# Cox Field (PRX / KPRX)

**Cox Field** (IATA: PRX, ICAO: KPRX) is a medium airport in Paris, Texas, United States. It opened in Aug 1943. It has 3 runways; the longest is 6,002 ft (1,829 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kprx

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PRX / KPRX
- FAA: PRX
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Paris, Texas, United States
- Opened: Aug 1943
- Elevation: 548 ft / 167 m
- Coordinates: 33.6366, -95.4508
- Runways: 3
- Helipads: 1
- Longest runway: 6,002 ft / 1,829 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox_Field (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1654696
- Weather station: KPRX
- Ident: KPRX

## Timeline

- Aug 1943: Cox Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 6,002 ft / 1,829 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 179° / 359° | yes |
| 03/21 | 4,624 ft / 1,409 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 037° / 217° |  |
| 14/32 | 4,624 ft / 1,409 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 141° / 321° |  |

- Also 1 helipad.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00803AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,002 ft / 1,829 m | =4,565 of 29,858 | =1,267 in North America | =995 in US |
| Elevation | 548 ft / 167 m | =26,306 of 43,403 | =12,615 in North America | =10,530 in US |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 119.675 |
| CNTR | FORT WORTH CNTR | 123.925 |
| RDO | FORT WORTH RDO | 122.250 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.975 |

## Nearby airports

- [DUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdua.md) Durant Regional Airport - Eaker Field · 58 mi / 94 km
- [PNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgyi.md) North Texas Regional Airport Perrin Field · 71 mi / 113 km
- [76F](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k76f.md) Van Zandt County Regional Airport · 73 mi / 117 km
- [TXK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktxk.md) Texarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field) · 85 mi / 137 km
- [MLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmlc.md) Mc Alester Regional Airport · 88 mi / 142 km
- [TYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktyr.md) Tyler Pounds Regional Airport · 89 mi / 143 km

## 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/kprx/data