Castroville Municipal
CVB · KCVB · Castroville, Texas · Medina County · map
Castroville Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Castroville, 2 miles southeast of Castroville, Texas, 774 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 5,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 77 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 71,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Castroville Municipal?
Its FAA code is CVB, and its ICAO code is KCVB.
Where is Castroville Municipal?
It is 2 miles southeast of Castroville, Texas, 774 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Castroville Municipal?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 5,001 feet long, asphalt.
Does Castroville Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Castroville Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Castroville Municipal?
7 pilot examiners and 19 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Castroville Municipal…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CVB · ICAO KCVB
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Castroville
- Elevation
- 774 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Antonio sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1951
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 5,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 34: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 118.05 | |
| Cvb and aWOS-3PT | 119.25 | |
| Dnkin Rnav Star · Poppo Rnav Star | 125.1 | · Saturday request baz ATIS, 119.325, added to this star. |
| Crvza Rnav Star | 125.7 | |
| Qervo Rnav Star | 127.1 | · Saturday request baz ATIS, 119.325, added to this star. |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 830-931-0232.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction, parachute jumping, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Kelly Field (14 nm east), Hondo Regional (17 nm west), Stinson Municipal (20 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
- Pre dates the act.
- Sunset to sunrise medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 preset low intst; to incr intst activate - the common traffic frequency.
- Community dev. Dir/amgr.
- Paja below 10000 feet above sea level FRI-SUN 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
- Fuel available 24 hours self service. Jet a full serv durg atnd hours.
- Pavement strength increase request based on ksa engineering report
- Pavement strength increase request based on ksa engineering report
- Pavement strength increase request based on ksa engineering report
- Bright lights at ball park from APR-JULY.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 68 |
| multi-engine | 7 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 71,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 51,100 |
| general aviation, local | 19,880 |
| military | 20 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Castroville from the FAA register
21 aircraft are registered to owners in Castroville, Texas: 19 piston singles, 2 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Texas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Repair stations in Castroville:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 19 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 7 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 10 engineering representatives, 2 training center examiners, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Brian David Childs private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Sky Safety · San Antonio, TX (23 nm) · (956) 247-9464 · [email protected]
- Paul Alan Rheudasil private pilot, commercial and instrument, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · San Antonio, TX (23 nm) · (480) 290-1910 · [email protected]
- Richard Lee Tarwater instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT · San Antonio, TX (23 nm) · (210) 508-8028 · [email protected]
- Vincent Sosa private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · San Antonio, TX (23 nm) · (210) 992-6530 · [email protected]
- Wade C Amen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · San Antonio, TX (23 nm) · (210) 823-7007 · [email protected]
- Steven McCaffrey private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · New Braunfels, TX (48 nm) · (830) 480-9368 · [email protected]
- Zachary Ryan Armstrong private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · New Braunfels, TX (48 nm) · (936) 577-1117 · [email protected]
All 54 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 5 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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Castroville 21 aircraft · 19 piston singles, 2 piston twins
- Aviation Trade INC 2 aircraft in town
- Alpha Bravo Avionics and Flight Services LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,061 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 392 landing places
- Texas 29,938 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CVB.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 26, 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.