FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BLH |
| Lat/Long: | 33-37-09.0000N / 114-43-00.8000W 33-37.150000N / 114-43.013333W 33.6191667 / -114.7168889 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 399 ft. / 121.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13E (2005) |
| From city: | 6 miles W of BLYTHE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 92225 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | PHOENIX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BLH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1199 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RYS 17/35; 08/26; AND VASI RYS 17; 35 & 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 120.175 (760-922-3000) |
- AUTOMATED UNICOM.
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC (BLYTHE RCAG) ON FREQS 128.15/285.6
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BLHr044/2.6 | | BLYTHE VORTAC | | 117.40 | | 14E |
| PKEr168/29.0 | | PARKER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 15E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 6543 x 150 ft. / 1994 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 80.0 | | Double wheel: | 160.0 | | Double tandem: | 300.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 33-36.996138N | | 33-36.992222N |
| Longitude: | 114-43.663765W | | 114-42.374400W |
| Elevation: | 397.1 ft. | | 395.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 077 magnetic, 090 true | | 257 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5800 x 100 ft. / 1768 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 52.0 | | Double wheel: | 76.0 | | Double tandem: | 135.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 33-37.802097N | | 33-36.845852N |
| Longitude: | 114-43.004505W | | 114-43.009045W |
| Elevation: | 399.2 ft. | | 394.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 180 true | | 347 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE 5555 ARLINGTON AVE RIVERSIDE, CA 92504-2506 Phone 760-863-8247 |
| Manager: | CHARLES "BUTCH" HULL 235 N. BROADWAY BLYTHE, CA 92225-3813 Phone 760-922-6161X240 CITY OF BLYTHE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 69/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| A81 1 | ACTVT MIRL RYS 17/35; 08/26; AND VASI RYS 17, 35 & 26 - CTAF. |
| - | ACFT OVER 12500 LBS AVOID HOUSING AREA 1.5 NM SW BLO 2000' FINAL APCH RWY 35 BE ESTABD 2 NM FM TOUCHDOWN. |
| - | DEP FM RY 17 MAKE CLIMBING LEFT TURN SOON AS SAFETY PERMITS. USE WIDE TFC PATTERN FOR RYS 26 & 35. |
| - | POWER PLANT 1 MILE EAST OF ARPT PRODUCING THERMAL PLUMES; AVOID LOW ALTITUDE DIRECT OVERFLIGHT OF THE POWER PLANT. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (181KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 26 | |
download (198KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (179KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
P20 - Avi Suquilla Airport (39 nm NE)
KLGF - Laguna Army Airfield (Yuma Proving Ground) (48 nm S)
KCLR - Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport (50 nm SW)
KBWC - Brawley Municipal Airport (55 nm SW)
KNYL - Yuma Marine Corps Air Station/Yuma International Airport (58 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Susan Wilson
Photo taken 27-Apr-2008
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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 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunrise | | 05:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunset | | 19:44 | | 02:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:11 | | 03:11 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 11:56:24 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 24-Jul-2008 04:56:24 |
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| METAR |
| KBLH | 241052Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 28/10 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP066 T02830100 TSNO
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| TAF |
| KBLH | 240520Z 240606 17009KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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