FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PVF |
| Lat/Long: | 38-43-27.2000N / 120-45-12.0000W 38-43.453333N / 120-45.200000W 38.7242222 / -120.7533333 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2585 ft. / 788 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 14E (2015) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of PLACERVILLE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 95667 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RIU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 3385 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 AND VASI RY 05 AND PAPI RY 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 128.125 (530-622-5698) |
| NORCAL APPROACH: | 127.4 |
| NORCAL DEPARTURE: | 127.4 |
- HANGTOWN RCO 115.5T 122.1R (RANCHO MURIETA RADIO)
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HNW at field | | HANGTOWN VOR/DME | | 115.50 | | 17E |
| MCCr067/30.7 | | MC CLELLAN VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 17E |
| SWRr204/35.5 | | SQUAW VALLEY VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FUEL AVBL 24 HOURS BY CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 3910 x 75 ft. / 1192 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 38-43.305950N | | 38-43.599467N |
| Longitude: | 120-45.566467W | | 120-44.834383W |
| Elevation: | 2580.6 ft. | | 2582.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 062 true | | 228 magnetic, 242 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | EL DORADO COUNTY 2850 FAIRLANE COURT PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 Phone 530-642-4905 |
| Manager: | MATT MERGEN 3501 AIRPORT RD., SUITE 1 PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 Phone 530-622-0459 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 135 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 129 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 163/day * | | 52% | transient general aviation | | 45% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 January 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PPR FOR TGL FOR ACFT OVER 12500 LBS. |
| - | HELO PARKING AT NE END OF RY. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE: NO MID-FIELD DEPS; NO TURNS WEST OR NORTH PRIOR TO 3400 MSL OR CLEAR OF NOISE SENSITIVE AREA. RY 23 AFTER TKOF MAKE 10 DEG LEFT TURN AT EOR TO AVOID NOISE SENSITIVE RESIDENTIAL AREAS. |
| - | DEER ON AND INVOF RY ESPECIALLY NGTS. |
| - | HELIPAD LCTD ON NORTH SIDE OF RY 05 END. |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (198KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAUN - Auburn Municipal Airport (21 nm NW)
KJAQ - Westover Field / Amador County Airport (21 nm S)
KMHR - Sacramento Mather Airport (27 nm W)
KLHM - Lincoln Regional Airport/Karl Harder Field (30 nm W)
KMCC - Mc Clellan Airfield (31 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ashwini Kalyankar.
Photo taken 25-May-2009
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunrise | | 05:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunset | | 20:10 | | 03:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:40 | | 03:40 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 08:13:25 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 18-May-2013 01:13:25 |
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| METAR |
| KPVF | 180755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/03 A3007 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KMHR 27nm SW | 180531Z 1806/1906 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM190000 23008KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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