FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 2O6 |
| Lat/Long: | 37-06-47.8000N / 120-14-49.0000W
37-06.796667N / 120-14.816667W
37.1132778 / -120.2469444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 242 ft. / 74 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 15E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of CHOWCHILLA, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 93610 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1949 |
| 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: | 1242 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30 - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at MAE (10 nm SE): | 134.725 (559-674-1781) |
| WX ASOS at MCE (16 nm NW): | 132.175 (209-381-0926) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HYPr116/9.7 | | EL NIDO VOR/DME | | 114.20 | | 15E |
| CZQr289/24.8 | | CLOVIS VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 15E |
| FRAr254/31.2 | | FRIANT VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 17E |
| PXNr031/34.9 | | PANOCHE VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHANDLER | | 305/30.6 | | 344 | | 15E | | FCH | ..-. -.-. .... |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 3250 x 60 ft. / 991 x 18 m
300 FT STOPWAYS AT BOTH ENDS OF RY. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 37-06.985333N | | 37-06.606833N |
| Longitude: | 120-15.054000W | | 120-14.580667W |
| Elevation: | 237.0 ft. | | 242.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
VASI RY 30 OTS INDEFLY. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. ant, 1500 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | 24 ft. rr, 750 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CHOWCHILLA
130 SOUTH 2ND STREET
CHOWCHILLA, CA 93610
Phone 559-665-8615 |
| Manager: | NANCY RED
130 SOUTH 2ND STREET
CHOWCHILLA, CA 93610
Phone 209-665-8615
EXT 322 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 20 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 129/week * | | 70% | local general aviation | | 30% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 26 August 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | APCH TO RWY 12 +35' POWERLINES 1150' FM THR ON EXTNDD RY CNTRLN. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 2O6.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMAE - Madera Municipal Airport (10 nm SE)
KMCE - Merced Municipal Airport/Macready Field (16 nm NW)
F34 - Firebaugh Airport (18 nm SW)
KMER - Castle Airport (22 nm NW)
KMPI - Mariposa-Yosemite Airport (26 nm N)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:06 | | 14:06 |
| Sunrise | | 06:34 | | 14:34 |
| Sunset | | 16:56 | | 00:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:23 | | 01:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 19:57:15 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 08-Nov-2009 11:57:15 |
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| METAR |
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KMAE
10nm SE | 081953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/05 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP178 T01280050
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KMCE
16nm NW | 081953Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 15/06 A3005 RMK AO2 PK WND 08035/1934 SLP176 T01500061 $
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KMCE
16nm NW | 081725Z 0818/0918 32007KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM090200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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