# Alvin Airpark (6R5)

**Alvin Airpark** (FAA: 6R5) is a small airport in Alvin, Texas, United States. It opened in Sep 1959. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,500 ft (457 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/6r5

## At a glance

- FAA: 6R5
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Alvin, Texas, United States
- Opened: Sep 1959
- Elevation: 43 ft / 13 m
- Coordinates: 29.4155, -95.2891
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,500 ft / 457 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34956794
- Weather station: KLVJ
- Ident: 6R5

## Timeline

- Sep 1959: Alvin Airpark opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,500 ft / 457 m | 80 ft / 24 m | Grass | 071° / 251° |  |
| 03/21 | 1,420 ft / 433 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass | 041° / 221° |  |
| 12/30 | 830 ft / 253 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass | 131° / 311° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,500 ft / 457 m | =27,817 of 29,858 | =14,033 in North America | =12,508 in US |
| Elevation | 43 ft / 13 m | =39,668 of 43,403 | =17,956 in North America | =14,821 in US |
| Age | Opened 1959 | =4,466 of 15,079 | =3,045 in North America | =2,970 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/6r5/data