# Randolph Air Force Base (RND / KRND)

**Randolph Air Force Base** (IATA: RND, ICAO: KRND) is a medium airport in Universal City, Texas, United States. It opened in Sep 1937. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,352 ft (2,546 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RND / KRND
- FAA: RND
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Universal City, Texas, United States
- Opened: Sep 1937
- Elevation: 761 ft / 232 m
- Coordinates: 29.5297, -98.2789
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 8,352 ft / 2,546 m
- Instrument procedures: 14 approaches, 5 departures, 8 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.military.com/base-guide/randolph-air-force-base
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randolph_Air_Force_Base (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q980034
- Weather station: KRND
- Ident: KRND

## Timeline

- 1928: Construction.
- Sep 1937: Randolph Air Force Base opens.
- 1970: Listed as Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15R/33L | 8,352 ft / 2,546 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Paved |  | yes |
| 15L/33R | 8,351 ft / 2,545 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Concrete |  | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00341AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 8,352 ft / 2,546 m | #2,220 of 29,858 | #488 in North America | #365 in US |
| Elevation | 761 ft / 232 m | #22,158 of 43,403 | #10,455 in North America | #8,615 in US |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =141 in North America | =123 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | SAN ANTONIO APP | 124.450 |
| APP | SAN ANTONIO APP | 39.210 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 27.180 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 33.835 |
| DEP | SAN ANTONIO DEP | 127.100 |
| GND | GND | 119.750 |
| INFO | HANGOVER TWR | 120.500 |
| MISC | HANGOVER GND | 124.750 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 23.980 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| TWR | TWR | 128.250 |

## Nearby airports

- [SAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksat.md) San Antonio International Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [SSF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kssf.md) Stinson Municipal Airport · 18 mi / 28 km
- [KBAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbaz.md) New Braunfels National Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [SKF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kskf.md) Lackland Air Force Base · 21 mi / 33 km
- [KHYI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khyi.md) San Marcos Regional Airport · 35 mi / 57 km
- [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · 59 mi / 95 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/krnd/data