Terminal Procedures

KRAS — Mustang Beach

PORT ARANSAS, TX · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA RASElevation 5 ft1 runwayLongest 3,482 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgasVolume SC-3Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

	Chart	Amendment
	RNAV (GPS) RWY 12	0B	PDF
	RNAV (GPS) RWY 30	0C	PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

	Chart	Amendment
	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	—	PDF
	ALTERNATE MINIMUMS	—	PDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KRAS airport information

Control tower: No
Attendance: Ireg
ARTCC: Houston Center
Flight service: San Angelo
NOTAM facility: RAS (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation: 5E
Beacon: White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator: Lighted
Segmented circle: Yes
Fuel: 100LL avgas
Parking: Tie-downs
Activated: December 1965
Airport area: 30 acres
Ownership: Publicly owned
Sectional: Brownsville
Last FAA inspection: 2025-11-07

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KRAS radio frequencies

Service	Frequency	Call sign
CTAF	122.9
Approach	125.4	Corpus

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

Runway layout at KRAS, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting
12/30	3,482 ft	70 ft	Asphalt Excellent	Medium intensity
12 125°T	PAPI (2-box) 3°
30 305°T	PAPI (2-box) 3.2°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KRAS is

Latitude, longitude27.8118330, -97.0887500

Elevation5 ft

From Port Aransas2 nm SW

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FAA remarks for KRAS

MAY BE EXEMPT UNDER GRANDFATHER CLAUSE.
RWY 12, 3 FT DROP OFF 40 FM RWY END.
OBSTN CLNC SLOPE 30:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
RWY 30, 36 FT PLINE 1135 FT DSTC. 50 FT PLINE 1770 FT DSTC.
FOR CD CTC CORPUS CHRISTI APCH AT 361-299-4230.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Approach coverage

Mustang Beach’s two RNAV (GPS) procedures divide neatly between the ends of runway 12/30, giving both directions an instrument approach while providing no alternative approach type. With no airport diagram published, the procedure set is narrowly focused on approaches and associated minima. The single 3,482 ft runway favours aircraft with relatively modest take-off and landing distance requirements.

Wider chart context

Nearby chart coverage varies substantially. Ingleside Regional and Sinton have sets comparable in scale to Mustang Beach, while Corpus Christi NAS and Corpus Christi International have markedly broader procedure collections; Aransas County sits between them. The Brownsville, Houston and San Antonio sectionals add broader visual navigation context beyond the instrument procedures, while the US Gulf Coast Helicopter Route Chart supplies helicopter-specific routing coverage.

Airports near KRAS

ID	Airport	City	Distance	Charts
KTFP	Ingleside Rgnl	INGLESIDE, TX	9 nm NW	5
KNGP	Corpus Christi NAS (Truax Fld)	CORPUS CHRISTI, TX	13 nm SW	21
KRKP	Aransas County	ROCKPORT, TX	17 nm N	7
KCRP	Corpus Christi Intl	CORPUS CHRISTI, TX	22 nm W	15
T69	Sinton	SINTON, TX	28 nm NW	5
KRBO	Nueces County	ROBSTOWN, TX	32 nm W	4
KNQI	Kingsville NAS	KINGSVILLE, TX	42 nm SW	17
TX2	Chase Fld Industrial	BEEVILLE, TX	45 nm NW	2

VFR charts covering KRAS

US Gulf CoastHelicopter Route Chart BrownsvilleSectional Chart HoustonSectional Chart San AntonioSectional Chart

Common questions about KRAS

What charts are available for KRAS?

4 current FAA charts for Mustang Beach, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KRAS?

CTAF 122.9. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KRAS?

Mustang Beach has 1 runway. The longest is 12/30 at 3,482 ft by 70 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KRAS have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KRAS has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is KRAS a towered airport?

No — Mustang Beach has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KRAS charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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