FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EED |
| Lat/Long: | 34-45-58.8486N / 114-37-23.8076W
34-45.980810N / 114-37.396793W
34.7663468 / -114.6232799
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 983 ft. / 299.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (1980) |
| From city: | 5 miles S of NEEDLES, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 92363 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | PHOENIX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | EED (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1983 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 & RY 02/20, REIL RY 11& RY 29 - CTAF. PAPI RY 11, RY 29, RY 02 & RY 20 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Taxiway lights: | 2 LGTS EACH SIDE MARKING RWY EXITS; REFLECTORS MARKING TWYS. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 128.325 (760-326-4281) |
| WX AWOS-3 at HII (18 nm SE): | 119.025 (928-764-2309) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ON FREQUENCIES 134.65/360.65 (NELSON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| EEDr255/7.4 | | NEEDLES VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 15E |
| GFSr114/34.9 | | GOFFS VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 15E |
| PKEr349/40.0 | | PARKER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 15E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 5005 x 100 ft. / 1526 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 16.0 | | Double wheel: | 32.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 34-46.023500N | | 34-45.622267N |
| Longitude: | 114-38.018567W | | 114-37.145083W |
| Elevation: | 983.1 ft. | | 918.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.2% | | 1.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 105 magnetic, 119 true | | 285 magnetic, 299 true |
| 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) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 4235 x 100 ft. / 1291 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 16.0 | | Double wheel: | 32.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 34-45.862500N | | 34-46.472400N |
| Longitude: | 114-37.384167W | | 114-36.972083W |
| Elevation: | 929.4 ft. | | 843.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.9% | | 2.0% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 015 magnetic, 029 true | | 195 magnetic, 209 true |
| 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 |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CO OF SAN BERNARDINO
825 E 3RD ST, ROOM 203
SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415
Phone 909-387-7801 |
| Manager: | TERRY STOVER
21600 CORWIN ROAD
APPLE VALLEY, CA 92307
Phone 760-247-2371
AIRPORTS DIRECTOR, BILL INGRAHAM - (909) 387-7806 OR 7801. GLENN SIMS - LEASE THE AIRPORT FROM COUNTY (760) 326-5263. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 29/day * | | 76% | transient general aviation | | 24% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 16 May 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | UNLGTD MTN WEST & SOUTH OF ARPT APRX 3200' MSL. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (241KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (229KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHII - Lake Havasu City Airport (18 nm SE)
KIFP - Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (24 nm N)
P20 - Avi Suquilla Airport (41 nm SE)
KIGM - Kingman Airport (45 nm NE)
KBLH - Blythe Airport (69 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunrise | | 05:34 | | 12:34 |
| Sunset | | 19:36 | | 02:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:04 | | 03:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 08:09:45 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 18-May-2013 01:09:45 |
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| METAR |
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| KEED | 180756Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 26/03 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP062 T02560033 403390250
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| TAF |
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| KEED | 180522Z 1806/1906 24012KT P6SM SKC FM180900 28006KT 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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