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8CL0 Nichols Farms Airport
Palmdale, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 8CL0
Lat/Long: 34-35-19.9690N / 117-49-33.2290W
34-35.332817N / 117-49.553817W
34.5888803 / -117.8258969
(estimated)
Elevation: 2700 ft. / 823 m (estimated)
Variation: 14E (1985)
From city: 7 miles NE of PALMDALE, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 93591

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1977
Sectional chart: LOS ANGELES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at PMD (13 nm W): 118.275 (661-272-3798)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PMDr087/12.0PALMDALE VORTAC114.5015E
VCVr255/21.5VICTORVILLE VOR/DME109.4014E
EDWr176/24.1EDWARDS VORTAC116.4015E
POMr341/30.7POMONA VORTAC110.4015E
LHSr084/37.5LAKE HUGHES VORTAC108.4015E
VNYr041/39.6VAN NUYS VOR/DME113.1015E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GEN WILLIAM J FOX100/21.328215EGWF --. .-- ..-.
EL MONTE004/31.735915EEMT . -- -
PACOIMA041/35.237015EPAI .--. .- ..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 2600 x 100 ft. / 792 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Obstructions: 100 ft. plines, 100 ft. from runwayhill, 500 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: OLIVER NICHOLS
1510
LANCASTER, CA 93539
Phone 661-945-9223

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8CL0.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPMD - Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42 (13 nm W)
KEDW - Edwards Air Force Base (19 nm N)
KWJF - General Wm J Fox Airfield (21 nm NW)
KVCV - Southern California Logistics Airport (22 nm E)
KCCB - Cable Airport (29 nm S)
 
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Area around 8CL0 (Nichols Farms Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 8CL0 (Nichols Farms Airport)
Photo Copyright L. Dighera 2003; LDighera@att.net

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From to 8CL0

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1612:16
Sunrise05:4512:45
Sunset20:0703:07
Evening civil twilight20:3603:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 23:02:31
Local (UTC-7)  05-Jul-2009 16:02:31
 
METAR
KPMD 
13nm W 
052253Z AUTO 23021G26KT 10SM CLR 36/M07 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 21031/2210 SLP113 T03611067 TSNO
KEDW 
18nm N 
052255Z 23017G24KT 50SM FEW008 36/M09 A2992 RMK AO2A PK WND 23028/2208 VIS LWR SE-S FU FEW008 SLP076 T03641087
KWJF 
21nm W 
052256Z 21016G24KT 10SM CLR 35/M01 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 20026/2237 SLP121 T03501006
KVCV 
22nm E 
052253Z 18013KT 10SM SKC 36/03 A2996
K9L2 
24nm N 
052256Z AUTO 23019G27KT 10SM CLR 37/M08 A2992 RMK AO2 PK WND 23028/2204 SLP103 T03721083 $
KMWS 
25nm SW 
052244Z 22508G11KT 27/M05 RMK SNOW DEPTH 5.00
TAF
KPMD 
13nm W 
052000Z 0520/0618 24022G32KT P6SM SKC FM060300 25015G25KT P6SM SKC FM060600 25009KT P6SM SKC

 
 

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