Cameron County Airport (KPIL), Texas
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Cameron County Airport (KPIL) serves Port Isabel, Texas, on the lower Gulf Coast near the South Padre Island area. The field offers four paved runways, the longest a 8,001-foot asphalt-concrete strip, giving it capacity beyond what its moderate business aviation traffic typically requires. There is no control tower, and customs clearance is not available onsite; the nearest customs airport is Brownsville (KBRO), about 16 nautical miles away. Both 100LL and Jet A fuel are available through self-serve and full-service options.
Runways
Cameron County Airport has four paved runways. The longest, 13/31, is 8,001 ft long and 200 ft wide, with an asphalt and concrete surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Cameron County Airport has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Cameron County Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Brownsville / South Padre Island International (KBRO), 16 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Cameron County Airport recorded 391 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at KPIL builds through the year and peaks in August, with roughly three times the operations seen in the slower winter months.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 54 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Cameron County Airport averages 29.1 days above 90°F in August and 0.5 freeze days in January. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 93.4°F, and January the coldest, at 70.2°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Cameron County Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: access and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Corpus Christi Approach.
100LL and Jet A fuel are available, offered through both self-serve and full-service options.
Vegetation is growing through the pavement.
There are no hold line markings.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Cameron County Airport has five airfields within 34 NM. The closest is Brownsville / South Padre Island International (KBRO), 16.20 NM south.
Part of the Rio Grande Valley area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KPIL
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$1,200.00 catering order at KPIL.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
What is the longest runway at KPIL?
The longest runway at Cameron County Airport (KPIL) is 13/31, an asphalt-concrete strip measuring 8,001 feet long and 200 feet wide. This length exceeds what the airport's current traffic volume typically demands, giving operators of larger business aircraft ample margin for takeoff and landing performance planning.
Is customs clearance available at KPIL?
Customs clearance is not offered onsite at Cameron County Airport (KPIL). The nearest customs facility is Brownsville / South Padre Island International Airport (KBRO), located approximately 16.2 nautical miles away. Operators arriving from international destinations should plan to clear customs there before or after operations at KPIL.
What fuel types are available at KPIL?
Cameron County Airport (KPIL) stocks both 100LL and Jet A fuel. Both grades are available through self-serve and full-service options, according to the airport's operational remarks. This dual availability supports a range of piston and turbine aircraft operating into the field.
Does KPIL have an air traffic control tower?
Cameron County Airport (KPIL) is a non-towered field, so pilots coordinate movements using standard uncontrolled-airport procedures. The airport's remarks note that hold line markings are absent, and clearance delivery is handled by contacting Corpus Christi Approach rather than a local tower.