FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MOD |
| Lat/Long: | 37-37-32.9420N / 120-57-15.9170W
37-37.549033N / 120-57.265283W
37.6258172 / -120.9544214
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 97 ft. / 29.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of MODESTO, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 95354 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MOD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 10R/28L AND PAPI RYS 10R & 28L UNAVBL WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | no, OVERNGT TIEDOWN FEE |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 48 HRS FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS 0800-1700 WKDAYS CALL AMGR (209) 577-5318. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 125.3 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 127.7 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 209-572-0914 |
| MODESTO GROUND: | 121.7 [0700-2100] |
| MODESTO TOWER: | 125.3 257.8 [0700-2100] |
| NORCAL APPROACH: | 120.95 |
| NORCAL DEPARTURE: | 120.95(EAST-SOUTH) 123.85(WEST) 125.1(NORTH) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MOD at field | | MODESTO VOR/DME | | 114.60 | | 17E |
| ECAr123/16.2 | | MANTECA VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 17E |
| LINr158/27.0 | | LINDEN VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 17E |
| HYPr298/35.9 | | EL NIDO VOR/DME | | 114.20 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TRACY | | 085/23.6 | | 203 | | 15E | | TCY | - -.-. -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL 80 JET-A JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 10L/28R
| Dimensions: | 5911 x 150 ft. / 1802 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 200.0 | | Double tandem: | 350.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 10L | | RUNWAY 28R |
| Latitude: | 37-37.784917N | | 37-37.238600N |
| Longitude: | 120-57.607533W | | 120-56.593733W |
| Elevation: | 96.5 ft. | | 79.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 108 magnetic, 124 true | | 288 magnetic, 304 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 73 ft. tree, 2700 ft. from runway, 450 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 14 ft. road, 1600 ft. from runway |
Runway 10R/28L
| Dimensions: | 3459 x 100 ft. / 1054 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0, RWY 10R-28L CLSD TO ACFT OVER 12500 LBS GWT |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10R | | RUNWAY 28L |
| Latitude: | 37-37.772567N | | 37-37.452833N |
| Longitude: | 120-57.843317W | | 120-57.250183W |
| Elevation: | 96.0 ft. | | 83.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 108 magnetic, 124 true | | 288 magnetic, 304 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 56 ft. tree, 1340 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 33:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | 47 ft. tree, 1700 ft. from runway, 50 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF MODESTO
PO BOX 642
MODESTO, CA 95353
Phone 209-577-5318 |
| Manager: | BILL LATHAM
617 AIRPORT WAY
MODESTO, CA 95354-3916
Phone 209-577-5318
ACTING AIRPORT MANAGER |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 182 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 141 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 32 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 224/day * | | 45% | transient general aviation | | 34% | local general aviation | | 20% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | IN THE INTEREST OF NOISE ABATEMENT: TUBO JETS DISCONTINUE OPNS 2400-0500 LCL & PARK ON NE RAMP. |
| - | ALL PURE JET AND LARGE ACFT LMTD TO PRKG AND SVC AT NE RAMP ONLY. |
| - | BIRDS ON AND IN VICINITY OF ARPT. |
| - | AVIATION WX AVBL WHEN ATCT OPNL CALL 209-526-4555. |
| - | MIRL RY 10R/28L AND PAPI RY 10R & 28L UNAVBL WHEN TWR CLSD. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES: PILOTS ARE REQUESTED TO USE LGTD RWY ONLY. |
| - | RWY 10R/28L NOT CERTIFICATED FOR FAR-139. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 28R | |
download (366KB) |
| GPS RWY 28R **CHANGED** | |
download (197KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 28R | |
download (253KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (40KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
O27 - Oakdale Airport (11 nm NE)
KSCK - Stockton Metropolitan Airport (21 nm NW)
KTCY - Tracy Municipal Airport (23 nm W)
KMER - Castle Airport (24 nm SE)
KMCE - Merced Municipal Airport/Macready Field (29 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ed Dwyer
Photo taken 15-Jul-2006
from 6500 ft MSL
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Modesto City-County Airport-Harry Sham Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:27 | | 12:27 |
| Sunrise | | 05:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunset | | 20:04 | | 03:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:34 | | 03:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 16:00:00 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 13-May-2008 09:00:00 |
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| METAR |
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| KMOD | 131553Z 30012KT 10SM CLR 20/03 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02000028
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KSCK
20nm NW | 131555Z 31009KT 10SM CLR 19/03 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01940028
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| TAF |
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KSCK
20nm NW | 131138Z 131212 29011KT P6SM FEW250 FM1600 32013KT P6SM SCT250 FM0300 29010KT P6SM SCT250
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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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