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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
IATA: GRK ICAO: KGRK FAA LID: GRK
Summary
Airport type	Public
Location	Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas
Elevation AMSL	1,015 ft / 309 m
Coordinates	31°04′02″N 097°49′44″W
Website	www.FlyKilleen.net
Map
GRK Location of airport in Texas Show map of Texas GRK GRK (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 15/33 10,000 3,048 PEM
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 12,208
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.

In 2005, Allegiant Air offered twice weekly service to Las Vegas. After nine months of service, Allegient Air stopped all flights to and from Killeen in February 2006.[7]

Occasionally NCAA football teams have their charter airplanes are parked at gates 1 and 6 for away football teams playing the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor, or for the university's own football team. The 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 ended on January 15, 2018. American Airlines later added two daily flights because it no longer had competition with Delta, and it also added the Embraer 175, the largest aircraft for regular scheduled passenger flights currently, and the largest the airport has seen since Allegiant left. United Airlines also added a third daily flight in response to Delta leaving. United has since also left Killeen.

Passenger

This section does not cite any sources. (January 2022)

Airlines	Destinations
American Eagle	Dallas/Fort Worth

Destinations map
Kileen-Fort Hood Dallas/Fort Worth Destinations from Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport

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

• List of airports in Texas

References

External links

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