FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
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 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 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 25-Apr-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:48 | | 12:48 |
| Sunrise | | 06:16 | | 13:16 |
| Sunset | | 19:47 | | 02:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:14 | | 03:14 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Apr-2024 11:43:47 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 25-Apr-2024 04:43:47 |
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| METAR |
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KMCE
22nm NE | 251053Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01060078
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KMER
24nm NE | 242253Z 33006KT 08SM BKN042 21/10 A3002
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KCVH
28nm W | 251115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN021 OVC038 12/10 A3007 RMK A01
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KMOD
33nm N | 251053Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM OVC060 13/09 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01280089
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KE16
35nm W | 251115Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM FEW025 BKN039 OVC045 13/09 A3008 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO
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KMAE
36nm E | 251053Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM OVC060 11/09 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T01110089
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KSNS
42nm SW | 251110Z AUTO 28007KT 7SM -RA SCT009 BKN015 OVC030 12/11 A3007 RMK AO2 RAB01 P0000 T01220106
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KMCE
22nm NE | 250520Z 2506/2606 30005KT P6SM SCT040 FM260100 32012KT P6SM BKN050
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KMER
24nm NE | 250520Z 2506/2606 30005KT P6SM SCT040 FM260100 32012KT P6SM BKN050 AMD NOT SKED
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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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