FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
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: | 265.3 ft. / 80.9 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 12E (2020) |
From city: | 3 miles SE of TULARE, CA |
Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 93274 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 07/1940 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | RIU (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF. PAPI 13 OPRS CONSLY. |
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-3PT at VIS (10 nm N): | 119.925 (559-651-2418) |
WX AWOS-3PT 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 |
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 |
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: | 135 magnetic, 147 true | | 315 magnetic, 327 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) UNUSBL BYD 7 DEG R OF CNTRLN. | | 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 | | 40 ft. trees, 520 ft. from runway, 150 ft. both sides of centerline, 8:1 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: | | 27 | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 72/day * | 50% | transient general aviation | 50% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 01 May 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC FRESNO APCH AT 559-487-5405. |
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 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (206KB) |
VOR RWY 13 | |
download (237KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (211KB) |
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)
O32 - Reedley Municipal Airport (31 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Mark Robinson & HeliHigh.com
Photo taken 07-Jul-2013
looking southeast.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 20-Jan-2021
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 14:39 |
Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 15:07 |
Sunset | | 17:10 | | 01:10 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 01:38 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jan-2021 14:31:07 |
Local (UTC-8) | 20-Jan-2021 06:31:07 |
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METAR |
KVIS 10nm N | 201356Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM CLR 01/M02 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP203 T00111022 FZRANO
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KPTV 15nm SE | 201356Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 03/M03 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP198 T00281028
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KHJO 17nm NW | 201353Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 03/M03 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP198 T00281028
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TAF |
KVIS 10nm N | 201121Z 2012/2112 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM211000 00000KT 5SM BR SKC
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NOTAMs |
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