KRBO METAR Nueces County Airport

Robstown, TexasElevation 79 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

UNKNOWN26 min old

No ceiling.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

UNKNOWN

ceiling & visibility

WIND

100@16

steady

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2215Z (5:15 PM local) · 26 min old

KRBO is currently UNKNOWN. Winds are from the east at 16 knots. Visibility was not reported. No cloud information was reported.

WIND

100° at 16 kt

Steady.

ALTIMETER

30.10 inHg

1019.3 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

LTG DSNT NW

lightning distant (more than 10 SM away) to the northwest

PWINO

present-weather sensor not operating

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Moderate

›Flight category could not be determined.

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category UNKNOWN, wind from 100° at 16 kt, ceiling none. Forecast suggests this afternoon slight chance rain showers, high near 82F, low near 68F, 56% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast. Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Slight Chance Rain Showers" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Tuesday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Slight Chance Rain Showers	82/68	E 10 kt	16 kt	56%
Tuesday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	82/68	E 9 kt	16 kt	62%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Wednesday	Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	84/70	ESE 8 kt	–	31%
Thursday	Chance Rain Showers	81/69	E 11 kt	18 kt	38%
Friday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	84/69	SE 11 kt	17 kt	21%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	87/70	ESE 8 kt	–	4%
Sunday	Mostly Sunny	87/71	ESE 10 kt	–	2%

Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Slight Chance Rain Showers" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

Source: National Weather Service (office CRP). Forecast issued 2241Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

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50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

100° at 16 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 1313 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

13 kt

CROSS

9 kt L

BEST

HEAD

13 kt tail

CROSS

9 kt R

X-WIND

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 3,700 ft

13/31

Dimensions

3,700 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 13135°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 31315°T

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

79 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2351Z 6:51 PM

Sunrise

1238Z 7:38 AM

Loggable night

0015Z (7:15 PM local) → 1214Z (7:14 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2351Z (6:51 PM local) → 1238Z (7:38 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0051Z (7:51 PM local) → 1138Z (6:38 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Nueces County Airport is in Robstown, Texas. Field elevation 79 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerBENJAMIN GARCIA

Manager phone361-387-1700

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKRBO

SectionalBROWNSVILLE

Center (ARTCC)HOUSTON

Flight service (AFSS)SAN ANGELO

RegionTexas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates27.7781, -97.6901

Distance from city2 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

FuelJet A+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.900

FREQUENCIES

Communications

119.9

KINGSVILLE APP

APP

118.175

AWOS 3

AWOS

122.9

CTAF

120.9

CORPUS DEP

DEP

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KRBO traffic patterns

2026-07-21 to 2026-10-25, 4 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

2.5

AVG OPS/DAY

3.5

Operations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›P28A (Piston single) · ~5 landings/mo

›RV10 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›RV10 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KCRP Corpus Christi International Airport

10 NM E

VFR

KNGW Cabaniss Field Naval Outlying Landing Field

14 NM E

VFR

KNQI Kingsville Naval Air Station

17 NM S

VFR

KALI Alice International Airport

18 NM W

VFR

KNGP Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Truax Field

22 NM E

VFR

KRKP Aransas County Airport

39 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC CORPUS CHRISTI APCH AT 361-299-4230.

›MIRL RWY 13/31 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - 122.8.

›1049 FT MSL TWRS 3 NM EAST OF ARPT.

›100 LL & JET A AVBL 24 HRS SELF-SERVE ONLY.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗KRBO on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KRBO have a METAR?

Yes. KRBO has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KRBO have a TAF?

When KRBO issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KRBO?

KRBO sits at 79 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KRBO?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.