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 09-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 12:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 12:51 |
| Sunset | | 17:47 | | 23:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:12 | | 00:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 22:29:09 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Nov-2009 16:29:09 |
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| METAR |
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KMFE
35nm SE | 092153Z 34012KT 10SM SCT032 OVC041 26/17 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02610172
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KEBG
39nm E | 092205Z AUTO 01011KT 7SM SCT028 BKN044 OVC070 26/18 A3002 RMK AO2 T02610183
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KAPY
39nm NW | 092203Z AUTO 32008KT 290V350 10SM SCT070 27/14 A3004 RMK AO2 T02680141
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MMRX
42nm SE | 092151Z 34010KT 8SM SCT018 BKN035 25/17 A3006 RMK 8/800 FU HZY
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KT65
49nm E | 092205Z AUTO 35010G14KT 7SM SCT028 BKN070 25/19 A3001 RMK AO2 T02500189
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KMFE
35nm SE | 091936Z 0920/1018 35012KT 2SM -RA VCSH BKN010 OVC026 FM092300 36011KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM100300 35007KT P6SM SCT080
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MMRX
42nm SE | 091956Z 0919/1024 36010G20KT 2SM BR DZ BKN008 OVC015 TEMPO 0920/0923 1SM DZ FM100000 36010G20KT 3SM BR SCT006 OVC010 PROB40 1003/1007 2SM DZ FM101200 02010KT 1SM BR OVC005 FM101500 03010KT 3SM HZ OVC012
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| NOTAMs |
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