FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TOA |
| Lat/Long: | 33-48-12.2100N / 118-20-22.6000W
33-48.203500N / 118-20.376667W
33.8033917 / -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: | DUSK-DAWN
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) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.0 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 125.6 |
| TORRANCE GROUND: | 120.9 [0700-2000] |
| TORRANCE TOWER: | 124.0 SOUTH 135.6 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 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.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11L | | RUNWAY 29R |
| Latitude: | 33-48.483377N | | 33-47.970558N |
| Longitude: | 118-20.739942W | | 118-19.966502W |
| Elevation: | 83.0 ft. | | 96.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 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 | | 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: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | 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
APCH RATIO 46:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
+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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11R | | RUNWAY 29L |
| Latitude: | 33-48.316340N | | 33-48.008720N |
| Longitude: | 118-20.646745W | | 118-20.182772W |
| Elevation: | 96.3 ft. | | 103.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 114 magnetic, 128 true | | 294 magnetic, 308 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | 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 | | 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 310-618-5880 |
| Manager: | STEVE COOPER
CITY OF TORRANCE, 20500 MADRONA AVENUE
TORRANCE, CA 90503
Phone 310-784-7908 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 499 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 444 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 42 | | Helicopters: | | 11 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 474/day * | | 55% | transient general aviation | | 44% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2005 | |
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. |
| - | CAUTION: 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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| KAYOH FOUR | |
download (294KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 29R **CHANGED** | |
download (315KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 11L **CHANGED** | |
download (259KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
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)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Byrne, FocalFlight.com
Photo taken 28-Jun-2007
looking northeast
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Sep-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 13:08 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 13:33 |
| Sunset | | 19:09 | | 02:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:34 | | 02:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Sep-2008 03:04:15 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 07-Sep-2008 20:04:15 |
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| METAR |
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KTOA
2nm SE | 080147Z 29008KT 7SM FEW009 20/17 A2973
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KHHR
7nm N | 080253Z 28004KT 9SM CLR 21/17 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP068 T02060167 53002
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KLAX
8nm N | 080253Z 27007KT 6SM HZ BKN008 19/17 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP069 T01940167 53002
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KLGB
9nm E | 080253Z 31007KT 9SM CLR 21/17 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP066 T02110167 53005
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KSMO
14nm NW | 080251Z 24005KT 5SM HZ OVC008 19/17 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP069 T01940167 53004
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KSLI
15nm E | 080155Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP065 T02110167
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KCQT
16nm N | 080247Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 21/16 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP066 T02110161 53004 TSNO
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KFUL
18nm E | 080253Z 00000KT 9SM CLR 22/16 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP064 T02220161 53005
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KLAX
8nm N | 080135Z 080224 26012KT P6SM SCT010 FM0300 27005KT 5SM BR OVC008 FM1200 VRB03KT 4SM HZ OVC010 FM1700 25005KT P6SM SCT010 FM2100 26012KT P6SM FEW010
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KLGB
9nm E | 072341Z 080024 18006KT P6SM SKC FM0100 30008KT P6SM SKC FM0700 VRB03KT 5SM BR OVC008 FM1100 VRB03KT 6SM HZ OVC010 FM1700 18007KT P6SM FEW010
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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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