Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport
Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Location | Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,015 ft / 309 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°04′02″N 097°49′44″W / 31.06722°N 97.82889°WCoordinates: 31°04′02″N 097°49′44″W / 31.06722°N 97.82889°W | ||||||||||
Website | www.FlyKilleen.net | ||||||||||
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GRK Location of airport in Texas | |||||||||||
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Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport[1] (IATA: GRK, ICAO: KGRK, FAA LID: GRK) is a small military/commercial joint-use airport that operates alongside Robert Gray Army Airfield.[2] The airport is based inside the south end of the Fort Hood Military Reservation (known as West Fort Hood), six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) southwest of the central business district of Killeen, Texas,[2] in unincorporated Bell County. The commercial side replaced the old Killeen Municipal Airport (now Skylark Field), which was unable to expand.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 232,299 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 231,500 enplanements in 2009, and 243,861 in 2010.[4] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[5]
Facilities and aircraft
The airport has one runway designated 15/33 with a PEM (Porous European Mix) surface measuring 10,000 by 200 feet (3,048 x 61 m). For the 12-month period ending April 10, 2010, the airport had 12,208 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per day: 98.5% scheduled commercial and 1.5% general aviation (military aircraft operations were not included). For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2015, the airport had 16,318 aircraft operations consisting of 55.9% scheduled commercial, 43.7% military, and 0.37% general aviation.[2]
Airlines and destinations
Killeen Regional Airport currently offers 3 Non-stop destinations.
Historically, Allegiant Airlines offered twice weekly service to Las Vegas. After nine months serviced ended in February 2006. [6]
It is not uncommon to see NCAA football charters parked at gates 1 and 6 for away teams facing the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor, or for the university itself. Usual airlines for these charters include Sun Country, Xtra Airways, and Southwest Airlines
Passenger
Airlines | Destinations |
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American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth |
Delta Connection | Atlanta |
United Express | Houston–Intercontinental |
Top destinations
Rank | City | Passengers |
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1 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | 89,000 |
2 | Atlanta, Georgia | 29,000 |
3 | Houston (Intercontinental), Texas | 20,000 |
See also
References
- 1 2 Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport
- 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for GRK (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.kxxv.com/story/5963598/allegiant-air-pulls-service-from-killeen-ft-hood-regional-airport
- ↑ "RITA | BTS | Transtats". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. January 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
External links
- Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport, official site
- "Fort Hood / Killeen, Robert Gray AAF (GRK)" (PDF). at Texas DOT Airport Directory
- Aerial image as of February 1995 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective August 17, 2017
- FAA Terminal Procedures for GRK, effective August 17, 2017
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for GRK
- AirNav airport information for KGRK
- ASN accident history for GRK
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures