Rusk County Airport (KRFI), Texas
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Rusk County Airport (KRFI) is a public, non-towered field serving Henderson, Texas, with a single paved runway configuration split across two strips. Business aviation activity is modest, reflecting the airport's role as a regional general aviation facility rather than a jet hub.
Runways
Rusk County Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 17/35, is 4,005 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Rusk County Airport has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Rusk County Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Shreveport Regional (KSHV), 55 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Rusk County Airport recorded 241 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in January and March. Business aviation traffic at KRFI is concentrated in the winter and early spring months, with January and March each recording 28 operations against a low of 12 in August.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month January, 28 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Rusk County Airport averages 25.3 days above 90°F in July, 13.5 freeze days in January and 0.2 snow days in February. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 95.0°F, and January the coldest, at 58.5°F.
Weather station is 3.7 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Rusk County Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Runway markings are faded.
For clearance delivery, contact Fort Worth ARTCC.
Fuel is available 24 hours via self-serve.
Pavement shows extensive cracking.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Rusk County Airport has five airfields within 31 NM. The closest is East Texas Regional (KGGG), 16.20 NM northeast.
Part of the East and Central Texas area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KRFI
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KRFI.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at KRFI?
KRFI, Rusk County Airport, has two paved asphalt runways: 17/35 at 4,005 feet and 12/30 at 3,002 feet, both 75 feet wide. Runway 17/35 is the longer of the two and represents the airport's maximum paved length.
Is fuel available at Rusk County Airport?
Rusk County Airport offers 100LL avgas only, with no Jet A on the field. Fuel is available 24 hours via self-serve, though pilots operating jet aircraft will need to plan fuel stops elsewhere.
Where is the nearest customs facility to KRFI?
Rusk County Airport (KRFI) does not have customs onsite. The nearest customs-capable airport is KSHV, located approximately 55 nautical miles away, so international arrivals must route through that facility first.