Zapata County Airport

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METAR: METAR KAPY 050415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3023 RMK AO2 T01150091

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KAPY (0.0 NM at True Heading of 339)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1023.8
Temperature: 11.5 C (52.7 F)
Dewpoint: 9.1 C (48.38 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 26-58-07.6300N (26.968786)
Longitude: 
 099-14-56.0700W (-99.248908)
Elevation: 
 422.1 feet MSL (129 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 3.9 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 04 N.M. NE of Zapata, Texas
Found On: 
 Brownsville Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
RAMON E. MONTES

ZAPATA, TX 78076
956-786-0000		 ZAPATA COUNTY
PO BOX 760
ZAPATA, TX 78076
956-765-9920

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 02/1987
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/IREG
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZHU (Houston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZHU (Houston)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1422 feet (433 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 SJT
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.700
Unicom:  122.700
AWOS-3:  118.225 (956-765-4069)

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 956
    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
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    		Unicom 122.7 765-4453, -9794 100LL, Jet A
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  San Angelo(SJT)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KAPY

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    36.3 Laredo International Airport
    (LRD KLRD LRD)    		 341 337 100LL, Jet A
    61.9 Brooks County Airport
    (KBKS BKS)    		 76 73 100LL, Jet A
    65.1 Duval-Freer Airport
    (T19)    		 31 27 100LL
    72.1 Mc Allen International Airport
    (MFE KMFE MFE)    		 131 128 100LL, Jet A
    73.8 Kleberg County Airport
    (KIKG IKG)    		 61 58 100LL, Jet A
    79.9 Alice International Airport
    (ALI KALI ALI)    		 54 51 100LL, Jet A
    83.2 Mid Valley Airport
    (TXW)    		 124 121 100LL, Jet A
    88.6 Bishop-Windham Airport
    (07R)    		 63 60 100LL
    89.2 Cotulla-La Salle County Airport
    (COT KCOT COT)    		 1 357 100LL, Jet A+
    96.4 Valley International Airport
    (HRL KHRL HRL)    		 117 114 100LL, Jet A
    98.1 Dimmit County Airport
    (CZT KCZT CZT)    		 342 338 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110*G THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
    A110-2 FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
    A57-12 APCH SLOPE 20:1 TO DSPLCD THR OVR 27 FT TREE, 506 FT DSTC, 160 FT R.
    A57-30 APCH SLOPE 19:1 TO DSPLCD THR OVR 15 FT TREES, 198 FT DSTC.
    A58-30 15 FT TREES, 198 FT DSTC.
    A81-APT DUSK-DAWN. MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET MED INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 12/30
    Longest Runway: 12/30 is 5000 ft (1524 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    KAPY Airport Runway Details

    Runway 12/30  5000 ft x 60 ft (1524 m x 18 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  12.5

    Runway 12

    Runway 30
    Elevation: 
    		 421.4 407.9
    Latitude: 
    		 26-58-23.3460N 26-57-51.9030N
    Longitude: 
    		 099-15-17.4080W 099-14-34.7270W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 129 309
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Good Good
    Object at End: 
    		 BRUSH TREES
    Object Height: 
    		 10 15
    Distance from End: 
    		 201 201
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 0 ft. left and right of centerline 0 ft. left and right of centerline
    Threshold Elevation: 
    		 421.9 408.1
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 112 113
    Threshold Latitude: 
    		 26-58-22.6390N 26-57-52.6160N

    Threshold Longitude: 

    		 099-15-16.4490W 099-14-35.6960W

    Services

    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 Yes
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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