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67R Rio Grande City Municipal Airport
Rio Grande City, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MFEr286/35.9MC ALLEN VOR/DME117.2009E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 26-25.707367N26-25.081167N
Longitude: 098-50.858500W098-50.626000W
Elevation: 290.3 ft.273.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 155 magnetic, 162 true335 magnetic, 342 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none10 ft. brush, 200 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline

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 ZUNIGA
101 S. WASHINGTON ST.
RIO GRANDE CITY, TX 78582
Phone 956-487-5312
CITY MANAGER

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/month *
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 05 March 2011

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 of 67R (Rio Grande City Municipal Airport)
Photo taken 22-Feb-2008
from about 2000ft looking almost due south
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5112:51
Sunrise07:1413:14
Sunset18:2500:25
Evening civil twilight18:4900:49

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Feb-2012 02:57:20
Local (UTC-6)  12-Feb-2012 20:57:20
 
METAR
KMFE 
35nm SE 		130253Z 00000KT 2 1/2SM -RA BR OVC006 14/13 A3019 RMK AO2 RAB0154 CIG 003V008 SLP221 P0002 60002 T01390128 55001
KEBG 
39nm E 		130255Z AUTO 12004KT 7SM BKN018 OVC023 15/13 A3019 RMK AO2 T01460129
KAPY 
39nm NW 		130235Z AUTO 32005KT 2 1/2SM DZ OVC003 05/05 A3019 RMK AO2
MMRX 
42nm SE 		130141Z 08002KT 3SM -DZ BR SCT008 OVC012 14/13 A3018 RMK 8/5// -DZB30
KT65 
49nm E 		130235Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM BKN018 OVC026 14/12 A3019 RMK AO2
TAF
KMFE 
35nm SE 		122142Z 1222/1318 00000KT P6SM -DZ SCT007 BKN025 OVC030 FM122300 10010KT P6SM -RA SCT010 BKN020 OVC030 FM130200 13011KT 6SM -RA BR OVC019 FM130900 15012KT P6SM OVC019 PROB30 1309/1312 P6SM -RA OVC007
MMRX 
42nm SE 		121952Z 1218/1318 02010KT 6SM -RA SCT008 BKN015 OVC060 FM122000 06010KT 2SM -RA SCT003 BKN006 OVC020 TEMPO 1221/1301 1/2SM -RA BR FM130400 00000KT 1SM BR OVC007 FM131000 00000KT 1/2SM DZ BR OVC002 FM131600 13010KT 3SM BR OVC006
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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