FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PIL |
| Lat/Long: | 26-09-58.3000N 097-20-45.2000W
26-09.971667N 097-20.753333W
26.1661944,-97.3458889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 18.6 ft. / 5.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (2010) |
| From city: | 10 miles NW of PORT ISABEL, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 78566 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1943 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PIL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.525 (956-233-1954) |
| VALLEY APPROACH: | 119.5 |
| VALLEY DEPARTURE: | 119.5 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.2 |
| WX ASOS at BRO (16 nm S): | 128.55 (956-546-4540) |
| WX ASOS at HRL (17 nm W): | 124.85 (956-428-7297) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BROr357/14.6 | | BROWNSVILLE VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 09E |
| HRLr098/16.9 | | HARLINGEN VOR/DME | | 113.65 | | 05E |
| MAMr018/25.6 | | MATAMOROS VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| DEPOO | | 036/14.0 | | 393 | | 03E | | BR | -... .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:FUEL SELF SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 8001 x 200 ft. / 2439 x 61 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 105.0 | | Double wheel: | 135.0 | | Double tandem: | 230.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 26-10.378775N | | 26-09.447447N |
| Longitude: | 097-20.992237W | | 097-19.954518W |
| Elevation: | 13.9 ft. | | 18.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 130 magnetic, 135 true | | 310 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (2.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes
REIL OTS. | | yes
REIL OTS. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5317 x 150 ft. / 1621 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in poor condition
ROUGH PAVEMENT WITH HVY GRASS ENCROACHMENT. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 26-09.815640N | | 26-09.817975N |
| Longitude: | 097-21.248627W | | 097-20.276048W |
| Elevation: | 12.6 ft. | | 16.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 085 magnetic, 090 true | | 265 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | numbers only, in fair condition | | numbers only, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 8 ft. fence, 330 ft. from runway, 261 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear
3 FT HAY BALES 129 FT FM THR, 69 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 20 ft. trees, 269 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in poor condition
PAVEMENT HAS HVY GRASS ENCROACHMENT. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 26-09.717077N | | 26-10.394393N |
| Longitude: | 097-21.298333W | | 097-20.775742W |
| Elevation: | 12.8 ft. | | 11.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 030 magnetic, 035 true | | 210 magnetic, 215 true |
| Markings: | numbers only, in poor condition | | numbers only, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 12 ft. brush, 630 ft. from runway, 35:1 slope to clear | | 5 ft. brush, 216 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4200 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 26-10.523667N | | 26-09.830500N |
| Longitude: | 097-20.936833W | | 097-20.934667W |
| Elevation: | 12.6 ft. | | 16.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 175 magnetic, 180 true | | 355 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 273 ft. tower, 4000 ft. from runway, 605 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CAMERON COUNTY
COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1100 E. MONROE
BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520
Phone 956-544-0830 |
| Manager: | JOE VEGA
33174 STATE PARK RD 100 SOUTH
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX 78597
Phone (956) 761-3700
FAX 956-761-5317 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 81/day * | | 54% | military | | 37% | transient general aviation | | 8% | local general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 11 January 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO POSITION HOLDING MARKINGS ON NUMEROUS TWYS APPROACHING RY INTERSECTIONS. |
| - | LOOSE GRAVEL/PAVEMENT AT INTERSECTION OF RY 13 & NORTHEAST TWY CONNECTING RYS 13 & 21. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CORPUS CHRISTI APCH AT 361-299-4230. |
| A58-31 | 4 FT HAY BALES 124 FT FM THR, 141 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
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 23 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (321KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (237KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (159KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBRO - Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (16 nm S)
KHRL - Valley International Airport (17 nm W)
KTXW - Mid Valley Airport (34 nm W)
KEBG - South Texas International Airport at Edinburg (45 nm W)
KMFE - Mc Allen International Airport (48 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Mar-2023
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunrise | | 07:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunset | | 19:40 | | 00:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:03 | | 01:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Mar-2023 01:16:49 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 21-Mar-2023 20:16:49 |
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| METAR |
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| KPIL | 220053Z AUTO 16013G22KT 10SM SCT015 OVC024 23/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02330217 $
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KBRO
17nm S | 220053Z 14014KT 10SM BKN014 OVC023 23/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02330217
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KHRL
17nm W | 220059Z 16017KT 10SM BKN025 24/21 A2995 RMK AO2 T02390211
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KBRO
17nm S | 211720Z 2118/2218 16013G20KT P6SM OVC013 TEMPO 2118/2120 6SM -RA BR BKN008 FM221500 15016G24KT P6SM BKN021
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KHRL
17nm W | 211720Z 2118/2218 16015G22KT P6SM OVC020 TEMPO 2118/2120 6SM -SHRA BR BKN018 FM220300 15016G22KT P6SM OVC018 FM221500 16016G26KT P6SM BKN024
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| NOTAMs |
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