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KRAS · Mustang Beach Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KRAS FAA RAS Elev 5 ft Lat 27° 48.71' N Lon 97° 5.33' 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: 3,482 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 125.3° 3,482 ft 70 ft ASP Yes 0.00%
30 305.3° 3,482 ft 70 ft ASP Yes 0.00%

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

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • A/D CORPUS APP/DEP 120.900

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 15 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (1)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 17–35: 2364X90 (TURF) RWY 17: Bldg. Rgt tfc.…

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (15 sentences)
  • ·Tfc in the pat shall remain at or below 1300 ft MSL.
  • ·Rwy defined by mowing. 30 ft trees, 40 ft R and L of rwy cntrln. 6 ft washout along W side of rwy.
  • ·No public ingress or egress.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 940-479-2114
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Regional Apch at 972-615-2799.
  • ·PORT ARANSAS MUSTANG BEACH (RAS)(KRAS) 2 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N27º48.71´ W97º05.33´ 5 B NOTAM FILE RAS RWY 12–30: H3482X70 (ASPH) MIRL RWY 12: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 20´.
  • ·RWY 30: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.2º TCH 22´.
  • ·Parachute Jumping. 100LL 24 hr self serv.
  • ·Rwy 12, 3 ft drop off 40 fm rwy end.
  • ·Rwy 30, 36 ft pline 1135 ft dstc. 50 ft pline 1770 ft dstc.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 361-749-4008
  • ·AWOS–3 118.425 (361) 749–0537.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®CORPUS APP/DEP CON 125.4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Corpus Christi Apch at 361-299-4230.
  • ·CORPUS CHRISTI (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.5 CRP Chan 102 N27º54.23´ W97º26.69´ 097º 19.7 NM to fld. 60/9E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH & DME unusable: 024º–036º byd 35 NM blo 1,700´ 037º–023º byd 35 NM blo 2,000´ 265º–275º VOR unusable: 340º–005º byd 40 NM blo 7,000´ 340º–005º byd 84 NM Byd 30 NM blo 1,500´ TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 080º–085º byd 30 NM DALLAS–FT WORTH H–6H, L–17C BROWNSVILLE L–20I, 21A, GOAW IAP SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

2R8

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

1

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Loss of control 1
  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=4

  • Loss of control 1
  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-01-01 Cessna 182C · Weather · VMC · day →
2021-04-24 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2021-03-14 PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA 46-350P · Other · IMC · day →
2016-11-10 Maule MX7 · Loss of control · VMC · day →

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
Donald Robert Christie Corpus Christi TX 6 nm
Gregory Wayne Shetterly Aransas Pass TX 6 nm
Dennis Ardell Bazemore Ingleside TX 7 nm
Robert Allan Steenbock Mcallen TX 114 nm
Zachary Ryan Armstrong Seguin TX 116 nm
Brian David Childs San Antonio TX 125 nm
Paul Alan Rheudasil San Antonio TX 125 nm
Richard Lee Tarwater San Antonio TX 125 nm
Vincent Sosa San Antonio TX 125 nm
Wade C Amen San Antonio TX 125 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
Thomas Earl Gregory Iii Port Aransas TX 1 nm
Chris Bailey Edwards Port Aransas TX 1 nm
Michael Roland Dayon Port Aransas TX 1 nm
John Nance Fullerton Corpus Christi TX 6 nm
Harry Frederick Griffin Corpus Christi TX 6 nm
Robert Nils Hans Corpus Christi TX 6 nm
David Joseph Heichel Corpus Christi TX 6 nm
Randal Marvin Humpal Corpus Christi TX 6 nm
Gordon Wynne Lester Corpus Christi TX 6 nm
John Joseph O'Leary Iii Corpus Christi TX 6 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
Thomas Earl Gregory Iii Port Aransas TX 1 nm
Aaron Michael Corman Port Aransas TX 1 nm
Craig Daniel Hutson Port Aransas TX 1 nm
Russell Ray Brothers Port Aransas TX 1 nm
Roger Dell West Port Aransas TX 1 nm
Jason Matthew Bell Port Aransas TX 1 nm
Robert Lyn Murray Corpus Christi TX 6 nm
John Vincent White Corpus Christi TX 6 nm
Jeffrey Jerome Janak Corpus Christi TX 6 nm
Stephen Douglas Vance Jr Corpus Christi TX 6 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Crystal Avionics, LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 124 nm
Veterans Aviation LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 124 nm
Salty Pelican Aviation LLC
New Braunfels , TX
 124 nm
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC.
Lockhart, TX
 126 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
 131 nm
General Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 142 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston, TX
Houston, TX
 146 nm
Brazos Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 148 nm
K & W Aviation, Inc.
LA PORTE, TX
 154 nm
Castleberry Instruments & Avionics
Pflugerville, TX
 158 nm

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