FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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. / 2 m (estimated) |
| 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 |
| Sectional chart: | BROWNSVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RAS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| 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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| ROCKPORT | | 182/16.9 | | 391 | | 06E | | RKP | .-. -.- .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
SELF SERVE. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 3482 x 70 ft. / 1061 x 21 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 27-48.875440N | | 27-48.542983N |
| Longitude: | 097-05.588987W | | 097-05.061855W |
| Elevation: | 4.5 ft. | | 4.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 120 magnetic, 125 true | | 300 magnetic, 305 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 37 ft. pline, 1139 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear |
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: | PAT GARRETT
710 W. AVE A
PORT ARANSAS, TX 78373-4128
Phone 361-749-4111 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 125/week * | | 46% | local general aviation | | 31% | military | | 23% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 04 December 2006 | |
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. |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (207KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (205KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (13KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (43KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTFP - T P Mc Campbell 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 Jon-Scott Dorsett
Photo taken 19-Mar-2009
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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 05-Jul-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 11:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunset | | 20:27 | | 01:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:54 | | 01:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 21:24:19 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jul-2009 16:24:19 |
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| METAR |
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KTFP
9nm NW | 052042Z AUTO 16017G26KT 10SM CLR 34/24 A2987 RMK AO2 T03380238
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KNGP
12nm SW | 052056Z 15022G30KT 8SM SCT250 33/24 A2987 RMK AO2 PK WND 16033/2044 SLP114 T03330239 58012
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KRKP
16nm N | 052053Z AUTO 16011G23KT 10SM CLR 33/25 A2987 RMK AO2 PK WND 16026/2031 SLP115 T03280250 58012
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| NOTAMs |
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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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