FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| 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 |
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-box VASI 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 | | 18 ft. trees, 530 ft. from runway, 86 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF TULARE
830 S. BLACKSTONE ST.
TULARE, CA 93274
Phone 559-685-2300 |
| Manager: | RICH LUJAN
830 S. BLACKSTONE ST.
TULARE, CA 93274
Phone 559-684-4310
FACILITIES AND OPRATIONS MANAGER |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 66 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 60 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | 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 22 October 2008 | |
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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| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 13 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (40KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 14:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:52 | | 14:52 |
| Sunset | | 17:31 | | 01:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:58 | | 01:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 05:38:59 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 09-Feb-2010 21:38:59 |
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| METAR |
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KVIS
10nm N | 100515Z 22004KT 10SM CLR 05/02 A2991 RMK AO1
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KPTV
15nm SE | 100515Z AUTO 00000KT 04/02 A2993 RMK AO1
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KHJO
17nm NW | 100453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/04 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP136 T00500039 $
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KVIS
10nm N | 092338Z 1000/1024 10008KT P6SM -SHRA SCT040 BKN080 TEMPO 1000/1004 4SM -SHRA BR BKN040 FM100800 VRB03KT P6SM BKN080 FM101000 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT030 FM101400 VRB03KT 1 1/2SM BR SKC FM101800 VRB03KT 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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