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KAPY Zapata County Airport
Zapata, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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 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
LRDr155/31.9LAREDO VORTAC117.4009E

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: 26-58.389100N26-57.865050N
Longitude: 099-15.290133W099-14.578783W
Elevation: 421.4 ft.407.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 121 magnetic, 129 true301 magnetic, 309 true
Displaced threshold: 112 ft.113 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4812:48
Sunrise07:1213:12
Sunset18:3000:30
Evening civil twilight18:5400:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Feb-2026 00:13:48
Local (UTC-6)  18-Feb-2026 18:13:48
 
METAR
KAPY 182355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/16 A2973 RMK AO2 T02660157 10276 20211
TAF
MMNL 
32nm NW 		181857Z 1818/1918 02010KT P6SM BKN020 BKN250 BECMG 1819/1820 SCT020 BKN250 FM190300 06008KT 6SM HZ BKN250 FM190600 13010KT 6SM HZ SCT250 FM190900 13004KT 3SM BR SCT005 TEMPO 1910/1914 2SM BR BKN005 FM191500 17008KT 3SM BR HZ SCT010 FM191600 03008KT P6SM SCT250
KLRD 
37nm N 		181721Z 1818/1918 VRB04KT P6SM SCT025 SCT250 TEMPO 1818/1819 BKN025 FM190600 14006KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 1911/1915 5SM BR BKN010
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 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Zapata County Airport 956-765-4453
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100LL Jet A
SS $3.75 $3.25 
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