FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| KLEBERG COUNTY | | 058/23.4 | | 347 | | 06E | | TKB | - -.- -... |
| ROCKPORT | | 235/38.9 | | 391 | | 06E | | RKP | .-. -.- .--. |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 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/Departure Procedures 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 (20 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 21-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 12:58 |
| Sunset | | 17:36 | | 23:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:01 | | 00:01 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Nov-2009 01:40:13 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Nov-2009 19:40:13 |
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| METAR |
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| KRBO | 220110Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A2997 RMK AO2 T01600140
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KCRP
10nm E | 220051Z 04005KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01500128 $
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KALI
18nm W | 220053Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01500133 $
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KNQI
18nm S | 220056Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01440128 $
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KCRP
10nm E | 212320Z 2200/2224 02010KT P6SM SKC FM220900 02005KT 3SM BR FEW003 TEMPO 2211/2214 1SM BR BKN003 FM221500 04008KT P6SM SKC
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KALI
18nm W | 212320Z 2200/2224 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM220800 VRB03KT 4SM BR SKC FM221000 VRB03KT 1/4SM FG VV001 FM221430 03004KT 2SM BR BKN002 FM221530 06007KT P6SM SKC
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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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