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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

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

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SANTA ELENA212/22.826007ESNE ... -. .

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 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4311:43
Sunrise07:0812:08
Sunset20:1301:13
Evening civil twilight20:3701:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 15:51:35
Local (UTC-5)  13-Aug-2013 10:51:35
 
METAR
KMFE 
35nm SE 
131453Z 17010KT 9SM CLR 30/24 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T03000244 51009
KEBG 
39nm E 
131455Z AUTO 18010KT 7SM CLR 31/24 A3003 RMK AO2 T03050240
KAPY 
39nm NW 
131455Z AUTO 15013G17KT 10SM SCT022 30/20 A3001 RMK AO2 T03040204
MMRX 
42nm SE 
131441Z 18006KT 8SM SCT025 30/23 A3002 RMK SLP166 52007 966 8/100 HZY
KT65 
49nm E 
131455Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM BKN018 BKN023 31/23 A3002 RMK AO2 T03100231
TAF
KMFE 
35nm SE 
131133Z 1312/1412 14003KT P6SM FEW025 FM131700 14015KT P6SM FEW045 FM140300 14010KT P6SM SKC FM140600 13004KT P6SM SKC
MMRX 
42nm SE 
130508Z 1306/1406 12006KT P6SM SKC FM131800 16015KT P6SM BKN020BKN080 FM140500 12006KT P6SM SKC
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