KCVB — Castroville Muni
Castroville, TX · field elevation 774 ft · NON-ATCT
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KCVB current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KCVB 111155Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM OVC013 26/24 A3007 RMK AO2 10274 20247 70000
- Wind
- from 130° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,300 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 24 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.07 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,077 ft · pressure altitude 624 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 130° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 6 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 34 | 6 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 1,900–2,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KCVB — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KCVB — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 29.34239, -98.85122
- Elevation
- 774 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1202Z / 0119Z
- Magnetic variation
- 4° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- San Antonio
- County
- Medina, TX
Everything else KCVB publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 5,001 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 118.05
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
- 5 departures published
- 4 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KSKF Kelly Fld14 nm
- KHDO South Texas Rgnl At Hondo17 nm
- KSSF Stinson Muni20 nm
- KSAT San Antonio Intl23 nm
- KPEZ Pleasanton Muni29 nm
- KRND Randolph AFB32 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCVB airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Texas airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.