Rooke Field (KRFG), Texas
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Rooke Field (KRFG) is a public, non-towered airport in Refugio, Texas, with a single asphalt runway. FAA TFMSC data shows this is a low-activity field, seeing 65 total annual operations in 2025.
Runways
Rooke Field has one paved runway, 14/32, 4,361 ft long and 60 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Rooke Field has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 8pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Rooke Field does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Corpus Christi International (KCRP), 33 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Rooke Field recorded 54 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in May. Business aviation traffic at KRFG is concentrated in the spring months, with April and May accounting for the highest operation counts of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month May, 10 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Rooke Field averages 29.1 days above 90°F in August and 4.2 freeze days in December. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 94.9°F, and January the coldest, at 66.1°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Rooke Field has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Glider activity occurs on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Runway 14/32 medium intensity lighting is preset to low from sunset to sunrise; increase intensity via CTAF.
Line of sight between the runway ends is limited.
The approach slope is 36:1 from the displaced threshold over a 15-foot road at 541 feet distance; it is 22:1 over a 40-foot tower at 882 feet distance, 125 feet to the right.
Wildlife is present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Fuel is available 24 hours, self-service.
For clearance delivery, contact Houston ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Rooke Field has five airfields within 24 NM. The closest is Mellon Ranch, 6.12 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KRFG
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 KRFG.
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 runway does Rooke Field (KRFG) have?
Rooke Field (KRFG) has a single paved runway, 14/32, measuring 4,361 feet long and 60 feet wide with an asphalt surface. There is no parallel or crosswind runway available at this field.
Is fuel available at KRFG?
Rooke Field offers 100LL only, with no Jet A on the field. Fuel is available on a 24-hour self-service basis, per airport remarks.
Where is the nearest customs facility to KRFG?
Rooke Field has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs airport is KCRP, located approximately 32.80 nautical miles away.