Airports / Texas / RKP
Aransas County Airport
KRKP / RKPRockport, TexasELEV 24 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#21 / 115
Texas airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 26 Google ratings — ranked against 115 rated TX fields.
27 nm
To the nearest alternate
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Truax Field (NGP) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Aransas County Airport (KRKP / RKP) is a general aviation field serving Rockport, Texas. Field elevation is 24 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list RKP as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Truax Field (NGP, 27 nm), Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP, 31 nm), and Victoria Regional Airport (VCT, 46 nm).
Trip costs from RKP are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Rockport AFS. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from RKP to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“The staff at Aransas FBO are super friendly and helpful.”
Kim Torres5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“There is tons of parking with tie downs.”
Kim Torres5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“The staff at Aransas FBO are super friendly and helpful.”
Kim Torres5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Aransas County Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KRKP
IATA
RKP
FAA / Local
RKP
Elevation
24 ft
Coordinates
28.0868° N · 97.0446° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs TX fields
state range 6–4,849 ft
At 24 ft, RKP sits lower than 94% 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.
- 27nmNGPNaval Air Station Corpus Christi Truax FieldCorpus Christi
- 31nmCRPCorpus Christi International AirportCorpus Christi
- 46nmVCTVictoria Regional AirportVictoria
- 54nmNQIKingsville Naval Air StationKingsville
- 56nmALIAlice International AirportAlice
- 104nmLJNTexas Gulf Coast Regional AirportAngleton
Location
Open the full mapKRKP · Aransas County Airport · Rockport, TX
From the ramp
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