Zapata County
APY · KAPY · Zapata, Texas · Zapata County · map
Zapata County is a public-use airport owned by Zapata County, 4 miles northeast of Zapata, Texas, 422 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 5,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
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What is the airport code for Zapata County?
Its FAA code is APY, and its ICAO code is KAPY.
Where is Zapata County?
It is 4 miles northeast of Zapata, Texas, 422 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Zapata County?
Its one runway, 12/30, is 5,000 feet long, asphalt.
Does Zapata County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Zapata County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Zapata County…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA APY · ICAO KAPY
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Zapata County
- Elevation
- 422 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Brownsville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1987
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 5,000 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: threshold displaced 112 ft, trees 18 ft high 277 ft from the end
- Runway 30: threshold displaced 113 ft, trees 20 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Apy and aWOS-3 | 118.225 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 956-765-4069.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Jim Hogg County (36 nm northeast), Laredo International (36 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Texas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Dusk to dawn. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 preset med intst; to incr intst activate - the common traffic frequency.
- 12 feet trees, 190 feet dstc,125 feet L/R.
- 20 feet trees, 195 feet dstc, 125 feet L/R.
- Obstruction clearance slope 8:1 to displaced threshold.
- Obstruction clearance slope 16:1 to displaced threshold.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Zapata from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Zapata, Texas: 1 piston single. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Texas.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 training center examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Zapata 1 aircraft · 1 piston singles
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,056 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 5 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 393 landing places
- Texas 29,945 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/APY.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.