FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TLR |
| Lat/Long: | 36-09-23.7000N / 119-19-35.6000W
36-09.395000N / 119-19.593333W
36.1565833 / -119.3265556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 265 ft. / 80.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of TULARE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 93274 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1940 |
| 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-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | 1265 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 120.0 (559-686-2613) |
| FRESNO APPROACH: | 118.5 |
| FRESNO DEPARTURE: | 118.5 |
| WX AWOS-3 at VIS (10 nm N): | 119.925 (559-651-2418) |
| WX AWOS-3 at PTV (15 nm SE): | 134.625 (559-784-3874) |
| WX ASOS at HJO (17 nm NW): | 134.75 (559-585-8076) |
- COM WITH FRESNO APCH UNAVBL BLO 1000 FT; COM THRU RANCHO MURIETA FSS 1-800-992-7433.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| VISr133/14.7 | | VISALIA VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 16E |
| TTEr299/20.8 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SALYER FARMS | | 045/11.3 | | 205 | | 16E | | COR | -.-. --- .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3901 x 75 ft. / 1189 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 36-09.664825N | | 36-09.125825N |
| Longitude: | 119-19.810210W | | 119-19.377873W |
| Elevation: | 265.3 ft. | | 262.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 147 true | | 312 magnetic, 327 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI 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: | 15 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 295 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. fence, 365 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF TULARE
411 EAST KERN AVENUE
TULARE, CA 93274
Phone 559-685-2300 |
| Manager: | STEVE BONVILLE
3981 SOUTH K STREET
TULARE, CA 93274
Phone 559-684-4287 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 46 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 41 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 72/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 26 April 2013 | |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (169KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 13 | |
download (185KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (128KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KVIS - Visalia Municipal Airport (10 nm N)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (15 nm SE)
KHJO - Hanford Municipal Airport (17 nm NW)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (25 nm S)
KNLC - Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) (32 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Mark Robinson & HeliHigh.com
Photo taken 07-Jul-2013
looking southeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Mefford Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Aug-2013
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunrise | | 06:14 | | 13:14 |
| Sunset | | 19:50 | | 02:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:18 | | 03:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 05:00:18 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 12-Aug-2013 22:00:18 |
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| METAR |
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KVIS
10nm N | 130355Z AUTO 32009KT 10SM CLR 29/11 A2987 RMK AO1
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KPTV
15nm SE | 130355Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/08 A2990 RMK AO1
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KHJO
17nm NW | 130353Z AUTO 32009KT 10SM FEW120 30/11 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP117 T03000111
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KVIS
10nm N | 121752Z 1218/1318 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM122000 30008KT P6SM SKC FM130900 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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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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