FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 28CA |
| Lat/Long: | 36-57-44.8100N / 120-37-48.6580W
36-57.746833N / 120-37.810967W
36.9624472 / -120.6301828
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 118 ft. / 36.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of DOS PALOS, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 93620 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 12/1945 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0800-1200 |
| Pattern altitude: | 918 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at LSN (13 nm NW): | 118.675 (209-827-7084) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PXNr010/16.4 | | PANOCHE VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 16E |
| HYPr201/18.9 | | EL NIDO VOR/DME | | 114.20 | | 15E |
| CZQr262/39.4 | | CLOVIS VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 15E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 2210 x 60 ft. / 674 x 18 m |
| Surface: | dirt, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 300 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 80 ft. from runway, 4:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | SPAIN AIR INC.
BOX 217
DOS PALOS, CA 93620
Phone 209-392-2120 |
| Manager: | BOB SPAIN, JR
BOX 217
DOS PALOS, CA 93620
Phone 209-392-2120 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 7 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 36/day * | | 98% | local general aviation | | 2% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 01 August 1984 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY 13/31 UNUSABLE WHEN WET. |
| - | RWY 13/31 MARKED WITH R'S. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 28CA.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
F34 - Firebaugh Airport (10 nm SE)
KLSN - Los Banos Municipal Airport (13 nm NW)
KMCE - Merced Municipal Airport/Macready Field (20 nm N)
KMAE - Madera Municipal Airport (25 nm E)
KMER - Castle Airport (25 nm N)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 10-Dec-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 14:37 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 15:06 |
| Sunset | | 16:45 | | 00:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:14 | | 01:14 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Dec-2009 08:33:59 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 10-Dec-2009 00:33:59 |
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KMCE
20nm N | 100753Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM FEW110 02/M01 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP200 T00171006 400781039
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KMAE
25nm E | 100753Z AUTO 07006KT 8SM CLR 02/M01 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP200 T00221006 400781028 FZRANO
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KMER
25nm N | 100815Z AUTO 10SM CLR 02/02 A3012 RMK AO1
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KCVH
38nm W | 100810Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT100 05/02 A3008 RMK AO1
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KMCE
20nm N | 100625Z 1006/1106 00000KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200 FM101200 00000KT 4SM BR BKN070 OVC150 FM101800 14005KT 4SM HZ OVC100 FM110200 17005KT P6SM -RA OVC070
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