FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 JANUARY 2019
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CVB |
| Lat/Long: | 29-20-32.6000N / 098-51-04.4000W
29-20.543333N / 098-51.073333W
29.3423889 / -98.8512222
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 773.9 ft. / 235.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (2020) |
| 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CVB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| 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/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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| 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 |
| CSIr143/39.6 | | CENTER POINT VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 08E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| DEVINE | | 014/13.1 | | 359 | | 07E | | HHH | .... .... .... |
| HONDO | | 088/16.9 | | 329 | | 08E | | HMA | .... -- .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS SELF SERVICE. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 29-20.934167N | | 29-20.154155N |
| Longitude: | 098-51.226333W | | 098-50.919435W |
| Elevation: | 773.9 ft. | | 762.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 157 magnetic, 161 true | | 337 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 (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. tree, 2600 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear
10 FT PRIVATE ROAD 20 FT FM THLD. | | 3 ft. hill, 200 ft. from runway, 56 ft. left of centerline
3 FT DIRT PILES 161 FT FM THLD TO 200 FT FM THLD - 87 FT RIGHT. |
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: | MICHAEL FISHER
10500 AIRPORT ROAD
CASTROVILLE, TX 78009
Phone (830) 538-2782 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 53 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 47 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 45/day * | | 68% | local general aviation | | 32% | transient general aviation | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 20 September 2016 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BRIGHT LGTS AT BALL PARK FM APR-JULY. |
| - | FOR CD CTC SAT APCH AT 210-805-5516. |
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 from 3 January 2019 at 0901Z to 31 January 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (190KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (201KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (34KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| SETZR TWO (RNAV) | |
download (153KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (144KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
23R - Devine Municipal Airport (13 nm S)
KSKF - Kelly Field Airport (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
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Castroville Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-Jan-2019
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:06 | | 13:06 |
| Sunrise | | 07:31 | | 13:31 |
| Sunset | | 18:01 | | 00:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:26 | | 00:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Jan-2019 23:26:19 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 18-Jan-2019 17:26:19 |
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| METAR |
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| KCVB | 182315Z AUTO 18003KT 7SM BKN007 OVC018 18/18 A2980 RMK AO2 T01750175
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KSKF
15nm E | 182301Z 17004KT 10SM SCT005 OVC008 17/17 A2978 RMK SLPNO $
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KHDO
17nm W | 182319Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM BKN011 OVC016 18/16 A2979 RMK AO2 T01830156
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| TAF |
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KSKF
15nm E | 181930Z 1819/2001 VRB05KT 4800 BR OVC005 QNH2985INS TEMPO 1819/1824 0400 FG VV001 BECMG 1823/1824 VRB06KT 8000 BR OVC007 QNH2978INS BECMG 1901/1902 23006KT 6000 BR OVC005 QNH2979INS BECMG 1906/1907 31012KT 9999 NSW SCT010 QNH2987INS BECMG 1911/1912 33015G25KT 9999 SKC 520055 QNH3000INS BECMG 1916/1917 33025G35KT 9999 SKC 520060 QNH3016INS BECMG 1923/1924 34012KT 9999 SKC QNH3021INS TX17/1822Z TN09/1914Z
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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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