FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CVH |
| Lat/Long: | 36-53-36.0430N / 121-24-36.9740W 36-53.600717N / 121-24.616233W 36.8933453 / -121.4102706 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 230 ft. / 70.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of HOLLISTER, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 95023 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OAK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 AMGR AT ARPT MON-FRI 0800-1500. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1030 ft. MSL TPA FOR HELICOPTERS 500 FT AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RYS 06/24 & 13/31; REIL RYS 24; 13& 31 AND VASI RY 24; PAPI RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.425 (831-636-4394) |
| NORCAL APPROACH: | 124.525 |
| NORCAL DEPARTURE: | 124.525 |
| WX ASOS at SNS (17 nm SW): | PHONE 831-422-2830 |
| WX ASOS at WVI (18 nm W): | 132.275 (831-724-8794) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SNSr017/16.6 | | SALINAS VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 17E |
| PXNr273/32.2 | | PANOCHE VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 16E |
| SJCr122/38.6 | | SAN JOSE VOR/DME | | 114.10 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PAJAR | | 077/19.1 | | 327 | | 17E | | PDG | .--. -.. --. |
| CHUALAR | | 351/24.3 | | 263 | | 16E | | UAD | ..- .- -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FUEL AVBL 24 HRS CREDIT CARD LOCK SYSTEM. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 6350 x 100 ft. / 1935 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition 2-3 INCH CRACKS RY 13 THRESHOLD AND RUNUP AREA |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 36-54.080133N | | 36-53.256817N |
| Longitude: | 121-25.077150W | | 121-24.272883W |
| Elevation: | 202.5 ft. | | 229.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 127 magnetic, 142 true | | 307 magnetic, 322 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 3150 x 100 ft. / 960 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 36-53.383317N | | 36-53.544900N |
| Longitude: | 121-24.804800W | | 121-24.190733W |
| Elevation: | 223.7 ft. | | 222.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 057 magnetic, 072 true | | 237 magnetic, 252 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 65 ft. hill, 1700 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 510 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF HOLLISTER 375 5TH ST. HOLLISTER, CA 95023 Phone 831-636-4365 |
| Manager: | MIKE CHAMBLESS 90 SKYLANE DR SUITE 101 HOLLISTER, CA 95023 Phone 831-636-4365 FAX (831)636-4366. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 126 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 56 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 45 | | Ultralights: | | 20 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 180/day * | | 57% | local general aviation | | 41% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 02 June 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| A23 | HELICOPTERS RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN. |
| - | MODEL ACFT CLUB CONDUCTING FLT OPNS 3 MILES WNW OF ARPT HEADING OF 290 DEGREES FM ARPT SURFACE TO 500' AGL. |
| - | CAUTION-WATCH FOR FIRE FIGHTING ACFT JUNE THRU OCTOBER. |
| - | RYS 06/24 & 13/31 HAVE 50' ASPH SHOULDERS BOTH SIDES. |
| - | GLIDER ACTIVITY ON AND 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (304KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (22KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (52KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
E16 - South County Airport of Santa Clara County (14 nm NW)
KSNS - Salinas Municipal Airport (17 nm SW)
KWVI - Watsonville Municipal Airport (18 nm W)
KOAR - Marina Municipal Airport (21 nm SW)
KMRY - Monterey Peninsula Airport (28 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo courtesy of FocalFlight.com
Photo taken 26-Jul-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:22 | | 14:22 |
| Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 14:50 |
| Sunset | | 16:52 | | 00:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:20 | | 01:20 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 04:39:31 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 20-Nov-2009 20:39:31 |
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| METAR |
| KCVH | 210410Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3008 RMK AO1
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KSNS 16nm SW | 210353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP194 T01000083
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KWVI 18nm W | 210353Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 08/08 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T00830083
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| TAF |
KSNS 16nm SW | 210101Z 2101/2124 VRB03KT P6SM OVC060 FM210200 25008KT P6SM SCT060 FM210500 32004KT P6SM SCT050 FM211800 29007KT P6SM SCT040 SCT200
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| NOTAMs |
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