Corpus Christi International Airport

Corpus Christi International Airport
IATA: CRP – ICAO: KCRP – FAA LID: CRP
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Corpus Christi
Serves		Corpus Christi, Texas
Elevation AMSL		44 ft / 13 m
Coordinates		27°46′13″N 097°30′04″W / 27.77028°N 97.50111°W / 27.77028; -97.50111
Website		www.cctexas.com/airport/
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
13/31	7,508	2,288	Asphalt
17/35	6,080	1,853	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			97,657
Based aircraft			76
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Corpus Christi International Airport (IATA: CRP, ICAO: KCRP, FAA LID: CRP) is a city-owned public-use airport located five nautical miles (9 km) west of the central business district of Corpus Christi, in Nueces County, Texas, United States.^[1]

The airport's new six gate, 165,000 sq ft (15,300 m²). Hayden W. Head Terminal opened on November 3, 2002, with a theme of "When the Sun Meets the Sea".^{[citation needed]}

The airport has repeatedly attempted to receive service from Mexico, the latest attempt being in 2005, where the airport had reached an agreement with the Mexican regional airline Aeromar, which was supposed to fly 2-3 times a week from Corpus Christi to Monterrey, Mexico on an ATR-42 aircraft and had received Department of Transportation (DOT) approval for the route. The airline still needs DOT approval to fly into the United States, as this will be its first non-Mexican destination except for San Antonio. However, in a letter to the DOT, Aeromar has stated it will not seek renewal of the permit to fly to Corpus Christi.^[2]

The airport is frequently used by Continental Airlines, Continental Express and Southwest Airlines as a diversion station in case of weather problems in Houston.^{[citation needed]}

With the arrival of the CRJ operated by Chautauqua in the Continental Express fleet, and nearly all flights on Continental being operated by Chautauqua, the airline has set up a crew base with about 75 pilots and flight attendants based at Corpus Christi. Crew base closed November 2008 and now Chautauqua CRJs make up less than 50% of Continental Express flights with Embraer ERJ-145 operated by ExpressJet Airlines making up the majority of flights.^{[citation needed]}

National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Classification

Corpus Christi International Airport is classified as a Commercial Service, Primary, Small Hub Airport. For Corpus Christi International to have a classification as a Commercial Service Primary Airport it must be a public airport with scheduled passenger service and must have an enplaned passenger count of at least 10,000 annually. The designation as a Small Hub Airport means that Corpus Christi International enplanes at least .05 percent, but no more than .25 percent of the total annual U.S. passenger enplanements.^[3][4]

Facilities and aircraft

Corpus Christi International Airport covers an area of 2,457 acres (994 ha) at an elevation of 44 feet (13 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 is 7,508 by 150 feet (2,288 x 46 m) and 17/35 is 6,080 by 150 feet (1,853 x 46 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2006, the airport had 97,657 aircraft operations, an average of 267 per day: 46% military, 29% general aviation, 21% air taxi and 5% scheduled commercial, At that time there were 76 aircraft based at this airport: 53% single-engine, 34% multi-engine, 7% jet, 7% helicopter.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Corpus Christi International Airport has a total of six gates, two of which (Gates 4 and 6) have direct access to the US Customs office. The airport has 5 jetways with one gate accessible via stairs.

Airlines	Destinations
American Eagle	Dallas/Fort Worth
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines	Houston-Intercontinental
Southwest Airlines	Houston-Hobby

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} FAA Airport Master Record for CRP (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-09-25.
2. ^ Corpus Christi Caller-Times
3. ^ http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_narrative.pdf
4. ^ http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy09_cs_enplanements.pdf

External links

• Corpus Christi International Airport, official site
• Airport Technology Article on CCIA - New Terminal Construction
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
• FAA Terminal Procedures for CRP, effective 20 October 2011
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KCRP
  • ASN accident history for CRP
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCRP
  • FAA current CRP delay information