FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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: | 17E (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of PLACERVILLE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 AND VASI RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 128.125 (530-622-5698) |
| NORCAL APPROACH: | 127.4 |
| NORCAL DEPARTURE: | 127.4 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| 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 80 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: | 4201 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 38-43.295490N | | 38-43.610770N |
| Longitude: | 120-45.592780W | | 120-44.806402W |
| Elevation: | 2578.8 ft. | | 2580.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 045 magnetic, 062 true | | 225 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-box SAVASI on left (3.80 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
PO BOX 85
PLACERVILLE, CA 95667
Phone 530-622-0459 |
| Manager: | UNKNOWN
PO BOX 85
PLACERVILLE, CA 95667
Phone 530-622-0459 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 155 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 148 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 181/day * | | 52% | transient general aviation | | 45% | local general aviation | | 2% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2002 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RUNWAY SAFETY AREAS ARE NON-STANDARD LENGTH, SEVERE DROP OFF 100 FEET BEYOND END OF RWY 5 AND RWY 23. |
| - | PPR FOR TGL FOR ACFT OVER 12500 LBS. |
| - | FORESTRY HELITAC BASE AT EAST END OF ARPT. |
| - | HEL PARKING AT NW END OF RWY. |
| - | 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 23 END; TFC PAT & NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES APPLY. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (52KB) |
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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ashwini Kalyankar.
Photo taken 25-May-2009
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Placerville Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 14:34 |
| Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 15:02 |
| Sunset | | 17:33 | | 01:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:00 | | 02:00 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 07:42:00 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 09-Feb-2010 23:42:00 |
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| METAR |
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| KPVF | 100715Z AUTO 07009KT 10SM FEW042 05/03 A2992 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KMHR
27nm SW | 100537Z 1006/1106 30006KT P6SM OVC050 FM101000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 1013/1017 4SM BR FM110000 VRB03KT P6SM OVC150
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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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