FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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: | 19 ft. / 5.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (2010) |
| From city: | 10 miles NW of PORT ISABEL, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 78566 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | BROWNSVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PIL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 819 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.525 (956-233-5740) |
| VALLEY APPROACH: | 119.5 |
| VALLEY DEPARTURE: | 119.5 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.2 |
| WX ASOS at BRO (16 nm S): | PHONE 956-546-4540 |
| WX ASOS at HRL (17 nm W): | PHONE 956-428-7297 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BROr357/14.6 | | BROWNSVILLE VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 09E |
| HRLr098/16.9 | | HARLINGEN VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 05E |
| MAMr015/25.6 | | MATAMOROS VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 07E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 8001 x 200 ft. / 2439 x 61 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in fair 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 130 magnetic, 135 true | | 310 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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 | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 11 ft. brush, 580 ft. from runway, 35 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5317 x 150 ft. / 1621 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in poor condition ROUGH PAVEMENT. RY HAS GRASS ENCROACHMENT. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| Runway edge markings: | RY 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 085 magnetic, 090 true | | 265 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | numbers only, in poor condition | | numbers only, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none +6 FT BRUSH AT THLD 100 FT LEFT CNTRLN & +4 FT HAY BALES AT 125 FT FROM THLD OB. | | 22 ft. trees, 560 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in poor condition RY PAVEMENT HAS HEAVY GRASS ENCROACHMENT. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge markings: | RY 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 030 magnetic, 035 true | | 210 magnetic, 215 true |
| Markings: | numbers only, in fair 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 +8 FT BRUSH AT THLD 75 FT LEFT AND RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. | | 10 ft. tree, 570 ft. from runway, 95 ft. left of centerline, 37:1 slope to clear +12 FT BRUSH AT THLD 95 FT L & R; 6 FT BRUSH AT THLD ACROSS APCH. |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4200 x 150 ft. / 1280 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in poor condition RY HAS GRASS ENCROACHMENT. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 26-10.523600N | | 26-09.830458N |
| Longitude: | 097-20.936907W | | 097-20.934718W |
| Elevation: | 13.0 ft. | | 16.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 175 magnetic, 180 true | | 355 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | numbers only, in fair condition | | numbers only, in poor condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none +5 FT BRUSH 15 FT RIGHT AT THLD.+12 FT TREES AT THLD 20 FT EAST OF CENTERLINE. | | 273 ft. tower, 4000 ft. from runway, 605 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear 2 FT SIGNS 35 FT EAST AND WEST OF CENTERLINE AT THE THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CAMERON COUNTY COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 964 E HARRISON ST BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520 Phone 956-544-0830 |
| Manager: | MARTY PENA CAMERON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 964 E HARRISON ST RM 420 BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520 Phone 956-574-8767 ALSO 956-574-8771, OR FAX 956-574-8778. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 23/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 12% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 20 August 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PAEW ADJ RY 13/31 DURG DALGT HRS. |
| - | NO POSITION HOLDING MARKINGS ON NUMEROUS TWYS APPROACHING RY INTERSECTIONS. |
| - | LOOSE GRAVEL/PAVEMENT AT INTERSECTION OF RY 13 & NORTHEAST TWY CONNECTING RYS 13 & 21. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (298KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (208KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (202KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (37KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBRO - Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (16 nm S)
KHRL - Valley International Airport (17 nm W)
T65 - Mid Valley Airport (34 nm W)
KEBG - South Texas International Airport at Edinburg (45 nm W)
KMFE - Mc Allen Miller International Airport (48 nm W)
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 12:46 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 13:10 |
| Sunset | | 18:18 | | 00:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:42 | | 00:42 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 08:48:08 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Feb-2010 02:48:08 |
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| METAR |
| KPIL | 100753Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM OVC090 09/05 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP245 T00940050
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KBRO 17nm S | 100753Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM OVC085 09/03 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP244 T00940028
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KHRL 17nm W | 100752Z AUTO 01008KT 10SM OVC090 08/03 A3025 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP242 T00830033
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| TAF |
KBRO 17nm S | 100520Z 1006/1106 33004KT P6SM SCT110 FM101800 05010KT P6SM OVC030 PROB30 1019/1021 P6SM -DZ OVC025 FM102100 05010KT P6SM OVC020 PROB30 1021/1024 P6SM -RA OVC015
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KHRL 17nm W | 100520Z 1006/1106 34006KT P6SM SKC FM101700 05010KT P6SM OVC035 FM101900 06009KT P6SM OVC030 PROB30 1019/1021 P6SM -DZ OVC025 FM102100 06010KT P6SM OVC020 PROB30 1021/1024 P6SM -RA OVC015
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