FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023
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 |
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| TTEr299/20.8 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 116.25 | | 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: | 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
TREES PENETRATE THE APCH 520 FT FROM THE RWY 31 APCH THLD. |
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: | JOSH MCDONNELL
3981 SOUTH K STREET
TULARE, CA 93274
Phone 559-684-4201 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 27 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 69/day * | | 52% | local general aviation | | 48% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 29 December 2020 | |
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 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (348KB) |
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 |
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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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 03-Feb-2023
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 14:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 14:58 |
| Sunset | | 17:25 | | 01:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:52 | | 01:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Feb-2023 00:01:22 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 03-Feb-2023 16:01:22 |
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| METAR |
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KVIS
10nm N | 032356Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM CLR 18/02 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP237 T01780022 10189 20100 55010
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KPTV
15nm SE | 032356Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 17/06 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP229 T01720061 10200 20117 55012
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KHJO
17nm NW | 032353Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 19/01 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP224 T01890011 10194 20133 56018
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KVIS
10nm N | 031720Z 0318/0418 VRB03KT P6SM FEW120 SCT250 FM041200 VRB04KT 4SM BR BKN250
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