Cameron County Airport (PIL)

PIL
Cameron County Airport (PIL)
Port Isabel, TX
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier PIL
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 97°20'45.2000" W / 26°9'58.3000" N
-97.345889 / 26.166194 (Estimated)
Elevation 18.60 ft / 5.67 m (Surveyed)
Land 826 acres
From nearest city 10 nautical miles NW of Port Isabel, TX
Location Cameron County, TX
Magnetic Variation 05E (2010)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner CAMERON COUNTY
Address COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1100 E. MONROE
BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520
Phone number 956-544-0830
Manager JOE VEGA
Address 33174 STATE PARK RD 100 SOUTH
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX 78597
Phone number 956-761-3700
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SS-SR
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart BROWNSVILLE
Region ASW - Southwest
Responsible ARTCC ZHU - HOUSTON
Tie-in FSS SJT - SAN ANGELO
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility PIL (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.8 MHz
UNICOM 122.8 MHz
ASOS PIL (956-233-1954)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A
Airframe repair MINOR
Power plant repair MINOR
Bulk oxygen LOW
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Runway Information
Runway 03/21
Dimensions 5000 x 150 ft (1524 x 46 m)
Surface ASPH-CONC (POOR)
Surface treatment
03 21
Alignment 35° 215°
Physical elevation 12.80 ft 11.60 ft
Coordinates 26.161951 / -97.354972 26.173240 / -97.346262
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Numbers only , Poor Condition Numbers only , Poor Condition
Runway 08/26
Dimensions 5317 x 150 ft (1621 x 46 m)
Surface CONC (POOR)
Surface treatment
08 26
Alignment 90° 270°
Physical elevation 12.60 ft 16.90 ft
Coordinates 26.163594 / -97.354144 26.163633 / -97.337934
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Numbers only , Fair Condition Numbers only , Fair Condition
Runway 13/31
Dimensions 8001 x 200 ft (2439 x 61 m)
Surface ASPH-CONC (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
13 31
Alignment 135° 315°
Physical elevation 13.90 ft 18.40 ft
Coordinates 26.172980 / -97.349871 26.157457 / -97.332575
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition
VGSI 2-light PAPI on left 2-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights Yes Yes
Runway 17/35
Dimensions 4200 x 75 ft (1280 x 23 m)
Surface ASPH-CONC (GOOD)
Surface treatment
17 35
Alignment 180° 360°
Physical elevation 12.60 ft 16.00 ft
Coordinates 26.175394 / -97.348947 26.163842 / -97.348911
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Basic , Fair Condition Basic , Fair Condition
Remarks
  • NO HOLD LINE MKGS.
  • FOR CD CTC CORPUS CHRISTI APCH AT 361-299-4230.
  • PRE DATES THE ACT.