FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LSN |
| Lat/Long: | 37-03-50.0000N 120-52-11.5000W
37-03.833333N 120-52.191667W
37.0638889,-120.8698611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 121.4 ft. / 37.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1980) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of LOS BANOS, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 93635 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RIU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 921.4 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 14/32 PRESET LOW INTST UNTIL 2400. TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT MIRL, REIL RY 14, RY 32 AND PAPI RY 14 AND RY 32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.675 (209-827-7084) |
| NORCAL APPROACH: | 120.95 |
| NORCAL DEPARTURE: | 120.95 |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY FRESNO RADIO ON FREQ 122.1R (PANOCHE RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PXNr332/21.4 | | PANOCHE VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 16E |
| HYPr232/24.3 | | EL NIDO VOR/DME | | 114.20 | | 15E |
| MODr156/34.1 | | MODESTO VOR/DME | | 114.60 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:24 HR AUTOMATED FUEL AVBL WITH MAJOR CREDIT CARD. CALL 209-827-7070 AFTER HRS FOR EMERG FULL SRV. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3801 x 75 ft. / 1159 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
WDSPR OPEN, UNSEALED CRACKS AND JOINTS. THERE ARE CRACKS OVER 2 INS WIDE WITH RAVELING IN 25 PCT OF THE CRACKS. CRACKS ARE GENLY SPACED 5 TO 50 FT APART WITH SFC AND SLAB SPALLING. ALLIGATOR CRACKING OR PATCHES ARE IN POOR COND AND COVER UP TO 20 PCT OF THE SFC, OR THERE IS VEGETATION THRU THE CRACKS AND JOINTS. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 37-04.112515N | | 37-03.553248N |
| Longitude: | 120-52.367800W | | 120-52.016078W |
| Elevation: | 120.8 ft. | | 121.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 137 magnetic, 153 true | | 317 magnetic, 333 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair 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 |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. pline, 1500 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 25 ft. tree, 760 ft. from runway, 25 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF LOS BANOS
520 J STREET
LOS BANOS, CA 93635-4240
Phone 209-827-7034 |
| Manager: | NIRORN THAN
411 MADISON AVENUE
LOS BANOS, CA 93635-4214
Phone (209) 827-7056
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. MARK.FACHIN@LOSBANOS.ORG |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 44/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 10 July 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF HOUSES SOUTH OF ARPT. |
| - | NO DEPS OVER HOUSING AREAS TO EAST OF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-0516. |
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 from 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (228KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (213KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (128KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMCE - Merced Yosemite Regional Airport (22 nm NE)
F34 - Firebaugh Airport (23 nm SE)
KMER - Castle Airport (24 nm NE)
KCVH - Hollister Municipal Airport (28 nm W)
KMOD - Modesto City-County Airport-Harry Sham Field (34 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Kedar S. Karmarkar
Taken mid June 2006
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Los Banos Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 05-Jun-2023
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunrise | | 05:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunset | | 20:19 | | 03:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:49 | | 03:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jun-2023 08:07:18 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 05-Jun-2023 01:07:18 |
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| METAR |
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KMCE
22nm NE | 050753Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM CLR 22/11 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP055 T02170111 403500161
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KMER
24nm NE | 050755Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A2971 RMK AO1
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KCVH
28nm W | 050755Z AUTO 26007KT 8SM OVC007 12/10 A2985 RMK A01
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KMOD
33nm N | 050753Z 34007KT 10SM CLR 22/11 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP056 T02220106 403390150
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KE16
35nm W | 050755Z AUTO 13008KT 9SM OVC006 12/10 A2985 RMK AO2
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KMAE
36nm E | 050753Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR 20/12 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP056 T02000117 403670144
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KSNS
42nm SW | 050753Z AUTO 31007KT 7SM OVC006 13/10 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01280100 401890117
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KMCE
22nm NE | 050520Z 0506/0606 31007KT P6SM BKN250= TAF KSLC 050520Z 0506/0612 16005KT P6SM FEW100 FM051700 31007KT P6SM SCT110 FM052000 32008KT P6SM VCSH SCT100 SCT150 FM060200 32007KT P6SM FEW100 FEW150 FM060400 16006KT P6SM SCT150 SCT250
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KMER
24nm NE | 050520Z 0506/0606 31007KT P6SM BKN250
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