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KRBO Nueces County Airport
Robstown, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: RBO
Lat/Long: 27-46-42.7550N / 097-41-25.8860W
27-46.712583N / 097-41.431433W
27.7785431 / -97.6905239
(estimated)
Elevation: 79 ft. / 24.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06E (2000)
From city: 2 miles SW of ROBSTOWN, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 78380

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1947
Sectional chart: BROWNSVILLE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RBO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1200, ALL MON-FRI 1300-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - 122.8.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3: 118.175 (361-767-1982)
KINGSVILLE APPROACH: 119.9
KINGSVILLE DEPARTURE: 120.9
WX ASOS at CRP (10 nm E): PHONE 361-289-0191
WX ASOS at ALI (18 nm W): 119.225 (361-668-0069)
  • APCH SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 128.15.350.3 (KINGSVILLE RCAG) WHEN KINGSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CRPr231/15.0CORPUS CHRISTI VORTAC115.5009E
ALIr076/(17.7)ALICE VOR114.5006E
NGPr279/21.7TRUAX VORTAC114.0006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KLEBERG COUNTY058/23.434706ETKB - -.- -...
ROCKPORT235/38.939106ERKP .-. -.- .--.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
CASH OR CHECKS ONLY, NO CREDIT CARDS.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 3700 x 75 ft. / 1128 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 11.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 27-46.928217N27-46.496950N
Longitude: 097-41.674450W097-41.188417W
Elevation: 79.0 ft.76.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 129 magnetic, 135 true309 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 601 ft. from runway, 187 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY OF NUECES
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78401
Phone 361-888-0490
Manager: GLEN SULLIVAN, P. E.
901 LEOPARD STREET, SUITE 103
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78401
Phone 361-888-0857
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 19
Single engine airplanes: 16
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Jet airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 115/week *
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 01 December 2006

Additional Remarks

1049 FT MSL TOWERS 3 NM EAST OF ARPT.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 13   download (161KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (172KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (25KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCRP - Corpus Christi International Airport (10 nm E)
T69 - Alfred C 'Bubba' Thomas Airport (17 nm NE)
KNQI - Kingsville Naval Air Station (18 nm S)
KALI - Alice International Airport (18 nm W)
KNOG - Orange Grove Naval Auxiliary Field (20 nm W)
 
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From to KRBO

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2312:23
Sunrise06:4812:48
Sunset17:4123:41
Evening civil twilight18:0600:06

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 17:17:50
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 11:17:50
 
METAR
KCRP 
10nm E 
081656Z 09007KT 2SM RA BR SCT005 BKN013 OVC035 21/20 A3001 RMK AO2 P0001 $
KALI 
18nm W 
081702Z AUTO 02004KT 8SM FEW005 BKN024 OVC030 21/19 A3001 RMK AO2 RAE02 P0000
KNQI 
18nm S 
081656Z AUTO 06005KT 1SM -RA BR FEW006 BKN014 OVC020 21/19 A3001 RMK AO2 RAB1558 SLP160 P0003 T02060194
TAF
KCRP 
10nm E 
081618Z 0816/0912 08012KT P6SM -SHRA OVC030 TEMPO 0816/0820 3SM SHRA BR OVC018 FM082000 07012KT P6SM SHRA BKN030 OVC060 TEMPO 0821/0901 VRB15G25KT 2SM +TSRA BR OVC015CB FM090200 06010KT P6SM SCT018 BKN100 FM090600 04008KT P6SM OVC012
KALI 
18nm W 
081615Z 0816/0912 08007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC050 TEMPO 0818/0822 3SM SHRA BR OVC025 FM082200 07010KT P6SM SHRA BKN035 OVC060 TEMPO 0822/0901 3SM TSRA BR OVC025CB FM090100 05008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN100 FM090600 04006KT P6SM OVC012 FM090900 02004KT 3SM
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Nueces County Airport 361-387-1700
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independent
100LL
FS $4.00 
SS $4.00 
 Updated 07-Aug-2009
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SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Nueces County Airport

Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN ROBSTOWN TX 1.4 72-93
BEST WESTERN TROPIC INN 1.6 85-130

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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