FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RAS |
| Lat/Long: | 27-48-42.6000N / 097-05-19.5000W
27-48.710000N / 097-05.325000W
27.8118333 / -97.0887500
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5 ft. / 2 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 05E (2005) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of PORT ARANSAS, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 78373 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1965 |
| Sectional chart: | BROWNSVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RAS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | no, OVERNIGHT TIEDOWN FEE. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.425 (361-749-0537) |
| CORPUS APPROACH: | 125.4 |
| CORPUS DEPARTURE: | 125.4 |
| WX AWOS-3 at TFP (9 nm NW): | 118.775 (361-758-8961) |
| WX ASOS at RKP (17 nm N): | 119.275 (361-729-2372) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| NGPr049/13.3 | | TRUAX VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 06E |
| CRPr097/19.7 | | CORPUS CHRISTI VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 09E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ROCKPORT | | 182/16.9 | | 391 | | 06E | | RKP | .-. -.- .--. |
| MELLON RANCH | | 162/28.8 | | 375 | | 06E | | MNO | -- -. --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
SELF SERVE. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 3482 x 70 ft. / 1061 x 21 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 27-48.875440N | | 27-48.542983N |
| Longitude: | 097-05.588987W | | 097-05.061855W |
| Elevation: | 4.5 ft. | | 4.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 120 magnetic, 125 true | | 300 magnetic, 305 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 (3.20 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 37 ft. pline, 1139 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PORT ARANSAS
710 W. AVE A
PORT ARANSAS, TX 78373-4128
Phone 361-749-4111 |
| Manager: | ROBERT BRADSHAW
710 W. AVE A
PORT ARANSAS, TX 78373-4128
Phone 361-749-4008
CITY MANAGER. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 125/week * | | 46% | local general aviation | | 31% | military | | 23% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 04 March 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 12 HAS A -3 FT DROP OFF NEAR END OF RY; RY 30 HAS A 3 FT DITCH 180 FT FM END OF RY. |
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 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (190KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (201KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (13KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (105KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTFP - McCampbell-Porter Airport (9 nm NW)
KNGP - Corpus Christi Naval Air Station/Truax Field (13 nm SW)
KRKP - Aransas County Airport (17 nm N)
KCRP - Corpus Christi International Airport (22 nm W)
T69 - Alfred C 'Bubba' Thomas Airport (28 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 22-Aug-2011
looking northwest.
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunset | | 18:58 | | 23:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:21 | | 00:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 23:30:56 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 18:30:56 |
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| METAR |
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| KRAS | 162255Z AUTO 02009KT 10SM SCT020 SCT120 24/19 A2992 RMK AO2 T02420194
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KTFP
9nm NW | 162255Z AUTO 35011KT 10SM CLR 25/18 A2993 RMK AO2 T02490183
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KNGP
12nm SW | 162256Z 02012KT 10SM SCT040 SCT140 BKN250 26/19 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02560194
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KRKP
16nm N | 162253Z AUTO 35010KT 10SM CLR 24/18 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02390178
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| TAF |
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KNGP
12nm SW | 1617/1715 01014G20KT 9999 FEW009 SCT015 SCT060 QNH2994INS TEMPO 1617/1623 02013KT 9999 SCT009 BKN015 BKN060 BECMG 1623/1701 01013G19KT 9999 SCT015 BKN030 QNH2996INS BECMG 1703/1705 01015G22KT 9999 VCSH SCT015 OVC030 QNH2996INS BECMG 1705/1707 01014G20KT 9999 VCSH SCT014 OVC025 QNH2996INS TEMPO 1717/1713 VRB15G25KT 8000 SHRA BKN014 OVC020 BECMG 1713/1715 36013G19KT 9999 VCSH SCT008 SCT014 OVC020 QNH2997INS T29/1620Z /T17/1712Z AMD 1740 COR 1917
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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