FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JANUARY 2020
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 JET-A
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. |
| 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: | DAVID KIRKPATRICK
10500 AIRPORT ROAD
CASTROVILLE, TX 78009
Phone 830-538-2782 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 53 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 49 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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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 SAN ANTONIO 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 02 January 2020 at 0901Z to 30 January 2020 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) |
| 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 20-Jan-2020
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:05 | | 13:05 |
| Sunrise | | 07:31 | | 13:31 |
| Sunset | | 18:02 | | 00:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:28 | | 00:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jan-2020 09:04:05 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 20-Jan-2020 03:04:05 |
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| METAR |
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| KCVB | 200855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/M01 A3055 RMK AO2 T00481014
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KSKF
15nm E | 200856Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM CLR 04/M03 A3051 RMK AO2 SLP333 T00411030 50000 $
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KHDO
17nm W | 200851Z AUTO 02009KT 10SM CLR 01/M02 A3053 RMK AO2 SLP336 T00111022 53000
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| TAF |
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KSKF
15nm E | 200200Z 2002/2108 05008KT 9999 SKC QNH3045INS BECMG 2017/2018 01008KT 9999 SKC QNH3028INS TX14/2020Z TN02/2011Z
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| NOTAMs |
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