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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Aug-2008
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0813:08
Sunrise06:3513:35
Sunset19:3602:36
Evening civil twilight20:0203:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Aug-2008 23:38:17
Local (UTC-7)  29-Aug-2008 16:38:17
 
METAR
KWVI 
32nm W 
292253Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM CLR 19/14 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP079 T01940144
KSNS 
33nm SW 
292253Z 30015KT 10SM CLR 22/14 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP081 T02170144
KMCE 
33nm NE 
292253Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM CLR 42/07 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP035 T04170067
KMER 
33nm NE 
292250Z 32004KT 7SM SCT100 42/02 A2966
TAF
KSNS 
33nm SW 
291720Z 291818 31008KT P6SM SKC FM2000 30012KT P6SM SKC FM0300 29008KT P6SM SCT009 FM0900 28005KT P6SM BKN005 FM1200 28004KT 3SM BR OVC004
KMCE 
33nm NE 
291728Z 291818 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM2000 32008KT P6SM SCT200 FM0300 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
KMER 
33nm NE 
291728Z 291818 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM2000 32008KT P6SM SCT200 FM0300 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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