FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FCH |
| Lat/Long: | 36-43-55.6300N / 119-49-13.1950W
36-43.927167N / 119-49.219917W
36.7321194 / -119.8203319
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 279 ft. / 85.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of FRESNO, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 93706 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FCH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 12R/30L REIL RY 12R & 30L AND TWY LGTS. - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | no, FEE FOR ACFT OVER 12500 LBS GWT. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 135.225 (559-488-1040) |
| FRESNO APPROACH: | 119.0 119.6 |
| FRESNO DEPARTURE: | 119.0 |
| WX ASOS at FAT (6 nm NE): | PHONE 559-255-3413 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CZQr167/9.1 | | CLOVIS VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 15E |
| FRAr189/24.8 | | FRIANT VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 17E |
| VISr307/27.3 | | VISALIA VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHANDLER | | at field | | 344 | | 15E | | FCH | ..-. -.-. .... |
| ACADEMY | | 257/8.9 | | 266 | | 14E | | CUK | -.-. ..- -.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FUEL AVBL 0800-1700 DAILY. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 3630 x 75 ft. / 1106 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 36-44.101952N | | 36-43.753118N |
| Longitude: | 119-49.522097W | | 119-48.918303W |
| Elevation: | 277.9 ft. | | 279.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 110 magnetic, 125 true | | 290 magnetic, 305 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 418 ft. | | 540 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left | | 4-light PAPI on right |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 450 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 46:1 FM DSPLCD THR. | | 15 ft. road, 360 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 43:1 FM DSPLCD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FRESNO
4995 E. CLINTON WAY
FRESNO, CA 93727-1525
Phone 559-498-4500 |
| Manager: | TOM WALLACE
510 WEST KEARNEY BLVD
FRESNO, CA 93706
Phone 559-621-4511 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 234 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 215 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Ultralights: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 68/day * | | 76% | local general aviation | | 24% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 02 March 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NMRS BIRDS INVOF ARPT. |
| - | PRACTICE LDGS & LOW APCHS & TGL OR STOP-AND-GO OPNS AUTH ONLY BTN 0700-2200. |
| - | RY 30 CALM WIND RY WHEN WIND REPORTED BY AWOS LESS THAN 5 KNOTS. |
| - | RY 12 PRACTICE LDGS & LOW APCHS & TGL OR STOP-AND-GO OPNS NOT PERMITTED DUE TO NOISE SENSITIVE RESIDENTIAL AREAS SE OF ARPT. |
| - | AFT TKOF CLIMB ON RY HEADING UNTIL PASSING 800 FT MSL; FOR SAFETY & NOISE ABATEMENT INITIAL CLIMBOUT AT BEST RATE-OF-CLIMB RECOMMENDED. |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 12 | |
download (167KB) |
| GPS RWY 30 | |
download (188KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-C | |
download (198KB) |
| NDB OR GPS-B | |
download (188KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFAT - Fresno Yosemite International Airport (6 nm NE)
KMAE - Madera Municipal Airport (21 nm NW)
KNLC - Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) (25 nm S)
KHJO - Hanford Municipal Airport (27 nm S)
F34 - Firebaugh Airport (32 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bjorn Beijens
Photo taken 01-May-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Sep-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 13:09 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 13:35 |
| Sunset | | 19:20 | | 02:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:46 | | 02:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 13:22:55 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 05-Sep-2008 06:22:55 |
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| METAR |
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KFAT
6nm NE | 051253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/06 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP085 T02000056
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| TAF |
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KFAT
6nm NE | 051127Z 051212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM2200 30007KT P6SM SKC FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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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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