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Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Truax Field Private
NGP · KNGP · Corpus Christi, TX · 18 ft elevation · var 3E · Towered
Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- KNGP / NGP
- Coordinates
- 27.6926, -97.2911
- Elevation
- 18 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- Sectional chart
- BROWNSVILLE
- Airport use
- Private
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- HOUSTON (ZHU)
- Flight service (FSS)
- SAN ANGELO
- NOTAM facility
- NGP
- Attendance
- MON-THU 1300-0500Z++; FRI 1300-0100Z++
- Beacon
- S-white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- No
- Activated
- 1943/07
- Distance from city
- 6 SE
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (CDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 06:07 AM | 11:07Z |
| Sunrise | 06:34 AM | 11:34Z |
| Sunset | 08:28 PM | 01:28Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 08:54 PM | 01:54Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
08:54 PM → 06:07 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:28 PM → 05:34 AM
Plan a flight from KNGP
Runway 04/22
5,001 ft × 200 ft · Asphalt 04
- Heading
- 042° mag · 45° true
- Markings
- precision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (right) (3°)
- Traffic pattern
- Left
22
- Heading
- 222° mag · 225° true
- Markings
- precision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (right) (3°)
- Traffic pattern
- Right
Runway 13L/31R
5,002 ft × 220 ft · Asphalt 13L
- Heading
- 131° mag · 134° true
- Markings
- nonprecision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Traffic pattern
- Left
31R
- Heading
- 311° mag · 314° true
- Markings
- precision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Traffic pattern
- Right
Runway 13R/31L
8,001 ft × 200 ft · PEM 13R
- Heading
- 131° mag · 134° true
- Markings
- precision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Approach lights
- SALSF
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Traffic pattern
- Right
31L
- Heading
- 311° mag · 314° true
- Markings
- precision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Traffic pattern
- Left
Runway 17/35
5,003 ft × 200 ft · ASP 17
- Heading
- 177° mag · 180° true
35
- Heading
- 357° mag · 360° true
Communication frequencies
| Service | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| APP | 120.9 | |
| ATIS | 114 | |
| CLD | 31.43 | NAVY CORPUS CLNC DEL |
| DEP | 125.4 | |
| GND | 118.7 | NAVY CORPUS GND |
| MISC | 38.18 | AIR |
| OPS | 34.665 | BASE OPS |
| PMSV | 34.35 | PMSV METRO |
| TWR | 134.85 | NAVY CORPUS TWR |
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGP · Truax | VORTAC | 114.00 | r021° / 0.4 NM |
| CRP · Corpus Christi | VORTAC | 115.50 | r138° / 15.1 NM |
| NQI · Kingsville | TACAN | 117.80 | r058° / 29.7 NM |
| ALI · Alice | VOR | 114.50 | r088° / 38.9 NM |
Airport diagram
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Approaches
- ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 13R ↗
- ILS Y OR RNAV (GPS) RWY 13R ↗
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 ↗
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 13L ↗
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 ↗
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 ↗
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 31L ↗
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 31R ↗
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 ↗
- VOR/DME OR TACAN Y RWY 13R ↗
- VOR/DME OR TACAN Y RWY 31L ↗
- HI-TACAN W RWY 31L ↗
- HI-TACAN X RWY 13R ↗
- TACAN RWY 18 ↗
- TACAN RWY 36 ↗
- TACAN X RWY 31L ↗
- TACAN Z RWY 13R ↗
- TACAN Z RWY 31L ↗
Minimums & Hot Spots
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VFR sectional
Services
- Bottled oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
- Bulk oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
Ownership & management
Owner
US NAVY
OCEANOGRAPHIC OFC-CODE 3142, WASHINGTON, DC
Manager
COMMANDING OFFICER/AIRFIELD OPS
NAVAL AIR STATION, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
361-961-3395
Remarks FAA
- CAUTION: HI MID-AIR POTENTIAL, EXTREME VIGILANCE RQR. EXER EXTREME CAUTION VCNTY WALDRON FLD NALF LCTD 3 NM S.
- CAUTION: NMRS BIRDS VCNTY AFLD, USE EXTREME CTN DURG HVY RAIN EVENTS.
- TFC PAT: ALL ACFT USE LDG OR TAXI LGT WHILE IN ARPT TFC AREA.
- SERVICE-TRAN ALERT: TRAN ACFT EXP DELAYS FROM 0900-1400L DUE TO LTD REFUL/SVC. MAINT EXTREMELY LTD BEFORE 0900L, AFTER 1400L AND DURING NON-WORK HRS.
- A: ALL R/W AND F/W ACFT LDG/TAXIING TO SEAWALL PPR DSN 861-2506/2507 C361-961-2506/2507.
- A: AVOID FLT OVER POPULATED AREAS BLW 1000' AGL PRIOR TO GULF SHORE LINE.
- TFC PAT: TRAN ACFT EXP APCH TO FULL STOP LDG ONLY WHEN SINGLE RWY OPR ARE BEING CONDUCTED, PRACTICE APCH NOT AUTH.
- BEARING STRENGTH RWY 13L/31R: ST175 SBTT542 TRT585.
- JASU: 3(MSU-200, A/UA47A-5), MEPP- 2(NC-8), 3(NC-10), 2(AM32A-108).
- FUEL: F-24.
- FLUID: SP PRESAIR LOX LHOXRB.
- OIL: MIL-PRF-23699 (NATO: 0-156) AND MIL-PRF-7808 L GRADE 3 (NATO: 0-148).
- CAUTION: EXTV R/W TEST FLTS CONDUCTED MON-SAT FM TOWN OF PORT O'CONNOR TO MUSTANG BEACH ARPT (KRAS), ALG THE COAST FM 300 - 5000 FT.
- RSTD: REFUEL/TRAN ALERT ARNG STRONGLY RECOMMENDED FOR ALL ACFT TO AVOID EXTV SVCG/TURNAROUND DELAYS OR PRK IN HI FOD RISK AREAS.
- CSTMS/AG/IMG CSTMS, IMG AVBL FOR ACFT ARRIVING FROM OVERSEAS, PLAN ARR FROM BTN 1400-2100Z-, C361-961-2506/2507.. PILOTS RQR TO PROVIDE IDENTA-PLATE NR TO INSPECTOR FOR BILLING.
- A: R/W ACFT DESTINED FOR CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT TURN IN WILL REMAIN AT LEAST 1/4 NM OFF SHORE AND 500' PRIOR TO CTC NAVY CORPUS TWR. PPR ALL CCAD TRAN ACFT. TURN IN WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED DUR NML DUTY HR, 1300-2300Z++ MON-FRI. MON-FRI.
- A: R/W ACFT MAKE APCH TO HELIPAD ADJ HNGR 44, CTC OPS/ X-RAY CHARLIE AND GND TAXI TO/FROM PARKING. POC AVN DIV, HNGR 44.
- A: AVOID OVFT OF BLDG S OF RAMP AREA AND AMMO DUMP E OF CONTAINMENT AREA.
- A: ALL ACFT WITH WEAPONS ARR CCAD AFTER NML DUTY HR NOTIFY CCAD SECURITY DSN 861-3313/3314, C361-961-3313/3314.
- A: MAJ MAINT AVBL.
- A: LOADING/UNLOADING OF AIR CARGO - MIL/CIV DESIGNATED FOR CCAD WILL BE SCHED FOR DAYLGT HR ONLY.
- CAUTION: BIRD ACTIVITY/BASH - SEE AP-1.
- CAUTION: IF EQUIPPED, ALL ACFT SHALL UTILIZE UHF ATC FREQS UNLESS ASSIGNED VHF.
- MISC: CLSD TWR OPS: DEPARTING IFR ACFT SHALL OBTAIN AN IFR CLNC AND RELEASE FROM SAN ANGELO FSS PRIOR TO TKOF WHEN THE FIELD IS IFR VIA GROUND LINK OR CORPUS CHRISTI APCH BY CALLING 361-299-4230. IF THE FIELD IS VFR, A VFR DEPARTURE IS AUTHORIZED.
- RSTD: ACFT ARR/DEP PROHIBITED ONE HR PRIOR TO AFLD OPENING DUE TO AFLD PREPARATIONS EXC FOR CUST/BORDER PROTECTION. MSN CRITICAL OR OTR EVENT RQR CTC AFM C361-961-2506/2507/5511.
- MISC: ACFT OPERATING TO THE SEA WALL USE CAUTION. INBD HELI CTC CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT (CCAD) FLT OPS X-RAY CHARLIE AT 49.70, 139.0, 339.7, OR DSN 861-0520/1020, C361-961-0520/1020.
- RSTD: PPR 48 HR ALL TRAN ACFT, DSN 861-2506/2507, C361-961-2506/2507. FOR CIV AIR LDG PMT INFO CTC AFM C361-961-2506/5511.
- RMK: AFM HR 1230-0500Z++ MON-THU; 1230-0100Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT, SUN AND HOL.
- TWY Y OPEN FM INTXN OF RWY 04/22 TO APCH END RWY 13R.
- SERVICE - FLUID - LO) AVBL ONLY WITH 7 DAYS PN OF RQMNT.
- MAIN PRKG APRON FM TWY A TO TWY C LTD TO TW4 ACFT ONLY.
- SERVICE: NO LAVATORY SVCS AVBL HERE.
- DUSK-DAWN. WHEN TWR CLSD ACTVT PCL - CTAF.
- CLSD SAT, SUN & HOL. (DT 1200-0400Z MON-THU; 1200-2400Z FRI; CLSD SAT, SUN & HOL); OT CK NOTAM.
- /2506.
- CLSD SUN 1400-1800Z++
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