FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | E79 |
| Lat/Long: | 36-50-24.6000N / 119-52-09.8000W
36-50.410000N / 119-52.163333W
36.8401667 / -119.8693889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 321 ft. / 98 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 15E (1985) |
| From city: | 7 miles NW of FRESNO, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 93722 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RIU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1300 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FCH (7 nm S): | 135.225 (559-488-1040) |
| WX ASOS at FAT (8 nm SE): | PHONE 559-255-3413 |
| WX ASOS at MAE (15 nm NW): | 134.725 (559-674-1781) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CZQr210/3.7 | | CLOVIS VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 15E |
| FRAr203/20.6 | | FRIANT VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 17E |
| VISr311/34.0 | | VISALIA VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 16E |
| HYPr117/34.1 | | EL NIDO VOR/DME | | 114.20 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHANDLER | | 331/7.2 | | 344 | | 15E | | FCH | ..-. -.-. .... |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 2920 x 50 ft. / 890 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 36-50.570333N | | 36-50.249333N |
| Longitude: | 119-52.386667W | | 119-51.940333W |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 330 ft. | | 292 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. road, 275 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
RWY 12 APCH RATIO FM DSPLCD THR 20:1 | | 15 ft. road, 330 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
RWY 30 APCH RATIO FM DSPLCD THR 21:1. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | HERNDON-DOOLITTLE ASSC, INC.
7535 SPY GLASS
FRESNO, CA 93711-0252
Phone 559-436-2015
ALSO CHARLENE HEVER & THOMAS A SHEKOYAN |
| Manager: | JAMES SHEEKOYAN
7535 SPY GLASS
FRESNO, CA 93711-0252
Phone 559-436-2015 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 89 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 85 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 34/day * | | 80% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 17 November 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at E79.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFCH - Fresno Chandler Executive Airport (7 nm S)
KFAT - Fresno Yosemite International Airport (8 nm SE)
KMAE - Madera Municipal Airport (15 nm NW)
F34 - Firebaugh Airport (29 nm W)
KNLC - Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) (31 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in March 2008
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 14:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:52 | | 14:52 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 01:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:02 | | 02:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 13:28:38 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 12-Feb-2012 05:28:38 |
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| METAR |
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KFAT
8nm SE | 121253Z 33005KT 1/2SM R29R/4500VP6000FT BR OVC003 07/06 A3003 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3 SLP169 VIS N 2 T00720061 $
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KMAE
15nm NW | 121253Z AUTO 02003KT 2SM BR OVC021 07/05 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T00670050
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| TAF |
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KFAT
8nm SE | 121130Z 1212/1312 32003KT P6SM SCT060 TEMPO 1212/1216 3SM BR FM122200 31006KT P6SM SCT200 FM130600 32008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 TEMPO 1308/1312 P6SM -RA BKN050
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