KRKP — Aransas County
Rockport, TX · field elevation 24 ft · NON-ATCT
KRKP current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KRKP 100253Z AUTO 03008G18KT 8SM BKN060 OVC085 17/14 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP216 T01670144 53009
- Wind
- from 030° at 8 kt, gusting 18 kt
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 6,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.16 inHg
- Density altitude
- -65 ft · pressure altitude -216 ft
- Observed
- 43 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 030° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 8 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 32 | 3 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 14 | 3 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 18 | 8 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
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
- 1246Z / 2338Z
- Magnetic variation
- 6°E (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 →
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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.