Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport

Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport[1] (IATA: GRK, ICAO: KGRK, FAA LID: GRK) is a small military/commercial joint-use airport that operates alongside Robert Gray Army Airfield.[2] The airport is based inside the south end of the Fort Hood Military Reservation (known as West Fort Hood), six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) southwest of the central business district of Killeen, Texas,[2] in unincorporated Bell County. The commercial side replaced the old Killeen Municipal Airport (now Skylark Field) in August, 2004 as that airport was unable to expand.

Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport
USGS 2006 orthophoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationFort Hood / Killeen, Texas
Elevation AMSL1,015 ft / 309 m
Coordinates31°04′02″N 097°49′44″W
Websitewww.FlyKilleen.net
Map
GRK
Location of airport in Texas
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 10,000 3,048 PEM
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations12,208
Sources: Airport website[1] and FAA[2]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 232,299 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 231,500 enplanements in 2009, and 243,861 in 2010.[4] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[5]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport has one runway designated 15/33 with a PEM (Porous European Mix) surface measuring 10,000 by 200 feet (3,048 x 61 m). For the 12-month period ending April 10, 2010, the airport had 12,208 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per day: 98.5% scheduled commercial and 1.5% general aviation (military aircraft operations were not included). For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2015, the airport had 16,318 aircraft operations consisting of 55.9% scheduled commercial, 43.7% military, and 0.37% general aviation.[2]

The civilian terminal has six gates, car rental facilities, and retail shops. Gates 1-3 and 4-6 are separated by different TSA checkpoints.

2018 Master Plan and Improvements

In 2018, the facility continued completion of the master plan, bid and awarded a $4.9 million passenger boarding bridge replacement project, design and bid a $4.7 million security surveillance project, completed design of a $750,000 quick-turn. facility and more. [6] The airport also saw Blimpie take lease of one of the retail spots located on the second floor of the terminal in 2019.

Airlines and destinations

Killeen Regional Airport currently offers 2 non-stop destinations.

Historically, Allegiant Air offered twice weekly service to Las Vegas. After nine months serviced ended in February 2006. [7]

It is not uncommon to see NCAA football charters parked at gates 1 and 6 for away teams facing the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor, or for the university itself. Usual airlines for these charters include Sun Country, Xtra Airways, and Southwest Airlines.

On November 27, 2017 Delta announced that service would no longer continue to Killeen and the route was ended on January 15, 2018.

As of 2019, the airport has seen American Airlines add two daily flights to cope with Delta's leave from the airport, as well as adding the bigger Embraer 175. This is the biggest aircraft for regular scheduled passenger flights currently, and the biggest the airport has seen since Allegiant Air has left. United Airlines also added a third daily flight in response to Delta leaving as well.

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth
United Express Houston–Intercontinental

Top destinations
Busiest domestic routes from GRK
(January 2019–December 2019)[8]
Rank City Passengers
1 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 108,000
2 Houston (Intercontinental), Texas 35,000

See also

References
  1. "Your Central Texas Airport". www.flykilleen.net.
  2. FAA Airport Form 5010 for GRK PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  3. "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  4. "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  5. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
  6. http://kdhnews.com/news/local/killeen-s-airport-regains-market-route-after-delta-pulled-out/article_34726b72-2e7b-11e9-a219-377770dfbc48.html
  7. "Allegiant Air Pulls Service from Killeen-Ft. Hood Regional Airport". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  8. "RITA | BTS | Transtats". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. January 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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