Nueces County
RBO · KRBO · Robstown, Texas · Nueces County · map
Nueces County is a public-use airport owned by the County of Nueces, 2 miles southwest of Robstown, Texas, 80 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,700 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 37 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 9,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Nueces County?
Its FAA code is RBO, and its ICAO code is KRBO.
Where is Nueces County?
It is 2 miles southwest of Robstown, Texas, 80 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Nueces County?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,700 feet long, asphalt.
Does Nueces County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Nueces County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at Nueces County?
5 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Texas A&M University Corpus Christi and Del Mar College. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Nueces County?
2 pilot examiners and 4 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 Nueces County…
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 RBO · ICAO KRBO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Nueces
- Elevation
- 80 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Brownsville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,700 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: road 15 ft high 528 ft from the end
- Runway 31: trees 20 ft high 1,030 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Approach and departure | 120.9 | |
| Rbo and aWOS-3 | 118.175 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 361-767-1982.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Corpus Christi International (10 nm east), Sinton Airport (17 nm northeast), Alice International (18 nm west).
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
- 1049 feet above sea level towers 3 NM east of airport.
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 preset low intst; to incr intst activate - 122.8.
- 100 LL and jet a available 24 hours SELF-SERVE only.
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 | 31 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| helicopters | 2 |
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 9,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 3,000 |
| general aviation, local | 6,000 |
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 Robstown from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in Robstown, Texas: 5 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 2 piston twins, 2 business jets, 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.
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
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi 13 aircraft · Corpus Christi, 11 miles away
- Del Mar College 9 aircraft · Corpus Christi, 11 miles away Del Mar College is a community college in Corpus Christi, Texas, with multiple campuses offering programs in arts and sciences, business, health sciences, public safety, industrial and technical education, and STEM fields.
- Del Mar College District 5 aircraft · Corpus Christi, 11 miles away Del Mar College is a community college in Corpus Christi, Texas, with multiple campuses offering programs in arts and sciences, business, health sciences, public safety, industrial and technical education, STEM, and culinary arts.
- 6 Dt Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Corpus Christi, 11 miles away American Flyers is a flight school that trains pilots at multiple locations across the United States.
- Cc Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Corpus Christi, 11 miles away American Flyers is a flight school that trains pilots at multiple locations across the United States.
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
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 4 aviation medical examiners.
- Dennis Ardell Bazemore private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Corpus Christi, TX (10 nm) · (361) 229-3011 · [email protected]
- Donald Robert Christie private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Corpus Christi, TX (10 nm) · (254) 681-6654 · [email protected]
All 7 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.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Robstown 15 aircraft · 5 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 2 piston twins
- 402Wd Holdings LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi 13 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Del Mar College 9 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Del Mar College District 5 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,058 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 393 landing places
- Texas 29,939 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/RBO.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 28, 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.