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CL56
(formerly O23)
Ranchaero Airport
Chico, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: CL56
Lat/Long: 39-43-10.2765N / 121-52-13.7835W
39-43.171275N / 121-52.229725W
39.7195212 / -121.8704954
(estimated)
Elevation: 173 ft. / 53 m (estimated)
Variation: 17E (1985)
From city: 1 mile W of CHICO, CA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 95928

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1946
Sectional chart: SAN FRANCISCO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 0900-1700
Pattern altitude: 973 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no
TRAFFIC PATTERN INDICATORS ONLY.
Lights: NONE

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at CIC (5 nm N): 119.675 (530-879-3850)
WX ASOS at OVE (18 nm SE): 121.425 (530-533-5792)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CICr178/4.4CHICO VOR/DME109.8016E
RBLr126/28.3RED BLUFF VORTAC115.7018E
MXWr016/29.1MAXWELL VORTAC110.0018E
ILAr353/39.6WILLIAMS VORTAC114.4018E
MYVr324/39.7MARYSVILLE VOR/DME110.8016E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
OROVILLE304/17.721216EOVE --- ...- .
PROBERTA128/29.133816EPBT .--. -... -

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 2156 x 30 ft. / 657 x 9 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
SMALL CRACKS IN PAVEMENT SFC.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: GROSS WEIGHT STRENGTH ESTIMATED PRVDD BY AMGR 12000 LBS.
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 39-43.330760N39-43.011790N
Longitude: 121-52.329463W121-52.127318W
Elevation: 172.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Displaced threshold: 300 ft.200 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 10 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway
RWY 14 +15 FT ROAD 100 FT FM; +35 FT TREES 135 FT FM; +10 FT TREES 160 FT FM RY END.
20 ft. trees, 230 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear
RWY 32 ORCHARD WITH +20 FT TREES LEFT & RIGHT 34 FT FM RY END.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: RANCHAERO INC
2599 OAK PARK AVE
CHICO, CA 95928
Phone 530-342-5242
Manager: GARY GRIGGS
2599 OAK PARK AVE
CHICO, CA 95928
Phone 530-342-5242

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 34
Single engine airplanes: 30
Helicopters: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 96/week *
80% local general aviation
20% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2004

Additional Remarks

ARPT SURROUNDED BY +20 FT ORCHARD TREES.
PPR FOR ULTRALIGHTS CALL (530) 540-8982.
AGRICULTURE ACFT OPERNS PROHIBITED.
TGL PROHIBITED.
RY 14 HAS +80 FT TREES 1200 FT FM THLD 80 FT R.
+100 FT ANT ON TOP OF HGR W OF THLD RY 14.
ARPT CLSD TO NIGHT OPNS.
STUDENT PILOT SOLO FLIGHTS PROHIBITED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at CL56.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCIC - Chico Municipal Airport (5 nm N)
O37 - Haigh Field Airport (13 nm W)
KOVE - Oroville Municipal Airport (18 nm SE)
KWLW - Willows-Glenn County Airport (20 nm SW)
KRBL - Red Bluff Municipal Airport (31 nm NW)
 
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Photo taken 04-Oct-2007

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4014:40
Sunrise07:0815:08
Sunset17:3501:35
Evening civil twilight18:0302:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2012 01:42:04
Local (UTC-8)  09-Feb-2012 17:42:04
 
METAR
KCIC 
4nm NE 
100049Z 28004KT 80SM BKN200 18/09 A3020
KOVE 
18nm SE 
100053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/10 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP231 T01780100 TSNO
TAF
KRBL 
31nm NW 
091739Z 0918/1018 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM101300 VRB05KT P6SM BKN100 FM101700 VRB05KT P6SM OVC060
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Ranchaero Airport 530-342-5242
no information available

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100LL
SS $5.30 
 Updated 19-Jan-2012
 
   6 read write
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Ranchaero Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOTEL DIAMOND 1.7 125-319
HERITAGE INN EXPRESS CHICO 1.8 75-76
CHICO DAYS INN 1.8 58
VAGABOND INN CHICO 1.9 60-77
QUALITY INN CHICO 1.9 85-100
SAFARI INN 2.4 35-55
HOLIDAY INN CHICO 2.6 85-185
SUPER 8 CHICO CA 2.7 56-71
BEST WESTERN HERITAGE INN - CHICO 2.9 90-429
OXFORD SUITES CHICO 3.4 109-115
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT CHICO 3.5 110-130
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT CHICO 3.5 102-109

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Ranchaero Airport

12 in Chico
2 in Paradise
 

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