Orange Grove Nalf Airport
NOG · KNOG · Orange Grove, Texas · Jim Wells County · map
Orange Grove Nalf Airport is a private airport owned by the US Navy, 8 miles north of Orange Grove, Texas, 257 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 8,001 feet of partially concrete. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KNOG · observed 5:56 pm CDT (22:56 UTC), 34 minutes ago
- Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 11 knots
- Sky: a few clouds at 6,000 feet
- Temperature 89°F (32°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter 29.88 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KNOG 062256Z AUTO 03011KT FEW060 32/19 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP098 T03170189 PWINO PNO $
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA NOG · ICAO KNOG
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Navy
- Owner
- US Navy
- Elevation
- 257 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 1330-2130z++ mon-fri; closed saturday, sunday and holidays by notam; hours subject to chg in support of trawing-2 flight operates.
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- On the chart
- Brownsville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 8,001 × 198 ft | Partially concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 01/19 | 8,000 × 198 ft | Partially concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: ILS with DME
Radio frequencies
| Tower | 128.4 | Navy Orange |
| Approach and departure | 119.9 | Navy Orange |
| Sarita and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.15 | Navy Orange |
Aircraft registered in Orange Grove from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Orange Grove, 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Texas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Caution: student jet training in vicinity dur operates hour.
- Available only during hours of operation.
- Operates hours by NOTAM in support of TRAWING-2 flight operates.
- Hook E28(B) (1500').
- Hook E28(B) (1500').
- Hook E28(B) (1500').
- Hook E28(B) (1501').
- Restricted: cnatra use only except in emergency, Nalf admin dsn 876-6140.
- Tran alert: no tran maintenance or service available. Refuel cnatra aircraft only.
- Bearing strength runway 13/31: ST119 SBTT320 TRT306.
- Fuel: jaa.
- Fluid: SP presair.
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 5, 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.