FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PTV |
| Lat/Long: | 36-01-46.5000N 119-03-45.8000W
36-01.775000N 119-03.763333W
36.0295833,-119.0627222
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 443.2 ft. / 135.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of PORTERVILLE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 93257 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1942 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PTV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAY-OCT 0700-1900, NOV-APR 0800-1700
ARPT ATTENDANT 559-782-7540. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | HIRL RY 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2300; AFTER 2300 ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT VASI RY 12 - CTAF, VASI RY 30 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 134.625 (559-784-3874) |
| BAKERSFIELD APPROACH: | 119.075 [1500-0700Z++, OT CTC LOS ANGELES CENTER] |
| BAKERSFIELD DEPARTURE: | 119.075 [1500-0700Z++, OT CTC LOS ANGELES CENTER] |
| WX AWOS-3PT at TLR (15 nm NW): | 120.0 (559-686-2613) |
| WX AWOS-3P at DLO (19 nm SW): | 119.55 (661-721-2668) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC (ZLA) ON FREQS 127.1/317.7 (BAKERSFIELD RCAG) WHEN BAKERSFIELD APCH CTL (BFL) CLSD.
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY RANCHO MURIETA RADIO ON FREQS 122.1R/109.2T (TULE RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TTEr328/7.3 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 116.25 | | 16E |
| EHFr349/32.7 | | SHAFTER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 14E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SALYER FARMS | | 080/22.8 | | 205 | | 16E | | COR | -.-. --- .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 5960 x 150 ft. / 1817 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 36-02.124392N | | 36-01.426462N |
| Longitude: | 119-04.188060W | | 119-03.337013W |
| Elevation: | 431.2 ft. | | 443.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 120 magnetic, 135 true | | 300 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 480 ft. from runway, 292 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 520 ft. from runway, 298 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PORTERVILLE
291 N. MAIN STREET
PORTERVILLE, CA 93257-7466
Phone 559-782-7540 |
| Manager: | RICHARD TREE
1893 SOUTH NEWCOMB ROAD
PORTERVILLE, CA 93257-7466
Phone 559-483-0904
EMERGENCY CONTACT PORTERVILLE PD 559-782-7400 |
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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 12 | |
download (236KB) |
| GPS RWY 30 | |
download (347KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (305KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (139KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (246KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTLR - Mefford Field Airport (15 nm NW)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (19 nm SW)
KVIS - Visalia Municipal Airport (24 nm NW)
KMIT - Shafter Airport-Minter Field (32 nm S)
KHJO - Hanford Municipal Airport (32 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of www.focalflight.com
Photo taken 04-Oct-2017
looking west.
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Times for 05-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 14:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:09 | | 15:09 |
| Sunset | | 16:55 | | 00:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:23 | | 01:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jan-2026 13:21:58 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 05-Jan-2026 05:21:58 |
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| METAR |
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| KPTV | 051256Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T00560056 $
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KDLO
19nm SW | 051255Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM SCT070 02/02 A3001 RMK AO2 T00230020
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KVIS
24nm NW | 051120Z 0512/0612 VRB04KT P6SM FEW120 TEMPO 0512/0516 2SM BR FEW015 BKN050 FM052100 15009KT P6SM BKN030 OVC050 FM060300 VRB03KT 4SM BR SCT050 BKN250 FM060900 VRB03KT 2SM BR SCT006 OVC100
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