# Aransas County Airport (RKP / KRKP)

**Aransas County Airport** (IATA: RKP, ICAO: KRKP) is a small airport in Rockport, Texas, United States. It opened in Apr 1944. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,608 ft (1,709 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RKP / KRKP
- FAA: RKP
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Rockport, Texas, United States
- Opened: Apr 1944
- Elevation: 24 ft / 7 m
- Coordinates: 28.0868, -97.0446
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,608 ft / 1,709 m
- Instrument procedures: 5 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.krkp.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aransas_County_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4784140
- Weather station: KRKP
- Ident: KRKP

## Timeline

- Apr 1944: Aransas County Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 5,608 ft / 1,709 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 145° / 325° | yes |
| 18/36 | 4,498 ft / 1,371 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 190° / 010° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,608 ft / 1,709 m | =5,191 of 29,858 | #1,555 in North America | =1,227 in US |
| Elevation | 24 ft / 7 m | =40,976 of 43,403 | =18,510 in North America | =15,171 in US |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =1,299 in North America | =1,249 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | CORPUS APP/DEP | 120.900 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 119.275 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.700 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.050 |

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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/krkp/data