FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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: | MIRL RY 16/34 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MFEr286/35.9 | | MC ALLEN VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 09E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SANTA ELENA | | 212/22.8 | | 260 | | 07E | | SNE | ... -. . |
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 |
| Obstructions: | none | | 10 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 |
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| 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 22-Feb-2008
from about 2000ft looking almost due south
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunrise | | 07:36 | | 12:36 |
| Sunset | | 19:06 | | 00:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:29 | | 00:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 23:33:21 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 18:33:21 |
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| METAR |
KMFE 35nm SE | 162253Z 34012KT 10SM BKN070 30/21 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP119 T03000206
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KEBG 39nm E | 162255Z AUTO 34014G17KT 7SM SCT042 BKN049 BKN055 30/20 A2989 RMK AO2 T02990200
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KAPY 39nm NW | 162255Z AUTO 33008KT 10SM OVC014 19/14 A2997 RMK AO2 T01950146
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MMRX 42nm SE | 162241Z 32015KT 8SM FEW035 SCT260 29/18 A2988 RMK 8/502 HZY FU
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KT65 49nm E | 162255Z AUTO 35009KT 10SM CLR 31/20 A2986 RMK AO2 T03050196
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| TAF |
KMFE 35nm SE | 161720Z 1618/1718 19007KT P6SM BKN035 BKN040 FM162100 01011KT P6SM SCT030 FM170300 01009KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN030 FM170600 01008KT P6SM SCT015 BKN020 FM170800 35009KT P6SM SCT015 OVC035 PROB30 1709/1710 P6SM -RA
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MMRX 42nm SE | 161712Z 1618/1718 18010KT P6SM BKN020 TEMPO 1619/1622 4SM RA BKN020CB FM162300 34010KT 5SM HZ BKN005 OVC010 FM170300 00000KT 2SM BR DZ BKN005 OVC010 FM171200 34012KT 11/2SM BR DZ VV004
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| NOTAMs |
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