FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RFG |
| Lat/Long: | 28-17-37.0210N / 097-19-22.9740W
28-17.617017N / 097-19.382900W
28.2936169 / -97.3230483
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 56 ft. / 17.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of REFUGIO, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 78393 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1945 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN ANTONIO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SJT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at RKP (19 nm SE): | 119.275 (361-729-2372) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CRPr006/24.3 | | CORPUS CHRISTI VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 09E |
| NGPr352/36.5 | | TRUAX VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MELLON RANCH | | 272/6.2 | | 375 | | 06E | | MNO | -- -. --- |
| ROCKPORT | | 304/19.0 | | 391 | | 06E | | RKP | .-. -.- .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL MOGAS |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4361 x 60 ft. / 1329 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | RY LINE OF SIGHT LMTD BTN RY ENDS. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 166 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. tree, 310 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 379 ft. from runway, 142 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 34:1 FM DSPLCD THLD TO +15 FT ROAD 513 FT FM DSPLCD THLD 176 FT LEFT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | REFUGIO COUNTY
808 COMMERCE RM 104
REFUGIO, TX 78377
Phone 361-526-4434
COUNTY LEASES ARPT FM ROOKE FOUNDATION. |
| Manager: | GARY HENRY
255 KELLEY RD
REFUGIO, TX 78377
Phone 361-438-1775 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 25 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 86/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 04 March 2011 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KRFG.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
T69 - Alfred C 'Bubba' Thomas Airport (19 nm SW)
KRKP - Aransas County Airport (19 nm SE)
KTFP - McCampbell-Porter Airport (24 nm S)
KNGT - Navy Outlying Field (NOLF) Goliad Airport (24 nm NW)
KBEA - Beeville Municipal Airport (25 nm W)
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunrise | | 07:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunset | | 18:58 | | 23:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:22 | | 00:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 23:32:58 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 18:32:58 |
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| METAR |
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KRKP
19nm SE | 162253Z AUTO 35010KT 10SM CLR 24/18 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02390178
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KTFP
24nm S | 162255Z AUTO 35011KT 10SM CLR 25/18 A2993 RMK AO2 T02490183
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KBEA
25nm W | 162255Z AUTO 36008KT 10SM OVC015 19/16 A2996 RMK AO2 T01880158
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KRAS
31nm SE | 162255Z AUTO 02009KT 10SM SCT020 SCT120 24/19 A2992 RMK AO2 T02420194
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KCRP
33nm S | 162251Z 02012KT 10SM FEW028 SCT120 26/18 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP132 T02560178 $
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KNGP
37nm S | 162256Z 02012KT 10SM SCT040 SCT140 BKN250 26/19 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02560194
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KCRP
33nm S | 161723Z 1618/1718 01012KT P6SM VCSH FEW025 SCT050 FM170000 02014KT P6SM OVC030 FM171600 01010KT P6SM OVC035
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KNGP
37nm S | 1617/1715 01014G20KT 9999 FEW009 SCT015 SCT060 QNH2994INS TEMPO 1617/1623 02013KT 9999 SCT009 BKN015 BKN060 BECMG 1623/1701 01013G19KT 9999 SCT015 BKN030 QNH2996INS BECMG 1703/1705 01015G22KT 9999 VCSH SCT015 OVC030 QNH2996INS BECMG 1705/1707 01014G20KT 9999 VCSH SCT014 OVC025 QNH2996INS TEMPO 1717/1713 VRB15G25KT 8000 SHRA BKN014 OVC020 BECMG 1713/1715 36013G19KT 9999 VCSH SCT008 SCT014 OVC020 QNH2997INS T29/1620Z /T17/1712Z AMD 1740 COR 1917
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KVCT
40nm NE | 161907Z 1619/1718 01010KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 TEMPO 1619/1622 OVC009 FM171600 03010KT P6SM SCT040
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