FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | APY |
| Lat/Long: | 26-58-07.6300N 099-14-56.0700W
26-58.127167N 099-14.934500W
26.9687861,-99.2489083
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 422.1 ft. / 128.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08E (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles NE of ZAPATA, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 78076 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1987 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SJT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. MIRL RWY 12/30 PRESET MED INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.225 (956-765-4069) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LRDr155/31.9 | | LAREDO VORTAC | | 117.40 | | 09E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 60 ft. / 1524 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 26-58.389100N | | 26-57.865050N |
| Longitude: | 099-15.290133W | | 099-14.578783W |
| Elevation: | 421.4 ft. | | 407.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 121 magnetic, 129 true | | 301 magnetic, 309 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 112 ft. | | 113 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. trees, 277 ft. from runway, 36 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
12 FT TREES, 190 FT DSTC,125 FT L/R. | | 20 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left and right of centerline
20 FT TREES, 195 FT DSTC, 125 FT L/R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ZAPATA COUNTY
PO BOX 760
ZAPATA, TX 78076
Phone 956-765-9920 |
| Manager: | DOMINGO CASTANEDA
246 AIRPORT RD, P O BOX 760
ZAPATA, TX 78076
Phone 956-334-5345 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KAPY.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHBV - Jim Hogg County Airport (36 nm NE)
KLRD - Laredo International Airport (36 nm N)
KBKS - Brooks County Airport (62 nm E)
KEBG - South Texas International Airport at Edinburg (68 nm SE)
KMFE - Mc Allen International Airport (72 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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looking northwest.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Mar-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunrise | | 07:50 | | 12:50 |
| Sunset | | 19:44 | | 00:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:07 | | 01:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Mar-2026 14:37:53 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Mar-2026 09:37:53 |
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| METAR |
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| KAPY | 131415Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A3013 RMK AO2 T01430077
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| TAF |
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MMNL
32nm NW | 130529Z 1306/1406 00000KT P6SM SKC FM130900 15015KT 6SM HZ SKC FM131800 15010KT P6SM SKC FM140000 15010KT P6SM SCT020
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KLRD
37nm N | 131120Z 1312/1412 14006KT P6SM SKC
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