FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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: | 3966 ft. / 1208.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (2010) |
| 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: | 4766 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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).
- HAZEN RCO 114.1T 122.1R (RENO RADIO)
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 excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 39-29.661233N | | 39-30.283857N |
| Longitude: | 118-45.395068W | | 118-44.487478W |
| Elevation: | 3966.1 ft. | | 3960.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 034 magnetic, 048 true | | 214 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: | 39-30.192992N | | 39-29.621087N |
| Longitude: | 118-45.154822W | | 118-44.649845W |
| Elevation: | 3959.2 ft. | | 3959.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 146 true | | 312 magnetic, 326 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| 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: | JIM SOUBA
55 WEST WILLIAMS AVE
FALLON, NV 89406
Phone 775-423-5107
CITY ENGINEER. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 28 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | 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 31 May 2013 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS)-C | |
download (159KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (169KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (113KB) |
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)
KCXP - Carson Airport (49 nm W)
KRTS - Reno/Stead Airport (53 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 25-Sep-2011
after a complete runway reconstruction completed January 2011. Looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Fallon Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 13:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 14:07 |
| Sunset | | 18:14 | | 01:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:41 | | 01:41 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 18:52:05 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 16-Oct-2013 11:52:05 |
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| METAR |
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KNFL
5nm SE | 161656Z 18005KT 10SM FEW220 SCT270 09/M07 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP202 T00941067
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| TAF |
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KNFL
5nm SE | 1607/1707 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3012INS FM161800 VRB04KT 9999 FEW080 SCT200 QNH3006INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1607 TIL 1614 TM02/1614Z T16/1623Z
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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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