Rusk County
RFI · KRFI · Henderson, Texas · Rusk County · map
Rusk County is a public-use airport owned by Rusk County, 3 miles west of Henderson, Texas, 442 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 4,005 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 41 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 12,400 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Rusk County?
Its FAA code is RFI, and its ICAO code is KRFI.
Where is Rusk County?
It is 3 miles west of Henderson, Texas, 442 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Rusk County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 17/35, is 4,005 feet long.
Does Rusk County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Rusk County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Rusk County?
4 pilot examiners and 8 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
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 Rusk County…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RFI · ICAO KRFI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Rusk County
- Elevation
- 442 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1947
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 4,005 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 3,002 × 75 ft | Asphalt, poor |
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 86 ft high 1,770 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 25 ft high 450 ft from the end
- Runway 12: trees 40 ft high 540 ft from the end
- Runway 30: trees 100 ft high 2,000 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 124.275 | |
| Rfi and aWOS-3 | 119.375 | |
| Tyler and center (remote transmitter) Low | 135.25 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 903-657-0384.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: East Texas Regional (16 nm northeast), Cherokee County (25 nm southwest), Tyler Pounds Regional (31 nm northwest), Fox Stephens Fld/Gilmer Municipal (34 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
- Fuel 24 hours self serve.
- Markings faded.
- Markings faded.
- Extensive cracking.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 41 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 12,400, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 3,000 |
| general aviation, local | 9,000 |
| military | 400 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Henderson from the FAA register
44 aircraft are registered to owners in Henderson, Texas: 29 piston singles, 4 business jets, 4 balloons, 3 turboprops, 2 piston twins. 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, 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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 8 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Bradley Frank Smith private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · LeTourneau UNIVERSITY · Longview, TX (16 nm) · (903) 269-7006 · [email protected]
- Bruce Allen Chase private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · LeTourneau University · Longview, TX (16 nm) · (903) 261-4661 · [email protected]
- Joseph Claude Casey private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Cherokee County Airport · Rusk, TX (27 nm) · (903) 721-9549 · [email protected]
- Dustin Wayne Howell private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Harrison County Airport KASL · Marshall, TX (36 nm) · (903) 371-0495 · [email protected]
All 17 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 4 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Henderson 44 aircraft · 29 piston singles, 4 business jets, 4 balloons
- Breeze Air LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Torrence Enterprises LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Pro Water Solutions LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Old School Consulting and Management LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,056 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 393 landing places
- Texas 29,943 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/RFI.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 29, 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.