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

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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

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

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
    
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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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 29-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4112:41
Sunrise07:0613:06
Sunset17:4223:42
Evening civil twilight18:0700:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Nov-2009 17:48:37
Local (UTC-6)  29-Nov-2009 11:48:37
 
METAR
KMFE 
35nm SE 
291653Z 16022G33KT 10SM CLR 27/18 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 16033/1647 SLP105 T02670178
KEBG 
39nm E 
291727Z AUTO 18020G23KT 7SM SCT026 27/19 A2984 RMK AO2 T02730187
KAPY 
39nm NW 
291724Z AUTO 15009G14KT 10SM CLR 25/16 A2979 RMK AO2 T02540157
MMRX 
42nm SE 
291640Z 14020G30KT 5SM BKN030 BKN160 26/17 A2987 RMK 8/520 BLDU HZY
KT65 
49nm E 
291725Z AUTO 19018G25KT 7SM SCT028 27/19 A2983 RMK AO2 T02680193
TAF
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
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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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Rio Grande City Municipal Airport

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BEST WESTERN GARDEN INN 5.4 67-83

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