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KAPY

Zapata County Airport
Zapata, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 RY 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
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:

Single wheel:

12.5

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

Runway heading:

121 magnetic, 129 true

301 magnetic, 309 true

Displaced threshold:

112 ft.

113 ft.

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

10 ft. brush, 201 ft. from runway
APCH SLOPE 20:1 TO DSPLCD THR OVR 27 FT TREE, 506 FT DSTC, 160 FT R.

15 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway
15 FT TREES, 198 FT DSTC.

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:	RAMON E. MONTES ZAPATA, TX 78076 Phone 956-786-0000

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		6
Single engine airplanes:		6

Aircraft operations: avg 38/week *
50%	transient general aviation
50%	local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 22 April 2023

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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Area around KAPY (Zapata County Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:48	11:48
Sunrise	07:12	12:12
Sunset	20:01	01:01
Evening civil twilight	20:25	01:25

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Apr-2024 05:57:18
Local (UTC-5)	16-Apr-2024 00:57:18

METAR

KAPY

160535Z AUTO 15016G22KT 10SM 26/21 A2974 RMK AO2 T02550205 TSNO

TAF

MMNL 32nm NW	151722Z 1518/1618 17015G25KT P6SM SCT020 BKN220 BECMG 1520/1521 15020G30KT FM160300 15015KT P6SM BKN020 BECMG 1608/1609 5SM BR HZ BKN015 TEMPO 1611/1615 3SM BR HZ FM161600 35010KT 6SM HZ SCT015
KLRD 37nm N	151740Z 1518/1618 15012G18KT P6SM BKN200 FM160200 12018G25KT P6SM BKN200 FM160600 16012KT P6SM BKN200 TEMPO 1609/1612 BKN020 FM161400 VRB04KT P6SM BKN025 OVC150 FM161700 VRB06KT P6SM SCT035 BKN150

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