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E55 Ocean Ridge Airport
Gualala, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: E55
Lat/Long: 38-48-05.8000N / 123-31-50.3000W
38-48.096667N / 123-31.838333W
38.8016111 / -123.5306389
(estimated)
Elevation: 940 ft. / 287 m (estimated)
Variation: 16E (1985)
From city: 3 miles N of GUALALA, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 95445

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1964
Sectional chart: SAN FRANCISCO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: OAK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: NSTD RY LGTS FOR EMERG USE ONLY CALL (707) 884-3573/3579.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ENIr202/19.3MENDOCINO VORTAC112.3016E
STSr282/38.1SANTA ROSA VOR/DME113.0016E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LAMPSON233/32.421716ELOP .-.. --- .--.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 2500 x 50 ft. / 762 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
RY 13/31 POTHOLES AND LOOSE GRAVEL.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 8.0
Runway edge lights: low intensity
Runway edge markings: 13/31 NSTD DSPLCD THR MARKINGS - YELLOW.
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 38-48.265000N38-47.930000N
Longitude: 123-31.991667W123-31.685333W
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: 400 ft.300 ft.
Markings: NSTD, in fair conditionNSTD, in fair condition
Obstructions: 100 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
+60-90 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THLD; 125 FT LEFT & RIGHT.
40 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
RY 31 APCH RATIO 32:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JOHN H. BOWER
BOX 1000
GUALALA, CA 95445
Phone 707-884-3573
Manager: JOHN H. BOWER
BOX 1000
GUALALA, CA 95445
Phone 707-884-3573
OR 707-884-3579.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 11
Single engine airplanes: 11
    
Aircraft operations: avg 38/week *
75% transient general aviation
25% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011

Additional Remarks

CALMWIND RWY 31.
RY 13/31 CLSD TO JETS AND ULTRALIGHTS.
RY 13/31 CLSD TO ACFT OVER 8,000 LBS ALLOWABLE TAKE-OFF GROSS WEIGHT.
RY 13/31 CLSD TO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.
RY SAFETY AREAS HAVE PROTRUDING OR DEPRESSED DRAINAGE AREAS. SAFETY AREA SOUTH END HAS 100+ FOOT DROPOFF.
FULL STOP LANDINGS ONLY RY 13/31. INTXN TKOFS PROHIBITED. BACK TAXI REQD RY 13. FULL LENGTH TKOF ONLY RY 13/31.
RY 13 +60-90 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THLD, 125 FT LEFT & RIGHT, AND RY 31 +60-90 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THLD, 125 FT LEFT & RIGHT.
ACFT NOT VISABLE FM OPPOSITE ENDS OF RY DUE TO DOWNWARD SLOPING TERRAIN FM RY MID-POINT SOUTH TO RY APCH END OF RY 31( APPROX 15 FT DROP).
DEER FREQUENTLY ON RY.
RWY 13/31 UNDULATED.
EXTREME TURBULANCE IN WINDY CONDITIONS.
RY 13/31/ CLSD AT NIGHT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at E55.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KUKI - Ukiah Municipal Airport (25 nm NE)
O60 - Cloverdale Municipal Airport (25 nm E)
KLLR - Little River Airport (30 nm N)
1O2 - Lampson Field Airport (32 nm E)
KSTS - Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport (38 nm SE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of E55 (Ocean Ridge Airport)
Photo courtesy of Kenneth and Gabrielle Adelman
Photo taken 08-Oct-2007

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5812:58
Sunrise06:2613:26
Sunset20:1203:12
Evening civil twilight20:4103:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 04:34:17
Local (UTC-7)  12-Aug-2013 21:34:17
 
METAR
KUKI 
24nm NE 
130356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/07 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02280072
KLLR 
30nm N 
SuperAWOS
130155Z AUTO 28007KT 5SM 14/11 A3004
HES 
31nm E 
SuperAWOS
130355Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM 16/16 A2995
KSTS 
38nm SE 
130353Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP138 T01280111
TAF
KUKI 
24nm NE 
122117Z 1221/1318 11008KT P6SM SKC FM122300 29008KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1223/1302 28010G16KT FM130400 00000KT P6SM SKC
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Ocean Ridge Airport

Miles Price ($)
SURF INN 2.3 127-141
GUALALA COUNTRY INN 2.4 135-190

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 Ocean Ridge Airport

2 in Gualala
 

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