FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FLX |
| Lat/Long: | 39-29-56.7000N / 118-44-55.5000W
39-29.945000N / 118-44.925000W
39.4990833 / -118.7487500
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3963 ft. / 1207.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 17E (1980) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of FALLON, NV |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 89406 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1952 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RNO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 4763 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| NAVY FALLON APPROACH: | 120.85 [SAME AS TWR HOURS] |
| NAVY FALLON DEPARTURE: | 120.85 [SAME AS TWR HOURS] |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY OAKLAND ARTCC WHEN NAVY FALLON APCH CTL CLOSED ON FREQ 128.8/285.5 (FALLON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HZNr078/11.6 | | HAZEN VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 17E |
| LLCr176/38.4 | | LOVELOCK VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 5703 x 75 ft. / 1738 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 39-29.661230N | | 39-30.283878N |
| Longitude: | 118-45.394997W | | 118-44.487417W |
| Elevation: | 3965.9 ft. | | 3960.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 031 magnetic, 048 true | | 211 magnetic, 228 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 100 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, 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) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. road, 475 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 41:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | 66 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4207 x 100 ft. / 1282 x 30 m |
| Surface: | dirt, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 39-30.192858N | | 39-29.621090N |
| Longitude: | 118-45.154687W | | 118-44.649758W |
| Elevation: | 3959.1 ft. | | 3959.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 129 magnetic, 146 true | | 309 magnetic, 326 true |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 250 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear | | 5 ft. fence, 50 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FALLON
55 WEST WILLIAMS AVE
FALLON, NV 89406
Phone 775-423-5107 |
| Manager: | LARRY WHITE
55 WEST WILLIAMS AVE
FALLON, NV 89406
Phone 775-423-5107
CITY ENGINEER. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 121/week * | | 51% | local general aviation | | 32% | air taxi | | 16% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 November 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY INVOF ARPT. |
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 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS-B | |
download (208KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (46KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNFL - Fallon Naval Air Station (Van Voorhis Field) (5 nm SE)
KLOL - Derby Field Airport (35 nm N)
KRNO - Reno/Tahoe International Airport (47 nm W)
4SD - Reno/Stead Airport (53 nm W)
KMEV - Minden-Tahoe Airport (55 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Oct-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 13:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:05 | | 14:05 |
| Sunset | | 18:17 | | 01:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:44 | | 01:44 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Oct-2008 23:31:39 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 13-Oct-2008 16:31:39 |
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| METAR |
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KNFL
5nm SE | 132256Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM CLR 15/M11 A3048 RMK AO2 SLP273 T01501111 TSNO $
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| TAF |
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KNFL
5nm SE | 132121 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3040INS BECMG 2301 FEW200 QNH3039INS BECMG 0608 SKC QNH3043INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1405 TIL 1413 T13/23Z TM03/12Z COR 2150
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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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