Airports / Texas / NGP
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Truax Field
KNGP / NGPCorpus Christi, TexasELEV 18 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
12 nm
To the nearest alternate
Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Truax Field (KNGP / NGP) is a mid-sized airport serving Corpus Christi, Texas. The field lies at an elevation of 18 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
NGP has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP, 12 nm), Kingsville Naval Air Station (NQI, 30 nm), and Alice International Airport (ALI, 39 nm).
Quotes for flights out of NGP vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from NGP, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KNGP
IATA
NGP
FAA / Local
NGP
Elevation
18 ft
Coordinates
27.6926° N · 97.2911° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs TX fields
state range 6–4,849 ft
At 18 ft, NGP sits lower than 95% of the 127 Texas fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 12nmCRPCorpus Christi International AirportCorpus Christi
- 30nmNQIKingsville Naval Air StationKingsville
- 39nmALIAlice International AirportAlice
- 72nmVCTVictoria Regional AirportVictoria
- 90nmHRLValley International AirportHarlingen
- 104nmMFEMcAllen Miller International AirportMcAllen
Location
Open the full mapKNGP · Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Truax Field · Corpus Christi, TX