Corpus Christi International Airport

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Corpus Christi International Airport
IATA: CRP ICAO: KCRP FAA LID: CRP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Corpus Christi
Operator	Corpus Christi Department of Aviation
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	corpuschristiairport.com
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 7,510 2,289 Asphalt 18/36 6,080 1,853 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations 69,457 Based aircraft (2020) 65 Total Passengers 691,000
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Corpus Christi International Airport (IATA: CRP, ICAO: KCRP, FAA LID: CRP) is 6 miles (5.2 nmi; 9.7 km) west of Corpus Christi, in Nueces County, Texas.^[1] It opened in 1960, replacing Cliff Maus airport at 27°46′01″N 97°26′24″W / 27.767°N 97.44°W / 27.767; -97.44, where the Lozano Golf Center is now located.

The airport's six-gate 165,000 sq ft (15,300 m²) Hayden Wilson Head Terminal, designed by Gensler, opened on November 3, 2002, with a theme of "When the Sun Meets the Sea."^[2]

The Corpus Christi International Airport has tried to attract airline service from Mexico. In 1974, Texas International Airlines was flying Douglas DC-9-10s between Corpus Christi and Mexico City via McAllen, TX, and DC-9s twice a week to Tampico and Veracruz via McAllen in 1975.^[3][4] In 1967, Mexicana de Aviacion Douglas DC-6s flew direct to Mexico City via Monterrey three days a week.^[5]

With the arrival of the Chautauqua Airlines operating United Express flights with Canadair CRJ200 regional jets via a code sharing agreement with United Airlines (with Chautauqua operating a number of United Express flights into the airport at the time), the airline established a crew base with about 75 pilots and flight attendants in Corpus Christi. However, Chautauqua then closed this crew base in November 2008 with the airline ceasing to operate United Express flights from Corpus Christi. In May 2016, all United Express flights at Corpus Christi were being operated by Mesa Airlines with Embraer ERJ-175 regional jets or by ExpressJet with Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets.^[6]

The Dallas Love Field-Corpus Christi nonstop route operated by Southwest Airlines began on August 10, 2019, with one daily round-trip flight between the cities each Saturday. Southwest last flew the route nonstop in 1986, until 2024, when the flight was reinstated seasonally from June 8, 2024, to August 3, 2024.^[7]

Corpus Christi International Airport is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2023-2027, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.^[8]