FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 JULY 2018
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: | 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 |
| 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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| 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: | 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 | | 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: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 29 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | 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 24 May 2018 | |
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 19 July 2018 at 0901Z to 16 August 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (163KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 13 | |
download (185KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
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)
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.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 15-Aug-2018
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunrise | | 06:16 | | 13:16 |
| Sunset | | 19:47 | | 02:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:14 | | 03:14 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 15-Aug-2018 17:40:44 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 15-Aug-2018 10:40:44 |
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| METAR |
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KVIS
10nm N | 151656Z AUTO VRB03KT 3SM HZ CLR 24/15 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02390150
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KPTV
15nm SE | 151656Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 26/14 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02560144
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KHJO
17nm NW | 151653Z AUTO 32006KT 9SM CLR 25/13 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02500128
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KVIS
10nm N | 151121Z 1512/1612 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM151900 30008KT P6SM SKC FM160600 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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