KRKP — Aransas County
Rockport, TX · field elevation 24 ft · NON-ATCT
KRKP current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KRKP 111153Z AUTO 17006KT 8SM FEW018 28/26 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02830256 10289 20283 53003
- Wind
- from 170° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 28 °C / dewpoint 26 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,461 ft · pressure altitude -96 ft
- Observed
- 25 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 170° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 6 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 14 | 5 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 32 | 5 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 36 | 6 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 34,000–34,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KRKP — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KRKP — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 28.08622, -97.04369
- Elevation
- 24 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1156Z / 0110Z
- Magnetic variation
- 6° (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- San Antonio
- County
- Aransas, TX
Everything else KRKP publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,608 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 18/36 | 4,498 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 121.7
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
- Approach
- 120.9
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KTFP Ingleside Rgnl14 nm
- KRAS Mustang Beach17 nm
- KNGP Corpus Christi NAS (Truax Fld)27 nm
- KNWL Waldron Fld Nolf31 nm
- KCRP Corpus Christi Intl31 nm
- KRBO Nueces County39 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KRKP airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Texas airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.