Rusk County Airport (Texas)

Rusk County Airport (ICAO: KRFI, FAA LID: RFI, formerly F12) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Rusk County, Texas, United States. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Henderson, Texas.[1] The current airport manager is Ron Franks, since 2013.

Rusk County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerRusk County
ServesHenderson, Texas
Elevation AMSL442 ft / 135 m
Coordinates32°08′30″N 094°51′06″W
WebsiteRuskCountyAirport.com
Map
RFI
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 4,004 1,220 Asphalt
12/30 3,002 915 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations10,000
Based aircraft20

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned RFI by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Rusk County Airport covers an area of 521 acres (211 ha) at an elevation of 442 feet (135 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 17/35 is 4,004 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m) and 12/30 is 3,002 by 75 feet (915 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending September 16, 2008, the airport had 10,000 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per day: 96% general aviation and 4% military. At that time there were 20 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine, 5% glider and 10% ultralight.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for RFI PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 29, 2010.
  2. "Rusk County Airport, Texas (FAA: RFI, IATA: none, ICAO: KRFI)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
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