FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 67R |
| Lat/Long: | 26-25-27.4200N / 098-50-45.8900W
26-25.457000N / 098-50.764833W
26.4242833 / -98.8460806
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 290 ft. / 88.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07E (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of RIO GRANDE CITY, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 78582 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1971 |
| Sectional chart: | BROWNSVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SJT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 16/34 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MFEr286/35.9 | | MC ALLEN VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 09E |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 26-25.707367N | | 26-25.081167N |
| Longitude: | 098-50.858500W | | 098-50.626000W |
| Elevation: | 290.3 ft. | | 273.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 155 magnetic, 162 true | | 335 magnetic, 342 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF RIO GRANDE CITY
101 S. WASHINGTON ST
RIO GRANDE CITY, TX 78582
Phone 956-487-0672 |
| Manager: | JUAN CUNINGA
101 S. WASHINGTON ST.
RIO GRANDE CITY, TX 78582
Phone 956-487-5312
CITY MANAGER |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 50/month * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 07 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ARPT GATE CLSD AND LOCKED CALL 956-487-5312 FOR ACCESS. NO PUBLIC PHONE WITHIN ARPT PROPERTY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 67R.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMFE - Mc Allen Miller International Airport (36 nm SE)
KEBG - South Texas International Airport at Edinburg (39 nm E)
T65 - Mid Valley Airport (49 nm E)
KHBV - Jim Hogg County Airport (56 nm N)
KBKS - Brooks County Airport (61 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 22-Feb-2008
from about 2000ft looking almost due south
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 11:23 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 11:49 |
| Sunset | | 20:31 | | 01:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:57 | | 01:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 20:57:34 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jul-2009 15:57:34 |
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| METAR |
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KMFE
35nm SE | 052053Z 13023G29KT 10SM CLR 39/20 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 13038/2034 SLP093 T03890200 56017
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KEBG
39nm E | 052053Z AUTO 15020G24KT 10SM 38/18 A2982 RMK AO2
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KAPY
39nm NW | 052045Z AUTO 13008G19KT 10SM CLR 41/12 A2977 RMK AO2 T04130121
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MMRX
42nm SE | 051840Z 15015G25KT 10SM SKC 38/24 A2986 RMK PRESFR HZY
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KT65
49nm E | 052045Z AUTO 16018G27KT 7SM CLR 37/16 A2983 RMK AO2 T03740164
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KMFE
35nm SE | 051729Z 0518/0618 16013G27KT P6SM SKC FM060300 14008KT P6SM SKC FM061500 16016G22KT P6SM SCT250
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MMRX
42nm SE | 051748Z 0518/0624 16015G25KT 6SM BLDU SCT020 FM052000 16020G30KT 5SM BLDU SKC FM060300 16015KT P6SM SKC FM061800 20010KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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