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KBLH Blythe Airport
Blythe, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: BLH
Lat/Long: 33-37-09.0000N / 114-43-00.8000W
33-37.150000N / 114-43.013333W
33.6191667 / -114.7168889
(estimated)
Elevation: 399 ft. / 121.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 13E (2005)
From city: 6 miles W of BLYTHE, CA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 92225

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: PHOENIX
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BLH (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-1700
Pattern altitude: 1199 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 17/35; 08/26; AND VASI RYS 17; 35 & 26 - CTAF.
ACTVT MIRL RYS 17/35; 08/26; AND VASI RYS 17, 35 & 26 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 120.175 (760-922-3000)
  • AUTOMATED UNICOM.
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC (BLYTHE RCAG) ON FREQS 128.15/285.6

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BLHr044/2.6BLYTHE VORTAC117.4014E
PKEr168/29.0PARKER VORTAC117.9015E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 6543 x 150 ft. / 1994 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 80.0
Double wheel: 160.0
Double tandem: 300.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 33-36.996138N33-36.992222N
Longitude: 114-43.663765W114-42.374400W
Elevation: 397.1 ft.395.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 077 magnetic, 090 true257 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 5800 x 100 ft. / 1768 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 52.0
Double wheel: 76.0
Double tandem: 135.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 33-37.802097N33-36.845852N
Longitude: 114-43.004505W114-43.009045W
Elevation: 399.2 ft.394.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 167 magnetic, 180 true347 magnetic, 000 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
5555 ARLINGTON AVE
RIVERSIDE, CA 92504-2506
Phone 760-863-8247
Manager: CHARLES "BUTCH" HULL
235 N. BROADWAY
BLYTHE, CA 92225-3813
Phone 760-922-6161X240
CITY OF BLYTHE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 10
Single engine airplanes: 9
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 69/day *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

- ACFT OVER 12500 LBS AVOID HOUSING AREA 1.5 NM SW BLO 2000' FINAL APCH RWY 35 BE ESTABD 2 NM FM TOUCHDOWN.
- DEP FM RY 17 MAKE CLIMBING LEFT TURN SOON AS SAFETY PERMITS. USE WIDE TFC PATTERN FOR RYS 26 & 35.
- POWER PLANT 1 MILE EAST OF ARPT PRODUCING THERMAL PLUMES; AVOID LOW ALTITUDE DIRECT OVERFLIGHT OF THE POWER PLANT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26   download (181KB)
VOR/DME RWY 26   download (198KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (179KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (18KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (42KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

P20 - Avi Suquilla Airport (39 nm NE)
KLGF - Laguna Army Airfield (Yuma Proving Ground) (48 nm S)
KCLR - Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport (50 nm SW)
KBWC - Brawley Municipal Airport (55 nm SW)
KNYL - Yuma Marine Corps Air Station/Yuma International Airport (58 nm S)
  
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Aerial photo of KBLH (Blythe Airport)
Photo by Susan Wilson
Photo taken 27-Apr-2008
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From to KBLH

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5213:52
Sunrise06:1914:19
Sunset16:3100:31
Evening civil twilight16:5800:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Nov-2009 08:18:56
Local (UTC-8)  23-Nov-2009 00:18:56
 
METAR
KBLH 230752Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/M07 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01001067 402280044
TAF
KBLH 230521Z 2306/2406 34006KT P6SM FEW250 FM231800 36012KT P6SM FEW250 FM240100 36005KT P6SM FEW250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Wolfe Enterprise 760-922-6125
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100LL Jet A
PS $4.71 $4.16 
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
B B Travel Center 760-922-5109
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 6.4 55-89
SUPER 8 BLYTHE CA 6.6 63-70
 

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