Rio Grande City Municipal
67R · Rio Grande City, Texas · Starr County · map
Rio Grande City Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Rio Grande City, 3 miles northwest of Rio Grande City, Texas, 290 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,000 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Rio Grande City Municipal?
Its FAA code is 67R.
Where is Rio Grande City Municipal?
It is 3 miles northwest of Rio Grande City, Texas, 290 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Rio Grande City Municipal?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,000 feet long, asphalt.
Does Rio Grande City Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Rio Grande City Municipal?
2 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 67R
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Rio Grande City
- Elevation
- 290 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Brownsville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1971
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,000 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: MC Allen International (36 nm southeast), South Texas International AT Edinburg (39 nm east), Zapata County (39 nm northwest), Mid Valley International (49 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: MC Allen International (36 nm southeast), South Texas International AT Edinburg (39 nm east), Zapata County (39 nm northwest), Mid Valley International (49 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Texas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 preset low intst; to incr intst activate - the common traffic frequency.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Rio Grande City from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Rio Grande City, Texas: 2 piston singles, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Texas.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 training center examiner.
All 5 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Rio Grande City 3 aircraft · 2 piston singles, 1 helicopters
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,056 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 5 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 393 landing places
- Texas 29,943 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/67R.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.