ICAO: KRKP FAA LID: RKP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Aransas County
Serves	Rockport, Texas
Elevation AMSL	24 ft / 7 m
Coordinates	28°05′10″N 097°02′37″W
Map
Aransas County Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 5,608 1,709 Asphalt 18/36 4,498 1,371 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 82,220 Based aircraft 66
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Aransas County Airport (IATA: RKP, ICAO: KRKP, FAA LID: RKP) 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 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).

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

• List of airports in Texas

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 December 26, 2024
• 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