FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 ft. / 135.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of PORTERVILLE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 93257 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| 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. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1443 ft. MSL |
| 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-3: | 134.625 (559-784-3874) |
| BAKERSFIELD APPROACH: | 120.5 [1500-0700Z++, OT CTC LOS ANGELES CENTER] |
| BAKERSFIELD DEPARTURE: | 120.5 [1500-0700Z++, OT CTC LOS ANGELES CENTER] |
| WX AWOS-3PT at TLR (15 nm NW): | 120.0 (559-686-2613) |
| WX AWOS-3 at DLO (19 nm SW): | 119.55 (661-721-2668) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ON FREQS 127.1/317.7 (BAKERSFIELD RCAG) WHEN BAKERSFIELD APCH CTL CLOSED.
- TULE RCO 109.2T 122.1R (RANCHO MURIETA RADIO)
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TTEr328/7.3 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 16E |
| VISr119/28.7 | | VISALIA VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 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 80 JET-A
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/porous friction courses, 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| 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: | JIM MCDONALD
291 S. NEWCOMB STREET
PORTERVILLE, CA 93257-7466
Phone 559-782-7540
EMERGENCY CONTACT PORTERVILLE PD 559-782-7400 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 84 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 62 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Helicopters: | | 7 | | Ultralights: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 119/day * | | 63% | transient general aviation | | 34% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 22 April 2010 | |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 12 | |
download (168KB) |
| GPS RWY 30 | |
download (196KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (198KB) |
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-Minter Field Airport (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 by Raymond Spaulding
Photo taken 13-Apr-2008
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Porterville 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 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 05:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunset | | 19:56 | | 02:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:25 | | 03:25 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 08:13:36 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 18-May-2013 01:13:36 |
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| METAR |
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| KPTV | 180755Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/03 A3002 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KVIS
24nm NW | 180530Z 1806/1906 31007KT P6SM SKC FM182100 32011KT P6SM SKC 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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