FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | 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. Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SANTA ELENA | | 117/29.5 | | 260 | | 07E | | SNE | ... -. . |
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 956-388-8204 |
| Manager: | DEBRA MELVIN 1300 E. FM 490 EDINBURG, TX 78542 Phone 956-292-2047 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 22 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 92/week * | | 62% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 06 March 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY D CLSD INDEFLY. |
| - | 100 FT POLE 564 FT WEST OF HELIPAD. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (194KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (207KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 19-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 11:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
| Sunset | | 20:13 | | 01:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:39 | | 01:39 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 19-May-2013 05:29:19 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 19-May-2013 00:29:19 |
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| METAR |
| KEBG | 190455Z AUTO 15012G15KT 7SM SCT011 26/23 A2987 RMK AO2 T02620225
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KMFE 17nm SW | 190453Z 14013G19KT 10SM OVC012 26/23 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02560233
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KT65 18nm SE | 190455Z AUTO 14010G16KT 7SM OVC012 25/22 A2987 RMK AO2 T02520220
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| TAF |
KMFE 17nm SW | 181740Z 1818/1918 14022G28KT P6SM SCT250 FM190200 13015KT P6SM FEW015 SCT250 FM190600 14013KT 5SM BR BKN012 FM190900 14011KT 4SM BR OVC009 FM191400 15015G21KT P6SM FEW015 SCT250 FM191600 15017G24KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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