# Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (TPL / KTPL)

**Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport** (IATA: TPL, ICAO: KTPL) is a medium airport in Temple, Texas, United States. It opened in Jul 1942. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,000 ft (2,134 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TPL / KTPL
- FAA: TPL
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Temple, Texas, United States
- Opened: Jul 1942
- Elevation: 682 ft / 208 m
- Coordinates: 31.1525, -97.4078
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 7,000 ft / 2,134 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.templetexas.us/index.aspx?nid=88
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draughon%E2%80%93Miller_Central_Texas_Regional_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1658139
- Weather station: KTPL
- Ident: KTPL

## Timeline

- Jul 1942: Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 163° / 343° | yes |
| 03/21 | 4,740 ft / 1,445 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 028° / 208° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 7,000 ft / 2,134 m | =3,488 of 29,858 | =832 in North America | =631 in US |
| Elevation | 682 ft / 208 m | =23,755 of 43,403 | =11,350 in North America | =9,410 in US |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | GRAY APP/DEP | 120.075 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 134.975 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 125.900 |
| RDO | SAN ANGELO RDO | 110.400 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [GRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgrk.md) Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield · 26 mi / 41 km
- [ACT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kact.md) Waco Regional Airport · 33 mi / 54 km
- [KEDC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kedc.md) Austin Executive Airport · 53 mi / 85 km
- [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · 68 mi / 109 km
- [CLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcll.md) Easterwood Field · 73 mi / 118 km
- [KHYI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khyi.md) San Marcos Regional Airport · 91 mi / 147 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/ktpl/data