FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CA38 |
| Lat/Long: | 39-39-04.6480N / 120-26-18.7590W 39-39.077467N / 120-26.312650W 39.6512911 / -120.4385442 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4986 ft. / 1520 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of CALPINE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 96124 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 10/1970 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SWRr329/29.3 | | SQUAW VALLEY VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 16E |
| FMGr265/36.9 | | MUSTANG VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 16E |
| AHCr183/39.3 | | AMEDEE VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 1800 x 100 ft. / 549 x 30 m |
| Surface: | dirt |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | EARL JINNETTE PO BOX 4 CALPINE, CA 96124 Phone 530-994-3537 |
| Manager: | EARL JINNETTE PO BOX 4 CALPINE, CA 96124 Phone 530-994-3537 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | SOUTH END OF RWY 20 IS BORDER OF TAHOE NAT'L FOREST. |
| - | NATURAL CLEARING OF TREES FOR APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET. |
| - | MTN TERRAIN RISES TO APPROXIMATELY 7000' BEGINNING 3000' SOUTH OF NATIONAL FOREST BORDER. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at CA38.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
O02 - Nervino Airport (11 nm N)
KTRK - Truckee-Tahoe Airport (24 nm SE)
KRTS - Reno/Stead Airport (26 nm E)
KRNO - Reno/Tahoe International Airport (32 nm E)
KGOO - Nevada County Air Park (37 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 14:33 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 15:03 |
| Sunset | | 16:38 | | 00:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:07 | | 01:07 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 08:57:37 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 29-Nov-2009 00:57:37 |
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| METAR |
KTRK 25nm SE | 290830Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR M07/M13 A3018 RMK AO2
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KBLU 25nm SW | 290852Z AUTO 07012G22KT 10SM CLR 04/M18 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP166 T00441183 50003 TSNO
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KRNO 33nm E | 290755Z 17003KT 10SM CLR M03/M09 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP246 T10281089 400781028
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KTVL 49nm SE | 290853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M12 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP220 T10221117 51010 TSNO
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| TAF |
KTRK 25nm SE | 290520Z 2906/3006 VRB04KT P6SM SKC AMD NOT SKED 2906/2912
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