FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | F70 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-34-27.0447N / 117-07-42.5035W
33-34.450745N / 117-07.708392W
33.5741791 / -117.1284732
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1350 ft. / 411.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 92563 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1989 |
| Sectional chart: | LOS ANGELES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RAL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-1800 |
| Pattern altitude: | 2350 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, PAPI RYS 18 & 36, REIL RYS 18 & 36, AND TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.025 (951-696-1018) |
| MARCH APPROACH: | 133.5 134.0 |
| MARCH DEPARTURE: | 133.5 134.0 |
| WX AWOS-3 at HMT (11 nm NE): | 118.375 (951-925-6886) |
- MARCH PROVIDES GROUND CONTROL APPROACH (GCA) RADAR.
- WHEN MARCH GCA CLSD CTC SOCAL FOR CLNC DEL ON 1-800-448-3724.
- FOR CLNC DEL CALL SOCAL APCH (800) 448-3724.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HDFr153/(12.5) | | HOMELAND VOR | | 113.40 | | 14E |
| OCNr021/24.7 | | OCEANSIDE VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 15E |
| RALr131/(27.9) | | RIVERSIDE VOR | | 112.40 | | 14E |
| PDZr121/28.8 | | PARADISE VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 15E |
| ELBr087/30.7 | | EL TORO VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 14E |
| JLIr299/37.6 | | JULIAN VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 15E |
| PSPr230/39.1 | | PALM SPRINGS VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 13E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SAN JACINTO | | 192/14.7 | | 227 | | 14E | | SJY | ... .--- -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFTER HOURS CALL 951-677-2756.
SELF SERVICE 100LL FUEL AVAILABLE. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 75 ft. / 1829 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 33-34.933808N | | 33-33.967680N |
| Longitude: | 117-07.581275W | | 117-07.835508W |
| Elevation: | 1349.5 ft. | | 1339.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 192 true | | 359 magnetic, 012 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, in good 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 |
| Obstructions: | 5 ft. road, 425 ft. from runway, 45:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
3403 1OTH STREET, SUITE 500
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
Phone 951-955-8916 |
| Manager: | DARYL SHIPPY
3403 1OTH STREET, SUITE 500
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
Phone 951-955-9722 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 185 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 145 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 7 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 269/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ALL DEPS - NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS TO N & S; BEST RATE OF CLIMB TO TPA BEF DEP THE PATTERN. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY INVOF ARPT. |
| - | CALM WIND - USE RY 18. |
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 between 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (417KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHMT - Hemet-Ryan Airport (11 nm NE)
L18 - Fallbrook Community Airpark (15 nm SW)
KRIV - March Air Reserve Base (20 nm N)
KNFG - Camp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) Airport (20 nm SW)
KOKB - Oceanside Municipal Airport (24 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of helihigh.com & Mark Robinson
Photo taken 21-Aug-2012
looking south.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunrise | | 05:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunset | | 19:43 | | 02:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:11 | | 03:11 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 08:09:23 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 18-May-2013 01:09:23 |
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| METAR |
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KRIV
19nm N | 180758Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM OVC022 15/12 A3001 RMK AO2 OVC V BKN SLP154 T01450119 402390138
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KNFG
20nm SW | 180754Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM OVC027 18/13 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP160 T01830128 402280172 TSNO $
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KNXF
24nm SW | 180756Z AUTO 20004KT 8SM OVC029 17/12 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP244 T01670122 402110161 TSNO $
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KOKB
24nm SW | 180752Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM BKN019 OVC025 18/13 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T01780133 402220167
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KCRQ
28nm S | 180753Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM FEW014 OVC022 18/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01780128 402060172 TSNO
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KRAL
28nm NW | 180753Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM BKN041 16/12 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01610122 402500161
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KAJO
31nm NW | 180756Z 00000KT 10SM BKN022 13/12 A3000 RMK AO2 T01330116 402440127 SLP155 $
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KREI
31nm N | SuperAWOS
180655Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM 16/11 A3000
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KSBD
32nm N | 180348Z 24007KT 10SM OVC037 18/11 A2996 RMK LAST
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KRNM
34nm S | 180753Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM OVC019 14/11 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01440106 402280133 TSNO
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KRIV
19nm N | 1804/1910 VRB06KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2995INS BECMG 1808/1809 VRB06KT 8000 BR BKN010 QNH3004INS BECMG 1817/1818 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT020 QNH2999INS BECMG 1820/1821 30012KT 9999 FEW030 QNH2997INS BECMG 1903/1904 30009KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2999INS T25/1823Z T12/1811Z
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KNFG
20nm SW | 1803/1903 24005KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2997INS BECMG 1806/1808 VRB05KT OVC010 QNH2997INS FM181700 24006KT 9999 SCT015 QNH2995INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1803 TIL 2014 T14/1811Z T22/1821Z
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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