AirNav: KRFG - Rooke Field Airport

KRFG

Rooke Field Airport
Refugio, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	RFG
Lat/Long:	28-17-44.9400N 097-19-33.4990W 28-17.749000N 097-19.558317W 28.2958167,-97.3259719 (estimated)
Elevation:	54 ft. / 16.5 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
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	SJT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	INTMNT
Pattern altitude:	854 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	MIRL RWY 14/32 SS-SR PRESET LOW. TO INCR INTST-CTAF. RWY 14 PAPI OPR CONSLY.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3 at T69 (19 nm SW):	118.25 (361-364-1844)
WX ASOS at RKP (20 nm SE):	119.275 (361-729-2372)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
CRPr006/24.4		CORPUS CHRISTI VORTAC		115.50		09E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL 100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HRS SELF SVC WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
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:

Single wheel:

9.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Runway edge markings:

RWY MARKINGS FADED.

Operational restrictions:

RWY LINE OF SIGHT LTD BTN RWY ENDS.

RUNWAY 14

RUNWAY 32

Latitude:

28-18.062667N

28-17.435333N

Longitude:

097-19.757500W

097-19.359167W

Elevation:

52.0 ft.

54.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Runway heading:

144 magnetic, 151 true

324 magnetic, 331 true

Displaced threshold:

166 ft.

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	REFUGIO COUNTY 808 COMMERCE RM 104 REFUGIO, TX 78377 Phone 361-526-4434
Manager:	JOSEPH GONZALES P.O. BOX 57 WOODSBORO, TX 78393 Phone 252-665-3509 KRFG_MANAGER@OUTLOOK.COM

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		16
Single engine airplanes:		9
Multi engine airplanes:		3
Helicopters:		1
Gliders airplanes:		3

Aircraft operations: avg 75/week *
77%	local general aviation
23%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 17 April 2023

Additional Remarks

A57-32	APCH SLOPE 36:1 FM DSPLCD THR OVR 15 FT ROAD 541 FT DSTC; 22:1 OVR 40 FT TWR, 882 FT DSTC, 125 FT R.
-	GLIDER ACTVTY ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KRFG.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

TX2 - Chase Field Industrial Airport (18 nm W)
T69 - Alfred C 'Bubba' Thomas Airport (19 nm SW)
KRKP - Aransas County Airport (20 nm SE)
KTFP - McCampbell-Porter Airport (24 nm S)
KNGT - Goliad Naval Outlying Field (24 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:36	11:36
Sunrise	07:00	12:00
Sunset	19:57	00:57
Evening civil twilight	20:21	01:21

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Apr-2024 23:00:31
Local (UTC-5)	19-Apr-2024 18:00:31

METAR

KT69 19nm SW	192255Z AUTO 13011G18KT 7SM CLR 28/23 A2991 RMK A01
KRKP 19nm SE	192253Z AUTO 11011KT 6SM HZ CLR 27/23 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02670228
KBEA 25nm W	192255Z AUTO 11013G19KT 10SM SCT027 BKN039 29/21 A2989 RMK AO2 T02920207
KRAS 32nm SE	192235Z AUTO 09009KT 10SM CLR A2994 RMK AO2
KCRP 33nm S	192251Z 12013KT 10SM FEW028 29/23 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02890228
KRBO 37nm SW	192235Z AUTO 11011G15KT 10SM SCT030 30/23 A2990 RMK AO2 T02950230
KNGP 37nm S	192156Z 11016KT 10SM SCT012 29/22 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02940222 $

TAF

KCRP 33nm S	191730Z 1918/2018 13010KT P6SM FEW026 BKN035 FM191900 11014G21KT P6SM FEW025 BKN050 FM200400 12011KT P6SM BKN013 FM201200 11007KT P6SM BKN008 FM201500 12010KT P6SM BKN013
KNGP 37nm S	1915/2015 16010KT 9999 FEW020 SCT065 SCT180 QNH2987INS TEMPO 1917/1921 14013KT 9000 HZ BKN015 BKN050 BKN150 FM192100 12015G23KT 9000 HZ FEW008 SCT050 QNH2986INS FM200300 13011KT 9000 BR SCT006 BKN012 BKN150 QNH2987INS TEMPO 2006/2012 VRB05KT 4800 -RA BR BKN005 OVC010 TX32/1920Z TN24/2011Z FN20061
KVCT 40nm NE	191730Z 1918/2018 09009KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 TEMPO 2003/2006 BKN015 FM200600 10007KT 5SM BR OVC015 FM200800 14007KT 3SM BR OVC005 FM201600 12010KT 5SM BR OVC015

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Midcoast Aviation Inc

361-438-1775

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	100LL
SS		$5.95
Updated 11-Jan-2024

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