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KBLU

Blue Canyon - Nyack Airport
Emigrant Gap, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	BLU
Lat/Long:	39-16-29.9000N 120-42-35.1000W 39-16.498333N 120-42.585000W 39.2749722,-120.7097500 (estimated)
Elevation:	5283.5 ft. / 1610 m (estimated)
Variation:	16E (1985)
From city:	1 mile S of EMIGRANT GAP, CA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	95715

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/1941
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	OAKLAND CENTER
FSS:	RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	BLU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD ARPT CLSD WINTERS DUE TO SNOW.
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) ROTG BCN OTS INDEFLY . ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS:	120.075 (530-389-2091)
WX AWOS-3 at GOO (14 nm W):	121.325 (530-273-0029)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
SWRr270/21.2		PALISADES VOR/DME		113.20		16E
HNWr346/33.1		HANGTOWN VOR/DME		115.50		17E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions:

3300 x 50 ft. / 1006 x 15 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity
MIRL RY 15/33 OTS INDEFLY .

RUNWAY 15

RUNWAY 33

Latitude:

39-16.762928N

39-16.232025N

Longitude:

120-42.660418W

120-42.510882W

Elevation:

5283.5 ft.

5245.9 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Runway end identifier lights:

Obstructions:

20 ft. tree, 750 ft. from runway, 110 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear
RWY 15 +4 FT BRUSH 100 FT FM THLD 125 FT LEFT TO 125 FT RIGHT

15 ft. tree, 400 ft. from runway, 13:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	COUNTY OF PLACER 3091 COUNTY CTR DR. AUBURN, CA 95603 Phone 530-745-7500
Manager:	KEVIN ORDWAY 3091 COUNTY CTR DR. SUITE 220 AUBURN, CA 95603 Phone 530-745-3576 LOCATED AT DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE, AUBURN, CA.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 23/week *
92%	transient general aviation
8%	military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2018

Additional Remarks

-	ARPT CLSD SS-SR.
-	DO NOT ATTEMPT TO LAND WITH SNOW ON THE RUNWAY. NO SNOW REMOVAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED.
-	FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KBLU.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGOO - Nevada County Airport (14 nm W)
KAUN - Auburn Municipal Airport (26 nm SW)
KTRK - Truckee-Tahoe Airport (27 nm E)
KPVF - Placerville Airport (33 nm S)
KBAB - Beale Air Force Base (35 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:54	12:54
Sunrise	06:22	13:22
Sunset	19:42	02:42
Evening civil twilight	20:10	03:10

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-Apr-2024 01:04:20
Local (UTC-7)	17-Apr-2024 18:04:20

METAR

KBLU	180052Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/07 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01500067
KGOO 14nm W	180055Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 19/07 A3004 RMK A01

TAF

KTRK
28nm E

171720Z 1718/1818 24004KT P6SM SCT250 FM172000 26008G15KT P6SM BKN250 FM180200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM181400 VRB02KT P6SM VCFG FEW002 SCT250

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