Rooks County Regional Airport

Rooks County Regional Airport (ICAO: KRCP, FAA LID: RCP) is in Rooks County, Kansas. Owned by the Rooks County Airport Commission, it is six miles south of Stockton, Kansas[1] and seven miles north of Plainville, Kansas.[2]

Rooks County Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerRooks County Airport Commission
ServesStockton, Kansas
Elevation AMSL1,998 ft / 609 m
Coordinates39°20′48″N 099°18′17″W
WebsiteRooksCounty.net/...
Map
RCP
Location in Kansas
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,000 1,524 Concrete

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is RCP to the FAA[1] and has no IATA code. (Cinder River, Alaska has IATA code RCP.)

Facilities

The airport covers 459 acres (186 ha) at an elevation of 1,998 feet (609 m). Its one runway, 18/36, is 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m) concrete.[1]

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References

  1. FAA Airport Master Record for RCP (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. "Rooks County Regional Airport (RCP)". RooksCounty.net.
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