FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 29-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:41 | | 12:41 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 13:06 |
| Sunset | | 17:42 | | 23:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:07 | | 00:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 17:48:37 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 29-Nov-2009 11:48:37 |
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| METAR |
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KMFE
35nm SE | 291653Z 16022G33KT 10SM CLR 27/18 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 16033/1647 SLP105 T02670178
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KEBG
39nm E | 291727Z AUTO 18020G23KT 7SM SCT026 27/19 A2984 RMK AO2 T02730187
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KAPY
39nm NW | 291724Z AUTO 15009G14KT 10SM CLR 25/16 A2979 RMK AO2 T02540157
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MMRX
42nm SE | 291640Z 14020G30KT 5SM BKN030 BKN160 26/17 A2987 RMK 8/520 BLDU HZY
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KT65
49nm E | 291725Z AUTO 19018G25KT 7SM SCT028 27/19 A2983 RMK AO2 T02680193
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KMFE
35nm SE | 291526Z 2915/3012 16015G21KT P6SM SCT025 OVC070 FM300000 15008KT P6SM BKN250 FM300600 14006KT P6SM OVC100 TEMPO 3006/3009 P6SM -RA OVC100 FM300900 09006KT 5SM BR OVC025 TEMPO 3009/3012 5SM -RA OVC025
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MMRX
42nm SE | 291420Z 2914/3012 16015KT P6SM BKN030 BKN120 FM300200 12010KT P6SM SCT020 BKN120 FM301000 36015G25KT 3SM SHRA BKN020CB OVC070
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| NOTAMs |
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