FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EBG |
| Lat/Long: | 26-26-30.0000N / 098-07-20.0000W 26-26.500000N / 098-07.333333W 26.4416667 / -98.1222222 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 75 ft. / 23 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 06E (2005) |
| From city: | 9 miles N of EDINBURG, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 78539 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | BROWNSVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | EBG (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 14/32 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT PAPI RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ROTG BCN OTS INDEFLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.025 (956-380-1426) |
| VALLEY APPROACH: | 121.0 |
| VALLEY DEPARTURE: | 121.0 |
| WX ASOS at MFE (17 nm S): | PHONE 956-664-8212 |
| WX AWOS-3 at T65 (18 nm SE): | 118.575 (956-447-0502) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MFEr013/17.3 | | MC ALLEN VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 09E |
| REXr005/(26.4) | | REYNOSA VOR | | 112.40 | | 08E |
| HRLr292/28.3 | | HARLINGEN VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 26-26.833590N | | 26-26.166948N |
| Longitude: | 098-07.603232W | | 098-07.062662W |
| Elevation: | 75.2 ft. | | 72.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 138 magnetic, 144 true | | 318 magnetic, 324 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 |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF EDINBURG PO BOX 1079 EDINBURG, TX 78540 Phone 956-383-5661 |
| Manager: | DEBRA MELVIN PO BOX 1079 EDINBURG, TX 78540 Phone 956-292-2088 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 92/week * | | 62% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 21 August 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (224KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (239KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMFE - Mc Allen Miller International Airport (17 nm S)
T65 - Mid Valley Airport (18 nm SE)
KHRL - Valley International Airport (28 nm SE)
KPIL - Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport (45 nm E)
KBKS - Brooks County Airport (46 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Larry Wheelock
Taken in the Spring of 2009
facing SE.
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:35 | | 12:35 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 13:00 |
| Sunset | | 17:39 | | 23:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:04 | | 00:04 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 09:55:38 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Nov-2009 03:55:38 |
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| METAR |
| KEBG | 250926Z AUTO 02009KT 7SM OVC029 16/06 A3018 RMK AO2 T01580064
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KMFE 17nm SW | 250853Z AUTO 36012KT 10SM OVC022 16/06 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP214 T01610061 58006
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KT65 18nm SE | 250925Z AUTO 01010G15KT 10SM OVC023 15/08 A3016 RMK AO2 T01500077
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| TAF |
KMFE 17nm SW | 250520Z 2506/2606 32009KT P6SM VCSH OVC028 FM251200 35009KT P6SM SCT010 OVC060 FM251700 36008KT P6SM BKN120 FM252000 01008KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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