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KRBO Nueces County Airport
Robstown, Texas, USA

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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
CRPr231/15.0CORPUS CHRISTI VORTAC115.5009E
ALIr077/(17.7)ALICE VOR114.5006E
NGPr279/21.7TRUAX VORTAC114.0006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KLEBERG COUNTY058/23.434706ETKB - -.- -...
ROCKPORT235/38.939106ERKP .-. -.- .--.
MELLON RANCH214/39.637506EMNO -- -. ---

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: 
Single wheel: 11.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 27-46.904285N27-46.473093N
Longitude: 097-41.649433W097-41.163253W
Elevation: 79.7 ft.76.9 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
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
    
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
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3611:36
Sunrise07:0112:01
Sunset20:1001:10
Evening civil twilight20:3501:35

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 15:52:10
Local (UTC-5)  13-Aug-2013 10:52:10
 
METAR
KRBO 131455Z AUTO 20007G14KT 5SM +RA SCT021 32/24 A3004 RMK AO2 T03160241
KCRP 
10nm E 
131451Z 17011KT 10SM FEW025 32/24 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T03220244 51009
KALI 
18nm W 
131453Z AUTO 19013G16KT 10SM FEW019 30/24 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP166 T03000239 53010
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
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
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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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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100LL
FS $4.75 
 Updated 30-Jul-2013
 
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FS=Full service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Parker Aeronautics 361-248-8371
361-236-9757
[web site]
[email]
Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft modifications

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Hotels near Nueces County Airport

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DAYS INN ROBSTOWN TX 1.4 76-83
BEST WESTERN PLUS TROPIC INN 1.6 

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