FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 120.0 (559-686-2613) |
| 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-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 | | 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 05 April 2011 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (208KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 13 | |
download (227KB) |
| 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 10-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 14:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 14:51 |
| Sunset | | 17:32 | | 01:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:59 | | 01:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Feb-2012 05:44:11 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 10-Feb-2012 21:44:11 |
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| METAR |
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KVIS
10nm N | 110055Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/ A3006 RMK AWOS ASOS OTS
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KPTV
15nm SE | 110455Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM CLR 11/04 A3008 RMK AO1
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KHJO
17nm NW | 110453Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP180 T01560078 $
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KVIS
10nm N | 101748Z 1018/1118 13005KT 3SM HZ SKC FM102000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM110300 31004KT P6SM BKN150 FM111300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN070
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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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