FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RBO |
| Lat/Long: | 27-46-41.3000N / 097-41-24.4000W
27-46.688333N / 097-41.406667W
27.7781389 / -97.6901111
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 79.7 ft. / 24.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of ROBSTOWN, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
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| CRPr231/15.0 | | CORPUS CHRISTI VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 09E |
| ALIr077/(17.7) | | ALICE VOR | | 114.50 | | 06E |
| NGPr279/21.7 | | TRUAX VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 06E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH MAJOR CREDIT CARD. |
| 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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 27-46.904285N | | 27-46.473093N |
| Longitude: | 097-41.649433W | | 097-41.163253W |
| Elevation: | 79.7 ft. | | 76.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 129 magnetic, 135 true | | 309 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 601 ft. from runway, 187 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF NUECES
901 LEOPARD STREET
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78401
Phone 361-888-0490
GLEN SULLIVAN, P. E., DIRECTOR PUBLIC WORKS CONTACT |
| Manager: | RUBEN SAENZ
3983 WINGS DR.
ROBSTOWN, TX 78380
Phone 361-387-1700 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 115/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 05 March 2011 | |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (179KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (145KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (29KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (105KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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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 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunset | | 20:10 | | 01:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 01:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 15:52:10 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 10:52:10 |
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| METAR |
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| KRBO | 131455Z AUTO 20007G14KT 5SM +RA SCT021 32/24 A3004 RMK AO2 T03160241
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KCRP
10nm E | 131451Z 17011KT 10SM FEW025 32/24 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T03220244 51009
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KALI
18nm W | 131453Z AUTO 19013G16KT 10SM FEW019 30/24 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP166 T03000239 53010
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KNQI
18nm S | 131456Z 17010KT 10SM SCT016 31/25 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP165 T03060250 53009 $
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KCRP
10nm E | 131124Z 1312/1412 16003KT P6SM FEW017 FM131400 18009KT P6SM SCT025 FM131900 14015G22KT P6SM FEW045 FM140200 15011KT P6SM FEW016 FM140900 20003KT P6SM FEW016
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KALI
18nm W | 131124Z 1312/1412 18005KT P6SM FEW028 TEMPO 1312/1313 3SM BR SCT016 FM132000 15014G20KT P6SM FEW050 FM140200 17005KT P6SM SKC FM140900 20002KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1409/1412 4SM BR SCT015
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KNQI
18nm S | 1307/1407 15009KT 9999 FEW020 SCT250 QNH2991INS BECMG 1313/1315 17010KT FEW030 SCT250 QNH2995INS BECMG 1318/1320 13014G20KT SCT040 SCT250 QNH2987INS TEMPO 1321/1400 14017G24KT BECMG 1401/1403 14012KT FEW250 QNH2990INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1307 TIL 1312 T23/1312Z T36/1319Z
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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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