FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| 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
FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 830-931-4722; 1 HR NOTIFICATION RQRD. NO FEE CHARGED. 100LL AVBL 24 HR 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: | 29-20.874000N | | 29-20.156850N |
| Longitude: | 098-51.195167W | | 098-50.912767W |
| Elevation: | 771.0 ft. | | 762.0 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: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.04 degrees glide path) |
| 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: | CLIF EISSLER
10500 AIRPORT ROAD
CASTROVILLE, TX 78009
Phone 830-931-0234 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 39 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 34 | | 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 15 December 2010 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (193KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (177KB) |
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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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 12:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 13:17 |
| Sunset | | 18:22 | | 00:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:47 | | 00:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 12:53:03 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 06:53:03 |
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| METAR |
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| KCVB | 131155Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM RA OVC007 06/06 A3002 RMK AO2
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KSKF
15nm E | 131202Z AUTO 03007KT 9SM -RA BKN006 BKN013 06/06 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP157 $
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KHDO
17nm W | 131151Z AUTO 03005KT 4SM BR OVC009 06/06 A3003 RMK AO2 RAB00E41 SLP167 P0001 60024 70028 T00610056 10061 20044 58019
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| TAF |
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KSKF
15nm E | 1312/1410 VRB06KT 6000 -RA BR OVC010 QNH2999INS BECMG 1314/1315 VRB06KT 3200 BR OVC008 540208 QNH2998INS BECMG 1317/1318 24009KT 4800 BR BKN012 540208 QNH2993INS BECMG 1320/1321 25009KT 9999 NSW SCT020 540208 QNH2989INS BECMG 1400/1401 24006KT 8000 BR OVC008 QNH2996INS T17/1321Z T06/1312Z AMD 131230
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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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