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0O0 San Luis Reservoir Seaplane Base
Los Banos, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 0O0
Lat/Long: 37-03-29.7990N / 121-07-33.7250W
37-03.496650N / 121-07.562083W
37.0582775 / -121.1260347
(estimated)
Elevation: 544 ft. / 166 m (estimated)
SPILLWAY & WATER SFC ELEVATIONS CHANGE SEASONALLY & MAY BE AS LOW AS 340 FT MSL.
Variation: 15E (1985)
From city: 12 miles W of LOS BANOS, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 95322

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1980
Sectional chart: SAN FRANCISCO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Pattern altitude: 1344 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: 3 WIND WARNING INDICATORS LCTD AT VISITORS CTR NE-SE AND S SIDE OF RESERVOIR; AMBER 15 MPH; RED-30 MPH.
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at LSN (12 nm E): 118.675 (209-827-7084)
WX AWOS-3 at CVH (17 nm SW): 120.425 (831-636-4394)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PXNr305/26.5PANOCHE VORTAC112.6016E
SNSr027/32.9SALINAS VORTAC117.3017E
MODr176/35.1MODESTO VOR/DME114.6017E
HYPr239/36.0EL NIDO VOR/DME114.2015E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PAJAR058/33.832717EPDG .--. -.. --.
CHUALAR010/37.926316EUAD ..- .- -..

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway ALL/WAY

Dimensions: 15840 x 4000 ft. / 4828 x 1219 m
RWY WIDTH 13200'.
Surface: water
RUNWAY ALL  RUNWAY WAY
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF CALIFORNIA
1416 9TH ST, P.O. BOX 2390
SACRAMENTO, CA 95811
Phone 916-653-4272
DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION.
Manager: JOSEPH HARDCASTLE
31426 GONZAGA ROAD
SANTA NELLA, CA 95322
Phone 209-826-1196
EMERG DISPATCH FONE FOR STATE PARK RANGERS 916-988-4346.

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 50/year *
100% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 11 December 1997

Additional Remarks

SEA PLANE LNDG AREA SUBJECT TO GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 0O0.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLSN - Los Banos Municipal Airport (12 nm E)
KCVH - Hollister Municipal Airport (17 nm SW)
E16 - South County Airport of Santa Clara County (23 nm W)
KMCE - Merced Municipal Airport/Macready Field (32 nm NE)
KWVI - Watsonville Municipal Airport (33 nm W)
 
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From to 0O0

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2912:29
Sunrise05:5812:58
Sunset20:0403:04
Evening civil twilight20:3303:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-May-2008 19:22:05
Local (UTC-7)  13-May-2008 12:22:05
 
METAR
KWVI 
32nm W 
131853Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 22/08 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02220083
KSNS 
33nm SW 
131853Z VRB04KT 8SM CLR 24/05 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02390050
KMCE 
33nm NE 
131853Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 25/02 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02500017
KMER 
33nm NE 
131845Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 25/M01 A3001
TAF
KSNS 
33nm SW 
131728Z 131818 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM2000 26015KT P6SM SKC FM0400 31005KT P6SM SKC FM1000 10004KT P6SM SKC
KMCE 
33nm NE 
131727Z 131818 32009KT P6SM SKC FM0600 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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