Orange Grove NOLF
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ICAO Code | / |
Last Validated | 8-12-2015 |
City | Kingsville |
Position | 27°53'49"N 098°02'37"W |
Runway(s) | 01/19, 13/31 |
Elevation | 257 ft |
General
Naval Outlying Landing Field Orange Grove or NOLF Orange Grove is a military airport located southwest of Orange Grove, a city in Jim Wells County, TX. Owned by the United States Navy, it supports pilot training for NAS Kingsville. It has two runways, 1/19 and 13/31, each measuring 2,438 m x 61 m. Opening hours are between 0900 and 1700 hrs local time.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, NOLF Orange Grove is assigned NOG by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Layout
Naval Outlying Landing Field Orange Grove has one south-north orientated runway and one southeast-northwest orientated runway. A small apron is located in the southwestern corner. Be a=ware that this NOLF is quite large.
Getting There
Driving from NAS Kingsville, you will have to leave town via I-191 towards Benavides. Take a right onto I-281 driving through Alice to Owl Range-Armagosa. Just before this town, take a right onto Co Road 220 towards the field.
Around the Airport

On this large airport, good shots can be made on spot 2, as shown here by Henk Spek.

Runway 13 shots can also be taken on County Road 308 of aircraft on downwind as Jochem manders did here.
Frequencies
239.050 | Ground/CLNC DEL |
119.350/281.425 | Tower |
318.850 | Tower |
254.325 | ATIS |
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