FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025
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 | | 113.85 | | 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: | CHARLES BERGSON
411 MADISON AVENUE
LOS BANOS, CA 93635-4214
Phone (209) 827-7056 |
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 07 August 2025 at 0901Z to 04 September 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (227KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (212KB) |
| 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)
O15 - Turlock Municipal Airport (27 nm N)
KCVH - Hollister Municipal Airport (28 nm W)
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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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Sep-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:10 | | 13:10 |
| Sunrise | | 06:36 | | 13:36 |
| Sunset | | 19:30 | | 02:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:57 | | 02:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Sep-2025 19:23:25 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 02-Sep-2025 12:23:25 |
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| METAR |
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KMCE
22nm NE | 021853Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 33/13 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP107 T03280128
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KCVH
28nm W | 021855Z AUTO 25016KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A2997 RMK A01
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KMOD
33nm N | 021853Z 23006KT 10SM CLR 33/11 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP105 T03280106
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KE16
35nm W | 021855Z AUTO 13009KT 10SM CLR 24/14 A2995 RMK AO2
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KMAE
36nm E | 021853Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM CLR 33/14 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP112 T03330139 $
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KSNS
42nm SW | 021900Z 34013KT 10SM CLR 19/14 A2996 RMK AO2 T01940139
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KMCE
22nm NE | 021726Z 0218/0318 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150 FM022200 29008KT P6SM SCT250 FM031200 32006KT P6SM BKN250
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KMER
24nm NE | 021726Z 0218/0318 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150 FM022200 29008KT P6SM SCT250 FM031200 32006KT P6SM BKN250 AMD NOT SKED
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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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