FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | RBO |
| Lat/Long: | 27-46-42.7550N / 097-41-25.8860W
27-46.712583N / 097-41.431433W
27.7785431 / -97.6905239
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 79 ft. / 24.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of ROBSTOWN, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 78380 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | BROWNSVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RBO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1200, ALL MON-FRI 1300-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.175 (361-767-1982) |
| KINGSVILLE APPROACH: | 119.9 |
| KINGSVILLE DEPARTURE: | 120.9 |
| WX ASOS at CRP (10 nm E): | PHONE 361-289-0191 |
| WX ASOS at ALI (18 nm W): | 119.225 (361-668-0069) |
- APCH SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 128.15.350.3 (KINGSVILLE RCAG) WHEN KINGSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CRPr231/15.0 | | CORPUS CHRISTI VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 09E |
| ALIr076/(17.7) | | ALICE VOR | | 114.50 | | 06E |
| NGPr279/21.7 | | TRUAX VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 06E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
CASH OR CHECKS ONLY, NO CREDIT CARDS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3700 x 75 ft. / 1128 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 27-46.928217N | | 27-46.496950N |
| Longitude: | 097-41.674450W | | 097-41.188417W |
| Elevation: | 79.0 ft. | | 76.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 129 magnetic, 135 true | | 309 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 601 ft. from runway, 187 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF NUECES
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78401
Phone 361-888-0490 |
| Manager: | GLEN SULLIVAN, P. E.
901 LEOPARD STREET, SUITE 103
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78401
Phone 361-888-0857
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 115/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 01 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 1049 FT MSL TOWERS 3 NM EAST OF ARPT. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 13 | |
download (161KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (172KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCRP - Corpus Christi International Airport (10 nm E)
T69 - Alfred C 'Bubba' Thomas Airport (17 nm NE)
KNQI - Kingsville Naval Air Station (18 nm S)
KALI - Alice International Airport (18 nm W)
KNOG - Orange Grove Naval Auxiliary Field (21 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 15-Oct-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunrise | | 07:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunset | | 19:00 | | 00:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:24 | | 00:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 15-Oct-2008 21:28:03 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 15-Oct-2008 16:28:03 |
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| METAR |
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| KRBO | 152107Z AUTO 21006KT 2 1/2SM +VCTSRA SCT014 BKN023 OVC043 21/18 A2997 RMK AO2 P0005 LTG DSNT W THRU NE
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KCRP
10nm E | 152109Z 16010KT 10SM TS FEW004 SCT027CB BKN065 29/24 A2996 RMK AO2 OCNL LTGICCC W TS W MOV N CB DSNT N NE
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KALI
18nm W | 152122Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM VCTS -RA FEW030 SCT043 BKN049 26/24 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS TSE04B16 P0000
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KNQI
18nm S | 152056Z 15007KT 10SM -RA BKN020CB BKN045 BKN150 26/23 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP144 CB S MOV N T1 SET P0000 60000 T02560233 $
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KCRP
10nm E | 151736Z 151818 09008KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN035CB TEMPO 1921 4SM -SHRA BR BKN015CB FM2100 11009KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN080 FM0500 05005KT P6SM SHRA BKN025 OVC050 TEMPO 0812 5SM TSRA BKN015CB FM1400 01010KT P6SM VCSH BKN025CB OVC050
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KALI
18nm W | 151736Z 151818 09004KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040 TEMPO 1821 2SM TSRA BKN025CB OVC080 FM2200 11010KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN050 FM0500 05005KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN025CB OVC100 TEMPO 0711 3SM SHRA BKN015CB OVC025 FM1300 01010KT P6SM VCSH BKN025CB OVC050
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KNQI
18nm S | 151515 05006KT 6000 BR BKN015 BKN120 BKN200 QNH2992INS BECMG 1618 05006KT 8000 BR VCTS SCT015CB BKN030 BKN120 QNH2994INS TEMPO 1822 VRB12G22KT 4800 -TSRA SCT007 BKN020CB BKN030 OVC120 BECMG 2301 08008KT 9999 SCT020 BKN080 BKN120 QNH2991INS T32/22Z T2
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| NOTAMs |
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