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28CA Dos Palos Airport
Dos Palos, California, USA

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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
PXNr010/16.4PANOCHE VORTAC112.6016E
HYPr201/18.9EL NIDO VOR/DME114.2015E
CZQr262/39.4CLOVIS VORTAC112.9015E

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: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 300 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear15 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
    
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0914:09
Sunrise06:3614:36
Sunset16:5700:57
Evening civil twilight17:2401:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 13:01:53
Local (UTC-8)  09-Nov-2009 05:01:53
 
METAR
KMCE 
20nm N 
091253Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 05/04 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T00500039 $
KMAE 
25nm E 
091253Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T00610039
KMER 
25nm N 
091255Z AUTO 3SM CLR 04/04 A3006 RMK AO1
KCVH 
38nm W 
091250Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M01 A3005 RMK AO1
TAF
KMCE 
20nm N 
091138Z 0912/1012 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 TEMPO 0913/0917 5SM BR FM091900 32005KT P6SM BKN200 FM100900 02002KT P6SM BKN200

 
 

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