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CA69 Avenal Gliderport
Avenal, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: CA69
Lat/Long: 36-00-10.9100N 120-08-31.9000W
36-00.181833N 120-08.531667W
36.0030306,-120.1421944
(estimated)
Elevation: 782 ft. / 238 m (estimated)
Variation: 15E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 93204

Gliderport Operations

Gliderport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/1946
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Gliderport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at C80 (12 nm NW): 119.275 (559-935-5960)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
AVEr324/22.8AVENAL VOR/DME117.1016E
PRBr034/30.8PASO ROBLES VORTAC114.3016E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SALYER FARMS247/29.920516ECOR -.-. --- .-.

Gliderport Services

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 2770 x 60 ft. / 844 x 18 m
Surface: dirt, in fair condition
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 36-00.332333N36-00.031667N
Longitude: 120-08.742667W120-08.320000W
Elevation: 782.0 ft.768.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Obstructions: 25 ft. trees, 500 ft. from runway, 147 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear4 ft. fence, 130 ft. from runway, 127 ft. left of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear

Gliderport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: AVENAL GLIDERPORT CORPORATION
C/O: DANIEL GUDGEL, 134 SOUTH OLIVE STREET
LEMOORE, CA 93245-3412
Phone 559-924-7134
Manager: DANIEL GUDGEL
134 SOUTH OLIVE STREET
LEMOORE, CA 93245-3412
Phone 559-924-7134

Additional Remarks

E98 PLUS ONE SHELTER.
- FLD COND FAIR TO GOOD.
- FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at CA69.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C80 - New Coalinga Municipal Airport (12 nm NW)
KNLC - Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) (22 nm NE)
KPRB - Paso Robles Municipal Airport (31 nm SW)
KHJO - Hanford Municipal Airport (31 nm NE)
KTLR - Mefford Field Airport (41 nm E)
  
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Aerial photo of CA69 (Avenal Gliderport)
Photo by Eric Burlingame
Photo taken 28-Jan-2017
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3413:34
Sunrise06:5913:59
Sunset19:1502:15
Evening civil twilight19:4002:40

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Mar-2026 07:40:25
Local (UTC-7)  24-Mar-2026 00:40:25
 
METAR
KNLC 
21nm NE 		240656Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM CLR 17/04 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01720039 $
KPRB 
31nm SW 		240653Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01170067
KHJO 
32nm NE 		240653Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM CLR 17/10 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01670100
KVIS 
41nm NE 		240656Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01780122 $
TAF
KNLC 
21nm NE 		2323/2423 34009KT 9999 FEW180 SCT230 QNH2989INS TEMPO 2323/2401 36012G18KT FEW120 BKN230 BECMG 2405/2407 33007KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2998INS FM241900 34011KT 9999 FEW120 SCT250 QNH2995INS TX32/2400Z TN12/2412Z FS30206
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