FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Sula Combs
Taken late August 2005
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 11:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunset | | 20:17 | | 01:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:42 | | 01:42 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 15:05:40 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 10:05:40 |
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| METAR |
| KCVB | 131455Z AUTO 17010G15KT 10SM CLR 29/21 A3007 RMK AO2 T02920205
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KSKF 15nm E | 131458Z 20008KT 10SM SCT020 29/22 A3004 RMK SLP167 51007
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KHDO 17nm W | 131451Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP168 T03000217 52006
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| TAF |
KSKF 15nm E | 1313/1416 18009KT 9999 BKN009 QNH3002INS TEMPO 1313/1315 SCT012 BECMG 1315/1316 20015KT 9999 SCT060 QNH2989INS BECMG 1401/1402 17009KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS BECMG 1414/1415 23012G18KT 9999 FEW120 QNH2999INS T37/1321Z T22/1412Z AMD 131337
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