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KRAS
(formerly 2R8)
Mustang Beach Airport
Port Aransas, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Savings 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: 120.9
CORPUS DEPARTURE: 120.9
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
NGPr049/13.3TRUAX VORTAC114.0006E
CRPr097/19.7CORPUS CHRISTI VORTAC115.5009E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ROCKPORT182/16.939106ERKP .-. -.- .--.

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: 27-48.875440N27-48.542983N
Longitude: 097-05.588987W097-05.061855W
Elevation: 4.5 ft.4.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 120 magnetic, 125 true300 magnetic, 305 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none37 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
    
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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12   download (205KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30   download (204KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (13KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (29KB)

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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Area around KRAS (Mustang Beach Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KRAS (Mustang Beach Airport)
Photo taken 18-May-2008

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Sectional chart
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From to KRAS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-Dec-2008
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3912:39
Sunrise07:0513:05
Sunset17:3223:32
Evening civil twilight17:5723:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Dec-2008 11:54:40
Local (UTC-6)  02-Dec-2008 05:54:40
 
METAR
KRAS 021125Z AUTO 10SM CLR 17/04 A3027 RMK AO2
KTFP 
9nm NW 
021125Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/00 A3024 RMK AO2
KNGP 
12nm SW 
021056Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 10/05 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP243 T01000050
KRKP 
16nm N 
021053Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR 12/05 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP246 T01220050
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
City of Port Aransas 361-749-4111
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SS 
100LL 
$4.10 
 Updated 28-Nov-2008
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Getting Around: Taxi, Limo, Rental Cars, Mass Transit

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Port Aransas Shuttle # 94 (trolley) [web site]
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 The hotels featured here are reported to be very convenient to the Mustang Beach Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Mustang Beach Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.
 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Sea Isle Condo #46 512-327-0909
[web site]
[email]
Lodging

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1.5 miles
free shuttle
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AirNav users who flew into KRAS have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN OCEAN VILLA 1.8 69-89
PORT ARANSAS TX DAYS INN 5.3 80-161
RADISSON CORPUS CHRISTI BEACH 18.4 98-159
 

Other hotels near Mustang Beach Airport

Miles Price ($)
PLANTATION SUITES AND CONFERENC 1.0 116-135
DRIFTWOOD MOTEL 1.1 
TRAVELODGE PORT ARANSAS TX 1.7 44-79
HOLIDAY INN EXP STES 1.8 
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 2.0 69-239
DUNES 2.3 280-281

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Mustang Beach Airport

8 in Port Aransas
5 in Aransas Pass
4 in Ingleside
3 in Rockport
55 in Corpus Christi
 

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