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 |
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| CRPr231/15.0 | | CORPUS CHRISTI VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 09E |
| ALIr076/(17.7) | | ALICE VOR | | 114.50 | | 06E |
| NGPr279/21.7 | | TRUAX VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| KLEBERG COUNTY | | 058/23.4 | | 347 | | 06E | | TKB | - -.- -... |
| ROCKPORT | | 235/38.9 | | 391 | | 06E | | RKP | .-. -.- .--. |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 27-46.928217N | | 27-46.496950N |
| Longitude: | 097-41.674450W | | 097-41.188417W |
| Elevation: | 79.0 ft. | | 76.7 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
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 12:58 |
| Sunset | | 17:36 | | 23:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:01 | | 00:01 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 11:46:10 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Nov-2009 05:46:10 |
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| METAR |
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| KRBO | 211129Z AUTO 33011KT 10SM OVC008 16/14 A2996 RMK AO2 T01550144
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KCRP
10nm E | 211051Z 34012KT 10SM OVC007 15/14 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01500139 $
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KALI
18nm W | 211053Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01220111 $
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KNQI
18nm S | 211126Z AUTO 30008KT 8SM BKN013 13/12 A2997 RMK AO2 $
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KCRP
10nm E | 210934Z 2110/2206 32010KT P6SM BKN010 FM211100 33010KT P6SM SCT025 FM212200 36010KT P6SM SKC
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KALI
18nm W | 210642Z 2107/2206 32013KT P6SM BKN018 FM210800 32010KT P6SM SCT018 FM211600 33008KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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