Corpus Christi International
CRP · KCRP · Corpus Christi, Texas · Nueces County · map
Corpus Christi International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Corpus Christi, 5 miles west of Corpus Christi, Texas, 46 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 7,510 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KCRP · observed 2:51 pm CDT (19:51 UTC), 5 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 13 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 3,700 feet, scattered clouds at 4,800 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- Temperature 87°F (31°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter 29.88 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCRP 061951Z 06013KT 10SM FEW037 SCT048 BKN070 BKN250 31/21 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP117 CB DSNT E SE S MOV SW TCU DSNT N NE W T03060211
TAF KCRP 061720Z 0618/0718 04011KT P6SM FEW030 BKN100 FM070200 VRB06KT P6SM FEW050 FM071600 03010KT P6SM FEW025 SCT060
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CRP · ICAO KCRP
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Corpus Christi
- Elevation
- 46 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Brownsville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1960
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 7,510 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 6,080 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, pole 33 ft high 1,782 ft from the end
- Runway 31: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), pole 43 ft high 1,930 ft from the end
- Runway 36: ILS with DME, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 126.8 | Corpus |
| Clearance delivery | 118.55 | Corpus |
| Clearance delivery | 119.2 | |
| Clearance delivery | 121.7 | |
| Clearance delivery | 125.95 | |
| Ground | 121.9 | Corpus |
| Tower | 119.4 | Corpus |
| Approach and departure | 119.5 | Brownsville |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace | 120.7 | Harlingen |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Approach Runway 13, 18, 340-045; Runway 31, 36, 270-045 | 120.9 | Corpus |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace Runway 13, 18, 150-339; Runway 31, 36, 150-269 | 124.8 | Corpus |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 046 to 149 | 125.4 | Corpus |
| Approach and departure | 126.55 | Mc Allen |
| Approach HI-TACAN runway 31L | 127.5 | Navy Corpus |
| Approach (secondary) · Departure | 128.675 | Navy Corpus |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Corpus |
| Cg and operations | 157.175 | Corpus |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 361-267-5360.
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Aircraft registered in Corpus Christi from the FAA register
240 aircraft are registered to owners in Corpus Christi, Texas: 119 piston singles, 40 turboprops, 24 piston twins, 18 helicopters, 17 drones. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Texas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 13 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Cabaniss field located 5 miles southeast of airport may be mistaken for Corpus Christi international airport. VFR traffic may be operating in the cabaniss field traffic pattern.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport year round.
- Cuddihy field (closed airport) is located 4 miles south of airport may be mistaken for Corpus Christi international airport.
- Aircraft at terminal gates advise gnd control prior to push.
- Unmanned aircraft may be operating 3 MI west of airport drg daylight hours at or below 400 feet above ground level.
- CG - offl bus, minimum 24 hour prior permission required. Contact Corpus Christi air 345.0 15 minimum prior to entering CG ramp. No tran qrts or government transportation available. If destn CG, incl cgas Corpus Christi in rmk sec of flight plan. Sector command center: C361-939-0450.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.