AirNav: KTOA - Zamperini Field Airport

KTOA

Zamperini Field Airport
Torrance, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier:	TOA
Lat/Long:	33-48-12.2000N / 118-20-22.6000W 33-48.203333N / 118-20.376667W 33.8033889 / -118.3396111 (estimated)
Elevation:	103 ft. / 31.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	14E (1970)
From city:	3 miles SW of TORRANCE, CA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	90505

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Sectional chart:	LOS ANGELES
Control tower:	yes
ARTCC:	LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS:	HAWTHORNE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	TOA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0600-2200
Pattern altitude:	1103 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RY 29R - CTAF; MIRL RY 11L/29R SS-SR; MIRL RY 11R/29L 0600-2000; ACTVT HELIPAD PERIMETER LGTS - 24 HRS - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	124.0
UNICOM:	122.95
ATIS:	125.6
TORRANCE GROUND:	120.9 [0700-2000]
TORRANCE TOWER:	124.0 SOUTH 133.075 NORTH 257.8 [0700-2000]
SOCAL APPROACH:	124.3 RY 11L & RY 11R 127.2 RY 29R & RY 29L
SOCAL DEPARTURE:	124.3 RY 29R & RY 29L 127.2 RY 11L & RY 11R
IC:	257.8
WX AWOS-3PT at CPM (7 nm NE):	127.150 (310-631-4958)
WX ASOS at HHR (7 nm N):	PHONE 310-973-8930
WX ASOS at LAX (9 nm N):	PHONE 310-568-1486
WX ASOS at LGB (9 nm E):	PHONE 562-424-0572
WX ASOS at SMO (14 nm NW):	PHONE 310-392-6453
WX ASOS at FUL (18 nm E):	PHONE 714-870-1372

TWR SECTORIZATION IS BASED ON CENTER OF ARPT PARALLEL TO RY 11/29 CNTRLN.
FOR CLNC DEL WHEN ATCT CLSD CALL SOCAL APCH (800) 448-3724.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
LAXr134/9.0	LOS ANGELES VORTAC	113.60	15E
SMOr140/13.7	SANTA MONICA VOR/DME	110.80	15E
SLIr260/14.3	SEAL BEACH VORTAC	115.70	15E
SXCr354/26.0	SANTA CATALINA VORTAC	111.40	15E
VNYr148/26.3	VAN NUYS VOR/DME	113.10	15E
ELBr270/31.3	EL TORO VOR/DME	117.20	14E
POMr224/32.1	POMONA VORTAC	110.40	15E
VTUr103/40.0	VENTURA VOR/DME	108.20	15E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
COMPTON	207/6.9	378	15E	CPM	-.-. .--. --
EL MONTE	207/23.0	359	15E	EMT	. -- -
PACOIMA	157/27.6	370	15E	PAI	.--. .- ..

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL 80 FUEL AVBL 0700-2000.
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen:	HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 11L/29R

Dimensions:

5001 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m

Surface:

asphalt/concrete, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	30.0
Double wheel:	50.0
Double tandem:	90.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 11L

RUNWAY 29R

Latitude:

33-48.483555N

33-47.970732N

Longitude:

118-20.740110W

118-19.966660W

Elevation:

83.0 ft.

96.8 ft.

Gradient:

0.3%

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Runway heading:

114 magnetic, 128 true

294 magnetic, 308 true

Displaced threshold:

541 ft.

540 ft.

Markings:

precision, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)

4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)

Approach lights:

MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights

Runway end identifier lights:

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Instrument approach:

ILS/DME

Obstructions:

35 ft. trees, 690 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear
RWY 11L APCH RATIO TO DSPLCD THR 35:1;

22 ft. bldg, 475 ft. from runway, 530 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
+9 FT MALSR BLDG 190 FT FROM E OR 440 FT RIGHT.

Runway 11R/29L

Dimensions:

3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt/concrete, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

28.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 11R

RUNWAY 29L

Latitude:

33-48.316468N

33-48.008890N

Longitude:

118-20.646902W

118-20.182938W

Elevation:

96.3 ft.

103.2 ft.

Gradient:

0.2%

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Runway heading:

114 magnetic, 128 true

294 magnetic, 308 true

Markings:

basic, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

none

26 ft. bldg, lighted, 1400 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 46:1 slope to clear

Helipad HI

Dimensions:	110 x 110 ft. / 34 x 34 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	PERI YELLOW PERIMETER LGTS.
Operational restrictions:	RY H1: 33-48-34N 118-20-44W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF TORRANCE 3031 TORRANCE BLVD TORRANCE, CA 90503 Phone 310-784-7900
Manager:	SHANT MEGERDICHIAN CITY OF TORRANCE, 3301 AIRPORT DRIVE TORRANCE, CA 90505 Phone 310-784-7914

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		2
Gliders airplanes:		2

Aircraft operations: avg 474/day *
55%	transient general aviation
44%	local general aviation
<1%	military
<1%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 14 December 2011

Additional Remarks

A30A-HI	TORRANCE MEDICAL CENTER HELIPAD ON AIRPORT PROPERTY.
-	NUMEROUS FLOCKS OF BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT.
-	TGL-STOP/GO LNDG & LOW APCH OPNS & TAXI-BACK OPNS LTD TO 0800-2000 (TAXI-BACK UNTIL 2200) WKDAYS & 1000-1700 SAT. NO TGL-STOP/GO LNDG & LOW APCH OPNS & TAXI-BACK OPNS ON SUN & HOLS. ARPT CLSD TO DEP 2200-0700 WKDAYS & 2200-0800 WKENDS & HOLS.
-	NO MULTI-ENGINE SIMULATED ENGINE-OUT PROCS AUTH IN TFC PAT. RY 11R/29L CLSD 2000-0700.
-	NOISE SENSITIVE AREA ALL QUADS. FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES INFO CTC ARPT NOISE ABATEMENT (310) 784-7950 OR FREQ 122.9. CERTAIN TURBO JET ACFT PERMLY EXCLUDED.
-	TWYS CROSS APCH ZONE BOTH ENDS RWY 11R/29L OBSERVE TWY HOLD LINES.
-	BE ALERT TO FARM EQUIPMENT OPERG NEAR ALL RWYS AND TWYS.

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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
KAYOH FOUR		download (254KB)
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 29R		download (263KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11L		download (244KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29R		download (259KB)
VOR RWY 11L		download (233KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (31KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHHR - Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (7 nm N)
KLAX - Los Angeles International Airport (9 nm N)
KLGB - Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field) (9 nm E)
KSMO - Santa Monica Municipal Airport (14 nm NW)
KSLI - Los Alamitos Army Airfield (14 nm E)
KFUL - Fullerton Municipal Airport (18 nm E)

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Area around KTOA (Zamperini Field Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sectional chart

Airport diagram

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Diagram of KTOA (Zamperini Field Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-May-2013

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:23	12:23
Sunrise	05:51	12:51
Sunset	19:48	02:48
Evening civil twilight	20:16	03:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-May-2013 08:24:17
Local (UTC-7)	18-May-2013 01:24:17

METAR

KTOA 2nm SE	180247Z 26009KT 10SM SKC 18/13 A2997
KHHR 7nm N	180753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01670122 402220167
KLAX 8nm N	180753Z 00000KT 10SM FEW010 17/12 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP156 T01670122 402170167
KLGB 9nm E	180753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01720122 402280167 TSNO
KSMO 14nm NW	180751Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01610128 402110161 TSNO $
KSLI 15nm E	180758Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/15 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01510151 402240151
KCQT 16nm N	180747Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP156 T01610128 402280161 TSNO
KFUL 18nm E	180753Z 00000KT 10SM BKN024 18/12 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01780122 402500178

TAF

KLAX 8nm N	180520Z 1806/1912 26006KT P6SM SCT010 FM181000 25005KT P6SM OVC015 FM181600 25007KT P6SM BKN025 FM182000 26012KT P6SM FEW025 FM190500 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 FM190900 VRB03KT P6SM OVC010
KLGB 9nm E	180520Z 1806/1906 VRB05KT P6SM SCT015 FM180800 14006KT P6SM OVC015 FM181500 VRB03KT P6SM OVC025 FM181800 17007KT P6SM SKC FM190100 25008KT P6SM SKC FM190500 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
KSLI 15nm E	1805/1911 20007KT 9999 SCT020 QNH3000INS BECMG 1808/1809 VRB06KT 9999 OVC015 QNH3000INS BECMG 1813/1814 19009KT 9999 SCT030 QNH3001INS BECMG 1820/1821 19009KT 9999 FEW220 QNH2999INS T21/1900Z T14/1911Z

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

UNICOM 122.95
310-534-2333
[web site]
[email]

Aviation fuel, Hangar leasing / sales

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	100LL
SS		$6.05
GUARANTEED

1 read write

UNICOM 122.95
310-373-2222
310-378-8948
[email]

Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Flight training, Aircraft maintenance, Avionics sales and service. Rolling Hills Aviation, Inc.

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	100LL
FS		$6.23
Updated 29-Apr-2013

1 read write

FS=Full service
SS=Self service

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Zamperini Field Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Zamperini Field Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

AirNav users who flew into KTOA have stayed at...
	Miles		Price ($)
RAMADA INN TORRANCE		0.6	81-105
BEST WESTERN PLUS REDONDO BEACH INN		2.4	119-140
SPRINGHILL SUITES-HAWTHORNE/LAX BY MARRIOTT		6.9	159-160
DAYS INN TORRANCE		1.0	63-114
QUALITY INN AND SUITES HERMOSA BEACH		5.1	129-159
MOTEL 6 CARSON		5.2	69-74
DOUBLETREE BY HILTON LOS ANGELES - TORRANCE		2.3	118-139
MARRIOTT TORRANCE SOUTH BAY		2.3	169-199
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT LOS ANGELES TORRANCE PALOS VERDES		1.4	179-180
SUPER 8 TORRANCE LAX AIRPORT AREA		1.5	62-83

Other hotels near Zamperini Field Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
TORRANCE TRAVELODGE		1.4	72-96
ELDORADO COAST HOTEL -TORRANCE-REDONDO BEACH		1.7	69-110
RODEWAY INN & SUITES PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY		2.1	65-85
HOMESTEAD LOS ANGELES - TORRANCE		2.2	90-105
EXTENDED STAY AMERICA LOS ANGELES -TORRANCE		2.4	95-110
BEST WESTERN PLUS AVITA SUITES		2.4	159-169
HOWARD JOHNSON TORRANCE		2.5	82-93
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT TORRANCE REDONDO BEACH		2.5	199-209
MIYAKO HYBRID HOTEL TORRANCE		2.8	189-370
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN		3.0
PACIFIC COAST INN		3.2	74-89

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

Hotels in other cities near Zamperini Field Airport

18 in	Torrance
15 in	Redondo Beach
4 in	Hermosa Beach
5 in	San Pedro
4 in	Lawndale
7 in	Gardena
8 in	Manhattan Beach
8 in	Hawthorne
36 in	Long Beach
10 in	El Segundo
1 in	Signal Hill

17 in	Inglewood
10 in	Marina del Rey
1 in	Huntington Park
4 in	Seal Beach
5 in	Venice
7 in	Downey
2 in	Los Alamitos
7 in	Culver City
1 in	Bell Gardens
1 in	Cerritos
5 in	Norwalk

3 in	Sunset Beach
3 in	Commerce
27 in	Santa Monica
6 in	Cypress
1 in	City Of Commerce
1 in	West Los Angeles
7 in	Pico Rivera
15 in	Beverly Hills
4 in	Westminster
13 in	West Hollywood

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