FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CVB |
| Lat/Long: | 29-20-30.9150N / 098-51-03.2420W
29-20.515250N / 098-51.054033W
29.3419208 / -98.8509006
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 771 ft. / 235.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08E (1980) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of CASTROVILLE, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 78009 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1951 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN ANTONIO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SJT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Pattern altitude: | 1600 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 15/33 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.25 (830-931-0232) |
| SAN ANTONIO APPROACH: | 118.05 |
| SAN ANTONIO DEPARTURE: | 118.05 |
| WX ASOS at HDO (17 nm W): | 119.675 (830-426-3060) |
| WX ASOS at SSF (20 nm E): | PHONE 210-927-9391 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HDOr083/17.1 | | HONDO VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 08E |
| SSFr274/(21.9) | | STINSON VOR | | 108.40 | | 09E |
| SATr220/27.2 | | SAN ANTONIO VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 08E |
| RNDr241/31.4 | | RANDOLPH VORTAC | | 112.30 | | 09E |
| CSIr143/39.7 | | CENTER POINT VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 08E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CASTROVILLE | | at field | | 338 | | 08E | | CVB | -.-. ...- -... |
| DEVINE | | 014/13.1 | | 359 | | 07E | | HHH | .... .... .... |
| HONDO | | 088/16.9 | | 329 | | 08E | | HMA | .... -- .- |
| PLEASANTON | | 316/29.0 | | 275 | | 07E | | PEZ | .--. . --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 830-931-4722; 1 HR NOTIFICATION RQRD. NO FEE CHARGED. 100LL AVBL 24 HR SELF SERVICE. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 4600 x 75 ft. / 1402 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 29-20.874000N | | 29-20.156850N |
| Longitude: | 098-51.195167W | | 098-50.912767W |
| Elevation: | 771.0 ft. | | 761.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 153 magnetic, 161 true | | 333 magnetic, 341 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. tree, 2600 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear | | 14 ft. tree, 680 ft. from runway, 240 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CASTROVILLE
1209 FIORELLA ST
CASTROVILLE, TX 78009
Phone 830-931-4070 |
| Manager: | JOE PAINTER
10500 AIRPORT ROAD
CASTROVILLE, TX 78009
Phone 830-931-0234
CITY ADMINISTRATOR |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 71 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 68 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 57/day * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 14 April 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BRIGHT LGTS AT BALL PARK FM APR-JUN. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (184KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (175KB) |
| NDB RWY 33 | |
download (188KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
23R - Devine Municipal Airport (13 nm S)
KSKF - Lackland Air Force Base (Kelly Field Annex) (14 nm E)
KHDO - Hondo Municipal Airport (17 nm W)
KSSF - Stinson Municipal Airport (20 nm E)
KSAT - San Antonio International Airport (23 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Sula Combs
Taken late August 2005
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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 22-Aug-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunset | | 20:07 | | 01:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:31 | | 01:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Aug-2008 05:37:01 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 22-Aug-2008 00:37:01 |
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| METAR |
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KSKF
15nm E | 220520Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM SCT013 26/23 A2991 RMK AO2 SCT013 V BKN SLP119 $
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KHDO
17nm W | 220451Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP118 T02560222
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KSSF
20nm E | 220453Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP115 T02610222
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KSAT
23nm NE | 220511Z 16008KT 10SM BKN017 BKN250 26/23 A2993 RMK AO2
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KPEZ
29nm SE | 220505Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 26/26 A2990 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KSKF
15nm E | 220202 17011KT 9999 FEW060 BKN200 QNH2986INS BECMG 0607 17006KT 9999 BKN010 BKN200 QNH2988INS BECMG 0910 16006KT 9999 OVC006 QNH2990INS BECMG 1314 15008KT 9999 BKN015 OVC150 QNH2992INS BECMG 1516 16010KT 8000 -SHRA BKN030 OVC150 QNH2985INS TEMPO 1824
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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