FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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
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: | 27-46.928217N | | 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
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 13:11 |
| Sunset | | 18:19 | | 00:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:43 | | 00:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 16:38:48 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 10:38:48 |
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| METAR |
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| KRBO | 131455Z AUTO 32010KT 2SM DZ OVC003 13/ A3000 RMK AO2 P0001 T0131
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KCRP
10nm E | 131451Z 21008KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR OVC004 17/16 A2998 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 2 RAB1359 SLP153 P0001 60003 T01670161 53000 $
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KALI
18nm W | 130253Z AUTO 04008KT 4SM -RA BR SCT005 BKN020 OVC025 09/09 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP227 P0002 60003 T00940089 56007 $
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KNQI
18nm S | 131456Z 30010KT 10SM -RA SCT002 BKN005 OVC015 11/11 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP156 WR// P0001 60004 T01110106 53009
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KCRP
10nm E | 131121Z 1312/1412 15012KT 4SM -RA BR OVC004 FM131600 19015KT P6SM -RA OVC015 FM132100 20012KT P6SM SCT035 FM140200 19006KT P6SM SCT030 FM140800 12003KT 3SM BR OVC010
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KALI
18nm W | 131121Z 1312/1412 15009KT 4SM BR VCSH OVC007 TEMPO 1312/1315 2SM RA BR OVC004 FM131600 20010KT P6SM VCSH OVC018 FM131800 26010KT P6SM SCT040 FM140400 19003KT 5SM BR SKC FM140800 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC005
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KNQI
18nm S | 1309/1409 14010KT 8000 BR VCSH SCT010 OVC020 QNH2993INS TEMPO 1309/1315 3200 -RA BR BKN002 OVC010 BECMG 1316/1318 18015G22KT 9999 NSW SCT015 OVC025 QNH2990INS BECMG 1322/1400 20015KT FEW020 QNH2987INS BECMG 1402/1404 VRB04KT 6000 BR FEW008 QNH2988INS TEMPO 1404/1409 0800 FG BKN002 OVC008 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1309 TIL 1312 T14/1309Z T23/1321Z AMD 0935
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| NOTAMs |
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