FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MAY 2022
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 -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 |
TTEr299/20.8 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 116.25 | | 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: | 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 19 May 2022 at 0901Z to 16 June 2022 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (195KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
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 |
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 23-May-2022
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:17 | | 12:17 |
Sunrise | | 05:47 | | 12:47 |
Sunset | | 20:02 | | 03:02 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:31 | | 03:31 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 23-May-2022 09:39:54 |
Local (UTC-7) | 23-May-2022 02:39:54 |
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METAR |
KVIS 10nm N | 230856Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM CLR 19/06 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP133 T01890061 58004
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KPTV 15nm SE | 230856Z AUTO 10SM CLR 16/04 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01560039 58003 $
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KHJO 17nm NW | 230853Z AUTO 32010KT 10SM CLR 22/04 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02170039 58006
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TAF |
KVIS 10nm N | 230520Z 2306/2406 32006KT P6SM SCT250 FM232200 30010G15KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
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