FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CVB |
| Lat/Long: | 29-20-30.8000N / 098-51-03.6000W
29-20.513333N / 098-51.060000W
29.3418889 / -98.8510000
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 773 ft. / 235.6 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: | CVB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Pattern altitude: | 1602 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 15/33 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
| SATr220/27.3 | | SAN ANTONIO VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 08E |
| RNDr245/31.4 | | RANDOLPH VORTAC | | 112.30 | | 05E |
| 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
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS SELF SERVICE. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 4600 x 75 ft. / 1402 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 29-20.871705N | | 29-20.154155N |
| Longitude: | 098-51.201755W | | 098-50.919435W |
| Elevation: | 772.9 ft. | | 762.2 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: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.04 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. tree, 2600 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear | | 20 ft. tree, 357 ft. from runway, 240 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 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: | PHIL ANDREWS
10500 AIRPORT ROAD
CASTROVILLE, TX 78009
Phone 830-931-0234 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 37 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 32 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 80/day * | | 72% | local general aviation | | 27% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 20 January 2012 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (166KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (150KB) |
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 - South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (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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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 12:38 |
| Sunset | | 19:04 | | 00:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:28 | | 00:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 22:49:19 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 17:49:19 |
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| METAR |
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| KCVB | 162035Z AUTO 02006KT 10SM OVC012 17/15 A3003 RMK AO2 T01720152
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KSKF
15nm E | 162043Z AUTO 03007KT 10SM OVC013 17/15 A2999 RMK AO2 RAE2020DZB2007E2023 $
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KHDO
17nm W | 162051Z AUTO 03008KT 10SM OVC014 18/14 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP159 60000 T01830139 56012
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| TAF |
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KSKF
15nm E | 1618/1724 02009KT 9999 BKN010 BKN018 OVC026 QNH3003INS TEMPO 1618/1624 BKN009 BKN020 BECMG 1623/1624 36009KT 9999 BKN020 QNH3000INS BECMG 1711/1712 36009KT 9999 FEW025 SCT060 QNH3007INS BECMG 1714/1715 02012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS BECMG 1721/1722 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2997INS T22/1720Z T11/1711Z
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| NOTAMs |
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