FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 SEPTEMBER 2019
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RAS |
| Lat/Long: | 27-48-42.6000N 097-05-19.5000W
27-48.710000N 097-05.325000W
27.8118333,-97.0887500
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5 ft. / 1.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (2005) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of PORT ARANSAS, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 78373 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1965 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RAS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | no, OVERNIGHT TIEDOWN FEE. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.425 (361-749-0537) |
| CORPUS APPROACH: | 125.4 |
| CORPUS DEPARTURE: | 125.4 |
| WX AWOS-3 at TFP (9 nm NW): | 118.775 (361-758-8961) |
| WX ASOS at RKP (17 nm N): | 119.275 (361-729-2372) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| NGPr049/13.3 | | TRUAX VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 06E |
| CRPr097/19.7 | | CORPUS CHRISTI VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 09E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MELLON RANCH | | 162/28.8 | | 375 | | 06E | | MNO | -- -. --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
SELF SERV 24 HOURS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 3482 x 70 ft. / 1061 x 21 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 27-48.875445N | | 27-48.542998N |
| Longitude: | 097-05.588953W | | 097-05.061883W |
| Elevation: | 4.4 ft. | | 4.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 120 magnetic, 125 true | | 300 magnetic, 305 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 22 ft. tree, 200 ft. from runway, 244 ft. left of centerline
3 FT SIGN AND PARKED ACFT 0 FT - 190 FT AT 189 FT L, 8 FT DIRT MOUND 85 FT - 256 FT FM THLD AT 125 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PORT ARANSAS
710 W. AVE A
PORT ARANSAS, TX 78373-4128
Phone 361-749-4111 |
| Manager: | RANDY HANSEN
710 W. AVE A
PORT ARANSAS, TX 78373-4128
Phone 361-749-4008 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 64/week * | | 90% | transient general aviation | | 10% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 16 March 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 12 HAS A -3 FT DROP OFF NEAR END OF RY; RY 30 HAS A 3 FT DITCH 180 FT FM END OF RY. |
| - | RY 30 29 FT POWER LINE 1133 FT FM THLD L AND R OF CNTRLN. 48 FT POWER LINE 1791 FT FM THLD L AND R OF CNTRLN. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CORPUS CHRISTI APCH AT 361-299-4230. |
| - | PEDESTRIANS WALKING ON RWY |
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 from 12 September 2019 at 0901Z to 10 October 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (193KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (201KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (13KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (105KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTFP - McCampbell-Porter Airport (9 nm NW)
KNGP - Corpus Christi Naval Air Station/Truax Field (13 nm SW)
KRKP - Aransas County Airport (17 nm N)
KCRP - Corpus Christi International Airport (22 nm W)
T69 - Alfred C 'Bubba' Thomas Airport (28 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bill Hoglan
Photo taken 22-Feb-2017
looking southeast.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Sep-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 12:17 |
| Sunset | | 19:26 | | 00:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:49 | | 00:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Sep-2019 08:17:47 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 21-Sep-2019 03:17:47 |
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| METAR |
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| KRAS | 210755Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM SCT021 SCT027 SCT080 29/25 A2999 RMK AO2 T02910249
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KTFP
9nm NW | 210755Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A2997 RMK AO2 T02840249 PNO
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KNGP
12nm SW | 210756Z AUTO 13010KT 10SM FEW021 SCT060 28/26 A2997 RMK AO2 RAB29E42 SLP148 P0000 T02830261 $
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KRKP
16nm N | 210753Z AUTO 13011G22KT 9SM SCT024 29/23 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02890228 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KNGP
12nm SW | 2015/2115 15014G20KT 9999 VCTS SCT015 SCT025CB BKN300 QNH2993INS TEMPO 2015/2018 VRB20G30KT 2400 +TSRA SCT014 BKN022CB OVC060 FM201800 14018G26KT 9999 FEW020 SCT035 SCT200 BKN300 510005 QNH2988INS FM202100 13020G28KT 9999 FEW025 FEW040 SCT200 BKN300 510005 QNH2987INS FM210100 14018G26KT 9999 FEW018 SCT025 SCT300 510055 QNH2992INS TEMPO 2101/2103 14016G24KT FEW018 BKN025 BKN300 FM210300 15013G19KT 9999 FEW015 BKN025 BKN300 510055 QNH2995INS FM210900 15011KT 9999 VCSH SCT018 SCT025 SCT150 BKN300 Q
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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