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KCVB · Castroville Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KCVB FAA CVB Elev 771 ft Lat 29° 20.51' N Lon 98° 51.05' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.23%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 161° 5,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.23%
34 341° 5,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.23%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • A/D SAN ANTONIO APP/DEP 118.050
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KCVB on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 22 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (2)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer on & invof rwy.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16–34: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 16–34: H5001X75 (ASPH) S–26, D–40 PCN 11 F/C/X/T MIRL RW…

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (22 sentences)
  • ·TEXAS 285 CARTHAGE PANOLA CO–SHARPE FLD (4F2) 2 E UTC–6(–5DT) N32º10.57´ W94º17.93´ 248 B NOTAM FILE FTW RWY 17–35: H4000X75 (ASPH) MIRL RWY 17: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º.
  • ·RWY 35: PAPI(P4L)—GA 4.0º.
  • ·FUEL 100LL LGT MIRL Rwy 17–35 preset low intst; to incr intst ACTVT—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·Rwy 17–35 extensive cracking, loose stones on pavement.
  • ·Terminal access—CTAF AIRPORT MANAGER: 903-693-7856
  • ·AWOS–3PT 121.125 (903) 690–0511.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®SHREVEPORT APP/DEP CON 119.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Fort Worth ARTCC at 817-858-7584.
  • ·GREGG COUNTY (VL) (H) VORTACW 112.9 GGG Chan 76 N32º25.07´ W94º45.19´ 115º 27.3 NM to fld. 329/7E.
  • ·FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT MIRL Rwy 16–34 preset low intst; to incr intst actvt—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–1800Z‡.
  • ·For aft hrs atndt call durg bus hrs. 100LL fuel avbl 24 hrs self svc.
  • ·Jet A full serv durg atnd hrs.
  • ·Bright lgts at ball park from Apr–July.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 830-538-2782
  • ·AWOS–3 119.25 (830) 931–0232.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®SAN ANTONIO APP/DEP CON 118.05 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc San Antonio Apch at 210-805-5516.
  • ·SAN ANTONIO (VH) (H) VORTACW 116.8 SAT Chan 115 N29º38.64´ W98º27.68´ 221º 27.3 NM to fld. 1159/8E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 018º–022º byd 40 NM 028º–032º byd 40 NM 342º–347º byd 40 NM 355º–002º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ CEDAR CREEK N32º11.14´ W96º13.09´ NOTAM FILE FTW.
  • ·(L) (L) VORTACW 114.8 CQY Chan 95 219º 13.3 NM to C David Campbell Fld–Corsicana Muni. 400/6E.
  • ·CEDAR MILLS (See GORDONVILLE on page 338) MEMPHIS L–17E IAP SAN ANTONIO L–19C IAP DALLAS–FT.
  • ·WORTH H–6H, L–13C, 17D, A SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Formerly T89

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

1

8.3% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 71,000 ops in 2024

2024 total

71,000

10-yr total

219,280

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

13.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.14

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Loss of control 2
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=5

  • Loss of control 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-07-30 Cessna 150F · Loss of control · day →
2024-04-29 Baby Great Lakes - · Gear-up · day →
2020-06-04 Cessna 305 · Loss of control · day →
2013-09-07 BARROW ROSE PARRAKEET · Stall / spin · day →
2011-06-24 Cessna A188 · Ground collision · VMC · dawn →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Brian David Childs San Antonio TX 19 nm
Paul Alan Rheudasil San Antonio TX 19 nm
Richard Lee Tarwater San Antonio TX 19 nm
Vincent Sosa San Antonio TX 19 nm
Wade C Amen San Antonio TX 19 nm
Reed David Schotanus Bulverde TX 34 nm
Steven Mccaffrey New Braunfels TX 44 nm
Zachary Ryan Armstrong Seguin TX 48 nm
Patrick Lyndon Nugent Stonewall TX 56 nm
Roger Gordon Sharp San Marcos TX 57 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Kyle Joseph Lyssy Castroville TX 1 nm
Ryan Lewayne Breon Castroville TX 1 nm
Andrew Christopher Van De Walle Castroville TX 1 nm
Marguerite Balazs Devine TX 12 nm
Jeffrey Brian Archer Lackland Afb TX 13 nm
Cary Wilson Reeves Jbsa Lackland TX 13 nm
Billy Ray Tabor Jr Mico TX 13 nm
Herbert Lee Clayton Mico TX 13 nm
Heath David Voss Mico TX 13 nm
Wade Elton Kenney Hondo TX 16 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
James Glen Eaton Castroville TX 1 nm
Roy Duane Roberts Castroville TX 1 nm
Sostenes Rocha Jr Castroville TX 1 nm
Jerry Wayne Wilson Castroville TX 1 nm
Roland Cuellar Rodriguez Castroville TX 1 nm
Leroy Everet Shaw Castroville TX 1 nm
Terry Glenn Stevens Castroville TX 1 nm
Billy Joe Bowen Castroville TX 1 nm
Kenneth Lee Pina Castroville TX 1 nm
Carlos Olmos Castroville TX 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Gulf Avionics, Inc.
Kerrville, TX
 40 nm
Salty Pelican Aviation LLC
New Braunfels , TX
 48 nm
Jim Miller Aircraft Painting, Inc.
Uvalde, TX
 48 nm
X Jet Air Flight Support
Uvalde, TX
 48 nm
Avionics Services, Inc
Uvalde, TX
 48 nm
Southstar Aircraft Interiors
Uvalde, TX
 48 nm
Lancair
Uvalde, TX
 48 nm
Crystal Avionics, LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 48 nm
Veterans Aviation LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 48 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
 61 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.