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KCVB
(formerly T89)
Castroville Municipal Airport
Castroville, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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
HDOr083/17.1HONDO VOR/DME109.4008E
SSFr274/(21.9)STINSON VOR108.4009E
SATr220/27.2SAN ANTONIO VORTAC116.8008E
RNDr245/31.4RANDOLPH VORTAC112.3005E
CSIr143/39.7CENTER POINT VORTAC117.5008E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CASTROVILLEat field33808ECVB -.-. ...- -...
DEVINE014/13.135907EHHH .... .... ....
HONDO088/16.932908EHMA .... -- .-
PLEASANTON316/29.027507EPEZ .--. . --..

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: 
Single wheel: 15.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 29-20.874000N29-20.156850N
Longitude: 098-51.195167W098-50.912767W
Elevation: 771.0 ft.761.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 153 magnetic, 161 true333 magnetic, 341 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PVASI OTS INDEFLY.
Obstructions: 70 ft. tree, 2600 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear14 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: 43
Single engine airplanes: 38
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Helicopters: 1
    
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15   download (191KB)
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 of KCVB (Castroville Municipal Airport)
Photo by Sula Combs
Taken late August 2005

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From to KCVB

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3012:30
Sunrise06:5512:55
Sunset17:4423:44
Evening civil twilight18:0800:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 09:16:58
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 03:16:58
 
METAR
KSKF 
15nm E 
080855Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM OVC008 19/18 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01900185 56013 $
KHDO 
17nm W 
080851Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM OVC005 18/17 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01830172 56012
KSSF 
20nm E 
080853Z AUTO 12004KT 8SM OVC009 19/18 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01940178 56013
KSAT 
23nm NE 
080853Z 12005KT 4SM BR OVC005 18/17 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01780172 58008
KPEZ 
29nm SE 
080841Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM OVC011 20/18 A3001 RMK AO2 T02030182
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Castroville Municipal Airport
830-931-0234
830-931-4722
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...

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