FAA Information Effective: Jul 10, 2025
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(KPIL) Cameron County Airport
No ratings | 3 reviews
Port Isabel, TX
(956) 761-3700
Overview
Attendance:
Attended
Year-round, 7 Days a Week,0800-1700
FAA
Elevation:
19 ft (Surveyed)
Tower:
No
Airspace:
Unknown
Fees:
Timezone:
CDT (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise-Sunset:
6:52 am - 8:21 pm
Evening-Morning Civil Twilight:
8:46 pm
(Today)
(Today)
-
6:28 am
(Tomorrow)
(Tomorrow)
Minimum Fuel Prices:
$6.69
100LL (full)
$6.19
100LL (self)
$5.49
Jet-A (full)
$5.19
Jet-A (self)
Runway
Satellite
Sectional
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Southwind Airlines, Inc.
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Services Offered:
Maintenance
$6.69 | 100LL | full
$6.19 | 100LL | self
$5.49 | Jet-A | full
$5.19 | Jet-A | self
Location:
On field: SE
Phone:
(956) 233-4424
Freq. Monitored:
UNICOM: 122.8
Fees:
Tie Down, Other
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Runway 13/31
Dimensions:
8,001 × 200 ft
(2,439 × 61 m)
(2,439 × 61 m)
Weight Bearing Cap:
Single wheel: 105,000 lbs
Double wheel: 135,000 lbs
Double tandem: 230,000 lbs
Double wheel: 135,000 lbs
Double tandem: 230,000 lbs
Surface:
asphalt, concrete, no surface treatment, in good condition
Runway Edge Lights:
Medium
Comments:
n/a
| Designator: | 13 | 31 |
| Elevation: | 13.9 ft | 18.4 ft |
| Heading: | 130° magnetic 135° true | 310° magnetic 315° true |
| Gradient: | 0.06% up | 0.06% down |
| Traffic Pattern: | Left Pattern | Left Pattern |
| Markings: | non-precision, in Good condition | non-precision, in Good condition |
| Approach Lighting: |
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| Displaced Threshold: | n/a | n/a |
| ILS/LOC: | n/a | n/a |
| Obstructions: | n/a | n/a |
| Comments: | Reil Ots. FAA | Reil Ots. FAA |
Runway 08/26
Dimensions:
5,317 × 150 ft
(1,621 × 46 m)
(1,621 × 46 m)
Weight Bearing Cap:
Single wheel: 50,000 lbs
Double wheel: 60,000 lbs
Double tandem: 110,000 lbs
Double wheel: 60,000 lbs
Double tandem: 110,000 lbs
Surface:
concrete, no surface treatment, in poor condition
Runway Edge Lights:
n/a
Comments:
Rough Pavement. Rwy Has Heavy Grass Encroachment.
FAA
| Designator: | 08 | 26 |
| Elevation: | 12.6 ft | 16.9 ft |
| Heading: | 085° magnetic 090° true | 265° magnetic 270° true |
| Gradient: | 0.08% up | 0.08% down |
| Traffic Pattern: | Left Pattern | Left Pattern |
| Markings: | numbers only, in Fair condition | numbers only, in Fair condition |
| Approach Lighting: | n/a | n/a |
| Displaced Threshold: | n/a | n/a |
| ILS/LOC: | n/a | n/a |
| Obstructions: | Fence, 261 ft Left ft of center, 8 ft high, 330 ft from end, 16:1 clearance slope | Trees, 250 ft Right ft of center, 20 ft high, 254 ft from end, 2:1 clearance slope |
| Comments: | Markings Faded. FAA | Markings Faded. FAA |
Runway 03/21
Dimensions:
5,000 × 150 ft
(1,524 × 46 m)
(1,524 × 46 m)
Weight Bearing Cap:
Single wheel: 30,000 lbs
Double wheel: 45,000 lbs
Double tandem: 90,000 lbs
Double wheel: 45,000 lbs
Double tandem: 90,000 lbs
Surface:
asphalt, concrete, no surface treatment, in poor condition
Runway Edge Lights:
n/a
Comments:
Rwy Pavement Has Heavy Grass Encroachment.
FAA
| Designator: | 03 | 21 |
| Elevation: | 12.8 ft | 11.6 ft |
| Heading: | 030° magnetic 035° true | 210° magnetic 215° true |
| Gradient: | 0.02% down | 0.02% up |
| Traffic Pattern: | Left Pattern | Left Pattern |
| Markings: | numbers only, in Poor condition | numbers only, in Poor condition |
| Approach Lighting: | n/a | n/a |
| Displaced Threshold: | n/a | n/a |
| ILS/LOC: | n/a | n/a |
| Obstructions: | Brush, Both-Sides, 12 ft high, 630 ft from end, 35:1 clearance slope | Tree, 240 ft Left ft of center, 12 ft high, 480 ft from end, 23:1 clearance slope |
| Comments: | Markings Faded FAA | Markings Faded. FAA |
Runway 17/35
Dimensions:
4,200 × 75 ft
(1,280 × 23 m)
(1,280 × 23 m)
Weight Bearing Cap:
Single wheel: 30,000 lbs
Double wheel: 45,000 lbs
Double tandem: 90,000 lbs
Double wheel: 45,000 lbs
Double tandem: 90,000 lbs
Surface:
asphalt, concrete, no surface treatment, in good condition
Runway Edge Lights:
n/a
Comments:
n/a
| Designator: | 17 | 35 |
| Elevation: | 12.6 ft | 16 ft |
| Heading: | 175° magnetic 180° true | 355° magnetic 360° true |
| Gradient: | 0.08% up | 0.08% down |
| Traffic Pattern: | Left Pattern | Left Pattern |
| Markings: | basic, in Good condition | basic, in Good condition |
| Approach Lighting: | n/a | n/a |
| Displaced Threshold: | n/a | n/a |
| ILS/LOC: | n/a | n/a |
| Obstructions: | n/a | Tower, 605 ft Left ft of center, 273 ft high, 4,000 ft from end, 13:1 clearance slope |
| Comments: | n/a | n/a |
TFRs
Location: PIL
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TFR count: 0
NOTAMs
Location: PIL
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NOTAM count: 6
| Number: | Start Date: (UTC) | End Date: (UTC) | Condition: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/002 | 07/10/2025 0602 | COM REMOTE TRANS/REC 119.2 U/S | |
| 5/7709 | 06/02/2025 1634 | IAP PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY, PORT ISABEL, TX.
VOR-A, AMDT 6B...
DME REQUIRED EXCEPT FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WIT… | |
| 06/011 | 07/01/2025 0000 | 07/31/2025 2359 | AIRSPACE SEE BRO 06/118 UAS DLY 0000-2359 |
| 07/001 | 07/03/2025 1928 | 10/31/2025 2359 | OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1284903) 261048.20N0973007.50W (8.6NM W PIL) 320.9FT (304.8FT AGL) U/S |
| 5/3800 | 07/07/2025 2207 | 08/05/2025 2207 | IAP PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY, PORT ISABEL, TX.
VOR-A, AMDT 6B...
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NA EXCEPT FOR ACFT EQU… |
| 4/6479 | 07/02/2024 1327 | IAP PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY, PORT ISABEL, TX.
VOR-A, AMDT 6B...
PROCEDURE NA.
2407021327-2607021327EST | |
Additional Remarks
For Clearance Delivery Contact Corpus Christi Approach at 361-299-4230.
Source:
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
Loose Gravel/Pavement At Intersection of Ry 13 & Northeast Twy Connecting Rys 13 & 21.
Source:
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
No Position Holding Markings on Numerous Twys Approaching Ry Intersections.
Source:
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Abatement
Instrument Procedures
Data Cycle:
Operations & More Information
Lat/Long:
- 26.16619, -97.34589
- 26° 9′ 58.3″ N, 97° 20′ 45.2″ W
- 26° 9.972′ N, 97° 20.753′ W
ARTCC:
Houston (ZHU)
App/Depart Control Facility:
CRP
Chart:
NACO: Brownsville Sectional
FSS:
San Angelo (SJT)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
1-800-WX-BRIEF
Wind Indicator:
Yes
Mag Var:
05E (2010)
NOTAM Facility:
Seg Circle:
Yes
Beacon:
Present
Lighting:
No lighting reported.
Pattern Altitude:
No data provided. Assume 1000 AGL.
Special Operations:
Communications Card
| Type: | Frequency / Phone: | Sector / Comments: | Call Sign: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approach/Departure | 119.5 | Valley | |
| ASOS | 118.525T (956) 233-1954 | ||
| Clearance Delivery | 119.2 | Valley | |
| Clearance Delivery Phone | (361) 299-4230 | Corpus Christi Approach | |
| CTAF | 122.8 | ||
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
Navaids
Services
Fuel:
100LL Low-Lead, Jet A
AM
Engine Repair:
Minor
AM
Airframe Repair:
Minor
AM
Bottled Oxygen:
None
Bulk Oxygen:
Low
AM
Customs:
None
Transportation:
None Reported
AM
Activities:
None Reported
Camping On Field:
None Reported
Aircraft & Activity
Webcams
METARs
TAFs
Contact Addresses
Airport Manager
Joe Vega
South Padre Island, TX 78597
(956) 761-3700 (Office)
Owner
Cameron County
Brownsville, TX 78520
(956) 544-0830 (Office)
Remarks:
Airport Reviews
Overall:
No ratings | 3 reviews
Runways and Taxiways:No ratings
Markings and Signage:No ratings
Ground Transportation:No ratings
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- 2/20/17RUSSELL L.Used to fly into PIL when they had a van you could rent. Now it is too hard to get a rental car. We fly into HRL. I am surprised they don't make it easier to get a car, or have something to rent. They are missing out on fuel sales. Love the convenien…
- 8/9/15FRANK S.Flew into KPIL this weekend for the first time. Upon arrival I was met promptly by a Southwind Airlines team member, who assisted me with parking, tie down, fuel and a cab ride to the island. The office area was nice, and the traffic is very light. R…
- 8/19/13PIERRE B.Flew the Mooney there over the week end. Some runways look rough but are all usable. With all the kind of winds you can get in the area, its nice to know there always is one without cross wind. $8 a day for tie down is nothing to complain about. With…