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KAPY
(formerly T86)
Zapata County Airport
Zapata, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

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 ft. / 128.6 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
Sectional chart: BROWNSVILLE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SJT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: IREG
FOR ARPT ATTENDANT CALL 956-765-4453 OR 956-285-9535.
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
NLDr140/32.6NUEVO LAREDO VOR/DME112.6009E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HEBBRONVILLE223/35.526606EHBV .... -... ...-
SANTA ELENA286/39.026007ESNE ... -. .

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: 15 ft. tree, 204 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline
APCH RATIO 25:1 FM DSPLCD THR TO +16 FT TREES 125 FT LEFT AT 400 FT.
22 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left and right of centerline
APCH RATIO 21:1 FM DSPLCD THLD TO +15 FT TREE 145 FT LEFT AT 315 FT.

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: CHARLIE AVARITT
PO BOX 99
ZAPATA, TX 78076
Phone 956-765-4453

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 10
Single engine airplanes: 6
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 57/week *
60% local general aviation
40% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 06 March 2011

Additional Remarks

FOR SVC CALL 956-765-4453 BTN 0800-1800.
RY 12 3 FT FENCE 204 FT FM RY END ACROSS APCH.

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 Miller International Airport (72 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1512:15
Sunrise07:3812:38
Sunset19:0700:07
Evening civil twilight19:3000:30

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 23:49:38
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 18:49:38
 
METAR
KAPY 162255Z AUTO 33008KT 10SM OVC014 19/14 A2997 RMK AO2 T01950146
TAF
MMNL 
32nm NW 
161712Z 1618/1718 34010KT 3SM -RA BR OVC005 TEMPO 1620/1624 1SM BR BKN003 FM170000 02010KT 11/2SM BR BKN003 OVC005 FM171700 02010KT 3SM BR OVC010
KLRD 
37nm N 
161723Z 1618/1718 02011KT P6SM VCSH OVC009 FM162100 36014KT P6SM OVC020 FM170400 03012KT P6SM SCT030 BKN040
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Zapata County Airport 956-765-4453
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Internet access, Restrooms

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HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES ZAPATA 5.1 81-119
 

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