FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CVH |
| Lat/Long: | 36-53-36.0510N 121-24-36.9850W 36-53.600850N 121-24.616417W 36.8933475,-121.4102736 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 230.6 ft. / 70.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of HOLLISTER, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 95023 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1943 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OAK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 AMGR AT ARPT MON-FRI 0800-1500. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1030.6 ft. MSL TPA FOR HELICOPTERS 500 FT AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 24, 13, & 31; VASI RWY 24; PAPI RWY 13 & 31; MIRL RWY 06/24 & 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.425 (831-636-4394) |
| NORCAL APPROACH: | 124.525 |
| NORCAL DEPARTURE: | 124.525 |
| WX AWOS-3P at E16 (14 nm NW): | 118.350 (408-918-7724) |
| WX ASOS at SNS (17 nm SW): | PHONE 831-422-2830 |
| WX ASOS at WVI (18 nm W): | 132.275 (831-724-8794) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SNSr017/16.6 | | SALINAS VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 17E |
| PXNr273/32.2 | | PANOCHE VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 16E |
| SJCr122/38.6 | | SAN JOSE VOR/DME | | 114.10 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HRS CREDIT CARD LOCK SYSTEM. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 6350 x 100 ft. / 1935 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 36-54.080233N | | 36-53.256912N |
| Longitude: | 121-25.077358W | | 121-24.273095W |
| Elevation: | 203.2 ft. | | 230.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 127 magnetic, 142 true | | 307 magnetic, 322 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 3149 x 100 ft. / 960 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 36-53.383495N | | 36-53.545027N |
| Longitude: | 121-24.804840W | | 121-24.190927W |
| Elevation: | 224.1 ft. | | 222.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 057 magnetic, 072 true | | 237 magnetic, 252 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 65 ft. hill, 1700 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 510 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF HOLLISTER 375 5TH ST. HOLLISTER, CA 95023 Phone 831-636-4365 |
| Manager: | JEFF CRECHRIOU 60 AIRPORT DRIVE HOLLISTER, CA 95023 Phone 831-636-4365 FAX (831)636-4366. |
Additional Remarks
| - | MODEL ACFT CLUB CONDUCTING FLT OPNS 3 MILES WNW OF ARPT HEADING OF 290 DEGREES FM ARPT SURFACE TO 500' AGL. |
| - | CAUTION - WATCH FOR FIRE FIGHTING ACFT MAY THRU OCT. |
| - | GLIDER ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RECOMMEND PILOTS TO BEGIN RY 31 TAKEOFF ROLL AT OR BEYOND THE THLD (PAST TAXIWAY B). |
| - | FOR CD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-3748. |
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 from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (237KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (231KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (139KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (128KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
E16 - San Martin Airport (14 nm NW)
KSNS - Salinas Municipal Airport (17 nm SW)
KWVI - Watsonville Municipal Airport (18 nm W)
KOAR - Marina Municipal Airport (21 nm SW)
KMRY - Monterey Regional Airport (28 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of www.focalflight.com
Photo taken 10-Apr-2015
looking east.
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Times for 04-Jan-2026
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:51 | | 14:51 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 15:20 |
| Sunset | | 17:01 | | 01:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:30 | | 01:30 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jan-2026 06:40:43 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 04-Jan-2026 22:40:43 |
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| METAR |
| KCVH | 050615Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW040 SCT048 BKN060 10/09 A2998 RMK A01
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KE16 14nm NW | 050615Z AUTO 10004KT 7SM SCT023 BKN033 BKN045 10/10 A2998 RMK AO2
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KSNS 16nm SW | 050553Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM SCT037 OVC049 11/09 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01060089 10144 20106 51015 $
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| TAF |
KSNS 16nm SW | 050534Z 0506/0606 14010KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT025 OVC040 FM051300 14015G20KT 6SM -RA BR OVC030 FM052100 14010G18KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM060100 14010KT P6SM OVC050
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| NOTAMs |
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