FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (417KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (132KB) |
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
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Aug-2013
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:43 | | 12:43 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 13:10 |
| Sunset | | 19:37 | | 02:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:04 | | 03:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 04:44:21 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 12-Aug-2013 21:44:21 |
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| METAR |
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KRIV
19nm N | 130358Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A2995 RMK AO2 SLPNO T02250138 $
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KNFG
20nm SW | 130354Z 00000KT 10SM SCT011 18/14 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01830139
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KOKB
24nm SW | 130352Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC012 18/14 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01780144 TSNO
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KCRQ
28nm S | 130353Z 23003KT 10SM OVC008 18/14 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01780139
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KRAL
28nm NW | 130353Z AUTO 27006KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP121 T02280144
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KAJO
31nm NW | 130356Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM CLR 21/15 A2993 RMK AO2 T02050150 SLP130 $
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KREI
31nm N | SuperAWOS
130355Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM 24/12 A2996
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KSBD
32nm N | 130153Z 24010KT 10SM SKC 29/11 A2989
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KRNM
34nm S | 130353Z 29006KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP134 T01610122
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KCNO
35nm NW | 130353Z 28009KT 9SM CLR 21/15 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02110150
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| TAF |
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KRIV
19nm N | 1304/1410 30009KT 9999 SKC QNH2994INS TEMPO 1322/1402 31012G18KT BECMG 1402/1403 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2996INS T33/1322Z T14/1313Z
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KNFG
20nm SW | 1303/1403 VRB06KT 9999 SCT015 QNH2990INS BECMG 1303/1305 VRB05KT OVC010 QNH2991INS BECMG 1316/1318 23007KT FEW015 QNH2988INS T15/1308Z T26/1320Z
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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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