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KRBO · Nueces County Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KRBO FAA RBO Elev 79 ft Lat 27° 46.69' N Lon 97° 41.41' W Zulu …

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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: 3,700 ft. Max gradient: 0.08%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 134.9° 3,700 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.08%
31 314.9° 3,700 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.08%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.175
  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • APP KINGSVILLE APP 119.900
  • DEP CORPUS DEP 120.900

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 14 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·424 TEXAS ROBSTOWN NUECES CO (RBO)(KRBO) 2 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N27º46.69´ W97º41.41´ 80 B NOTAM FILE RBO RWY 13–31: H3700X75 (ASPH) S–11 MIRL RWY 13: Road.
  • ·S2 FUEL 100LL, JET A+ LGT MIRL Rwy 13–31 preset low intst; to incr intst actvt—122.8.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡. 100LL and Jet A avbl 24 hrs self–serve.
  • ·Avbl full serve durg atnd hrs, aft hrs on call. 1049 ft MSL twrs 3 NM east of arpt.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 361-387-1700
  • ·AWOS–3 118.175 (361) 767–1982.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®CORPUS DEP CON 120.9 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´ 231º 15.1 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 ROCKDALE H H COFFIELD RGNL (RCK)(KRCK) 2 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N30º37.88´ W96º59.37´ 474 B NOTAM FILE CXO RWY 17–35: H2962X50 (ASPH) LIRL(NSTD) 0.7% up S RWY 17: Road.
  • ·FUEL 100LL LGT Rwy 17–35 NSTD LIRL–household type fixtures, oprg status of lgt unkn.
  • ·Unattended. +40 ft ant on hgr E side of rwy.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 512-760-6991
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Houston Apch at 281-443-5844 to cnl IFR call 281-443-5888.
  • ·ROCKIN M (See QUINLAN on page 419) BROWNSVILLE L–20H, 21A, GOAW IAP HOUSTON SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Kingsville NOLF 33

Source: OurAirports community

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 11,500 ops in 1990

2024 total

9,000

10-yr total

84,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

11.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.38

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Other 1

All time · n=2

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2010-10-29 Cessna 180 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2019-12-29 Cessna 182 · Other · dusk →

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
Dennis Ardell Bazemore Ingleside TX 26 nm
Donald Robert Christie Corpus Christi TX 27 nm
Gregory Wayne Shetterly Aransas Pass TX 32 nm
Robert Allan Steenbock Mcallen TX 98 nm
Zachary Ryan Armstrong Seguin TX 110 nm
Brian David Childs San Antonio TX 110 nm
Paul Alan Rheudasil San Antonio TX 110 nm
Richard Lee Tarwater San Antonio TX 110 nm
Vincent Sosa San Antonio TX 110 nm
Wade C Amen San Antonio TX 110 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
Joshua Jude Witte Robstown TX 2 nm
William Scott Howze Robstown TX 2 nm
John Douglas Williams Agua Dulce TX 12 nm
Richard Lee Russell Orange Grove TX 17 nm
Geoffrey Lee Dick Orange Grove TX 17 nm
Darcy Lee Bruns Sandia TX 17 nm
Charles Hilary Simpson Jr Sandia TX 17 nm
Stephen Frank Vickers Sandia TX 17 nm
John Pinkney Mitchell Sandia TX 17 nm
Jason Floyd Walters Sandia TX 17 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
Arturo Ybarra Dela Cruz Robstown TX 2 nm
Rodolfo Rios Robstown TX 2 nm
Michael Kent Gorsline Robstown TX 2 nm
Manuel Perez Robstown TX 2 nm
Paul Francis Mccoy Robstown TX 2 nm
Lauriano Reyes Iii Robstown TX 2 nm
Juan Lara Jr Robstown TX 2 nm
Shylar Demond Brooks Robstown TX 2 nm
Santos Vicente Ramon Robstown TX 2 nm
Kevin Keith Tyler Robstown TX 2 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
 117 nm
Salty Pelican Aviation LLC
New Braunfels , TX
 117 nm
Veterans Aviation LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 117 nm
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC.
Lockhart, TX
 124 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
 127 nm
Jim Miller Aircraft Painting, Inc.
Uvalde, TX
 139 nm
X Jet Air Flight Support
Uvalde, TX
 139 nm
Avionics Services, Inc
Uvalde, TX
 139 nm
Southstar Aircraft Interiors
Uvalde, TX
 139 nm
Lancair
Uvalde, TX
 139 nm

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