FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 2O7 |
| Lat/Long: | 36-48-58.9406N / 118-12-17.7572W
36-48.982343N / 118-12.295953W
36.8163724 / -118.2049326
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3908 ft. / 1191 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 15E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of INDEPENDENCE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 93526 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RAL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 4708 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes
TFC PAT INDICATORS FOR RWY 14/32 ONLY. |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BIHr152/34.5 | | BISHOP VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 15E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3533 x 60 ft. / 1077 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 36-49.233667N | | 36-48.696833N |
| Longitude: | 118-12.428833W | | 118-12.148333W |
| Elevation: | 3894.4 ft. | | 3893.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 142 magnetic, 157 true | | 322 magnetic, 337 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. fence, 325 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 45 ft. trees, 431 ft. from runway, 160 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 1498 x 30 ft. / 457 x 9 m |
| Surface: | dirt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | & RY 23 MARKED WITH AN R ON EACH END; NO NUMBERS OR CNTRLN MARKINGS; MARKINGS FADED. |
| Operational restrictions: | RESTRICTED CAN BE USED ONLY DURING EXTREME CROSSWIND CONDS. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 36-48.977000N | | 36-49.068333N |
| Longitude: | 118-12.456000W | | 118-12.170667W |
| Elevation: | 3908.2 ft. | | 3879.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.8% | | 1.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 053 magnetic, 068 true | | 233 magnetic, 248 true |
| Markings: | NSTD, in poor condition | | NSTD, in poor condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 210 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear | | 6 ft. fence, 150 ft. from runway, 140 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF LOS ANGELES
LEASED & MAINTAINED BY INYO COUNTY. |
| Manager: | STEVEN IVEY
P.O. DRAWER Q
INDEPENDENCE, CA 93526
Phone 760-878-0201
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS INYO COUNTY. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 57/week * | | 67% | transient general aviation | | 33% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 07 June 2007 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 2O7.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBIH - Eastern Sierra Regional Airport (34 nm N)
KMMH - Mammoth Yosemite Airport (57 nm NW)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (63 nm SW)
KVIS - Visalia Municipal Airport (65 nm SW)
KTLR - Mefford Field Airport (67 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of FocalFlight.com
Photo taken 27-Jul-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunrise | | 05:40 | | 12:40 |
| Sunset | | 20:14 | | 03:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:45 | | 03:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 08:06:54 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 05-Jul-2009 01:06:54 |
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| METAR |
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KBIH
34nm N | 050756Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM CLR 17/M03 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP119 T01721033 403670122 TSNO
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KBIH
34nm N | 050520Z 0506/0606 34006KT P6SM SKC FM051800 16008KT P6SM SKC FM052000 16012G22KT P6SM SKC FM060200 16010KT P6SM SKC FM060500 32007KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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