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E79 Sierra Sky Park Airport
Fresno, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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: SS-SR

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
CZQr210/3.7CLOVIS VORTAC112.9015E
FRAr203/20.6FRIANT VORTAC115.6017E
VISr311/34.0VISALIA VOR/DME109.4016E
HYPr117/34.1EL NIDO VOR/DME114.2015E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CHANDLER331/7.234415EFCH ..-. -.-. ....

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 2473 x 50 ft. / 754 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
Gradient: SE
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 36-50.546667N36-50.274500N
Longitude: 119-52.353167W119-51.975167W
Elevation: 317.0 ft.325.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3% UP0.2%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Displaced threshold: 90 ft.90 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 10 ft. road, 275 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left and right 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 and right 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
    
Aircraft operations: avg 34/day *
80% local general aviation
20% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 17 November 2011

Additional Remarks

CALM WIND RY 30.

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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From to E79

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2112:21
Sunrise05:5012:50
Sunset20:0103:01
Evening civil twilight20:3103:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 07:58:01
Local (UTC-7)  18-May-2013 00:58:01
 
METAR
KFAT 
8nm SE 
180653Z 31013KT 10SM CLR 18/04 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01780044
KMAE 
15nm NW 
180653Z AUTO 10SM CLR 14/03 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01390028 $
TAF
KFAT 
8nm SE 
180530Z 1806/1906 31010KT P6SM SKC FM182100 32012G20KT P6SM SKC
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Sierra Sky Park Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Sierra Sky Park Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into E79 have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
CROSSLAND ECONOMY STUDIOS - FRESNO WEST 2.3 47-67
 

Other hotels near Sierra Sky Park Airport

Miles Price ($)
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES FRESNO NORTH WEST 2.2 99-100
RAMADA FRESNO 2.3 78-130
MOTEL 6 SHAW AVE & HWY 99 2.3 64-66
COMFORT INN FRESNO 2.4 78-82
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES FRESNO NORTHWEST-HERNDON 2.7 114-119
PICCADILLY INN SHAW 3.0 89-90
QUALITY INN FRESNO 3.2 75-89
SAN JOAQUIN HOTEL 3.7 75-145
PARKLAND HOTEL 4.3 53-59
PARK LAWN HOTEL 4.3 55-60
BEST BUDGET INN 4.4 59-76
RODEWAY INN FRESNO 4.4 70-90
SUMMERFIELD INN 4.4 66-100
COMFORT SUITES FRESNO 4.5 99-119
RIVER PARK INN 4.5 
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES RIVER PARK 4.7 99-134
HAMPTON INN AND SUITES FRESNO 4.8 
HAMPTON INN & SUITES FRESNO 4.8 115-125
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES FRESNO RIVERPARK 4.8 127-134
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA FRESNO - NORTH 4.8 70-85

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 Sierra Sky Park Airport

1 in Fresno, AL
56 in Fresno
6 in Madera
1 in Fowler
 

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