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KRBO Nueces County Airport
Robstown, Texas, USA

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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
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
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: 27-46.928217N27-46.496950N
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
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4712:47
Sunrise07:1113:11
Sunset18:1900:19
Evening civil twilight18:4300:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Feb-2012 16:38:48
Local (UTC-6)  13-Feb-2012 10:38:48
 
METAR
KRBO 131455Z AUTO 32010KT 2SM DZ OVC003 13/ A3000 RMK AO2 P0001 T0131
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 $
KALI 
18nm W 
130253Z AUTO 04008KT 4SM -RA BR SCT005 BKN020 OVC025 09/09 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP227 P0002 60003 T00940089 56007 $
KNQI 
18nm S 
131456Z 30010KT 10SM -RA SCT002 BKN005 OVC015 11/11 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP156 WR// P0001 60004 T01110106 53009
TAF
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
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
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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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 
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FS=Full service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

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

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DAYS INN ROBSTOWN TX 1.4 68-118

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