FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TVL |
| Lat/Long: | 38-53-37.9740N / 119-59-43.2050W
38-53.632900N / 119-59.720083W
38.8938817 / -119.9953347
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 6264 ft. / 1909.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 96150 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TVL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0630-2000 |
| Pattern altitude: | 7264 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-2000
ACTVT MIRL RY 18-36 MALSF & PAPI RY 18 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | APRON ENTRANCE TWYS AND HIGH SPEED TWYS ONLY. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP 24 HRS PPR CALL AMGR (530) 542-6182. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 124.725 (530-541-5739) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MEV (13 nm NE): | 119.325 (775-782-6264) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY OAKLAND ARTCC ON FREQ 127.95 (SQUAW VALLEY RCAG) AND FREQ 316.1 (SACRAMENTO RCAG). CLNC DEL PROVIDED BY OAKLAND ARTCC ON FREQ 134.3 (SOUTH LAKE TAHOE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
|---|
| SWRr127/21.4 | | SQUAW VALLEY VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 16E |
| HNWr057/36.7 | | HANGTOWN VOR/DME | | 115.50 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 8544 x 150 ft. / 2604 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 70.0 | | Double wheel: | 125.0 | | Double tandem: | 210.0 |
|
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 38-54.318633N | | 38-52.947150N |
| Longitude: | 119-59.518700W | | 119-59.921417W |
| Elevation: | 6250.6 ft. | | 6264.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 193 true | | 357 magnetic, 013 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 2037 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Approach lights: | MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LDA/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 13 ft. brush, 450 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear | | 345 ft. trees, 5700 ft. from runway, 500 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 22:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
1052 TATA LANE
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA 96150
Phone 530-542-6000 |
| Manager: | RICK JENKINS
1901 AIRPORT RD SUITE 100
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA 96150
Phone 530-542-6182 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 71 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 62 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 67/day * | | 70% | transient general aviation | | 18% | local general aviation | | 9% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 29 January 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ARPT SFC CONDS: TRML APRON FAIR, TWY - RY 18/36 & GA APRON GOOD. |
| - | AFTER WINTER STORMS ARPT OPENS BEFORE ALL TWYS ARE CLEAR. |
| - | PREFERRED ARRIVAL RY 18; PREFERRED DEP RY 36. |
| - | RECREATIONAL AIRBORNE ACTIVITY ALONG SOUTHERN LAKE SHORE. |
| - | FOR LARGE AND HIGH PERFORMANCE ACFT DEP RY 18; RIGHT DOWNWIND DEP RECOMMENDED. |
| - | BIRDS AND WATERFOWL INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ADVERSE WEATHER EFFECTS MAGNIFIED BY MOUNTAINS. |
| - | TFC ADVISORIES & SEQUENCING IN THE TFC PAT ARE BASED ON POSITION REPORTS RECEIVED FROM PILOTS IN THESE AREAS. |
| - | ARPT SURROUNDED ON E; S & W BY RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN. |
| - | ACCESS NOISE RESTRICTIONS: MAX 80 DBA DEP, 84 DBA ARR (TRANSPORT - 86 DBA), MAX 77.1 DBA NIGHT LIMIT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT, DEP RY 36, RY HDG 1 MILE, LEFT 320 DEG AT WHITE ARROW TO SHORELINE. |
| - | FOR NOISE ABATEMENT INFORMATION CALL (530) 541-0480. |
| - | AVOID DESOLATION WILDERNESS WEST OF ARPT. |
| - | ARFF NOT AVAILABLE WITHOUT PPR, CALL 530-541-0480. |
| - | TPA 7500' MSL FOR SMALL ACFT; 8000' MSL FOR TRANSPORT/HIGH PERFORMANCE ACFT. |
| - | TWY H WEST OF TWY A RESTRICTED TO ACFT LESS THAN 12500 LBS. |
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.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
|---|
| GPS RWY 18 | |
download (361KB) |
| LDA/DME-1 RWY 18 | |
download (414KB) |
| LDA/DME-2 RWY 18 | |
download (394KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (392KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
Departure Procedures |
|---|
| RICHY FIVE | |
download (310KB) |
| SHOLE ONE | |
download (211KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (40KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMEV - Minden-Tahoe Airport (13 nm NE)
KTRK - Truckee-Tahoe Airport (26 nm N)
KPVF - Placerville Airport (37 nm W)
KRNO - Reno/Tahoe International Airport (38 nm N)
4SD - Reno/Stead Airport (47 nm N)
|
|
Road maps at:
MapQuest
MapPoint
Yahoo! Maps
Google
Rand McNally
Satellite photo at:
TerraServer
Virtual Earth
| Aerial photo |
|---|
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Lake Tahoe Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
|---|
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
|
CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
|---|
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|---|
|
Times for 07-Sep-2008
| | Local
(UTC-7) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
|---|
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 13:09 |
| Sunrise | | 06:36 | | 13:36 |
| Sunset | | 19:19 | | 02:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:46 | | 02:46 |
|
| Current date and time |
|---|
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Sep-2008 09:31:39 |
|---|
| Local (UTC-7) | 07-Sep-2008 02:31:39 |
|---|
|
| METAR |
|---|
| KTVL | 070853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M02 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP154 T00611017 58003
|
|
| TAF |
|---|
| KTVL | 070523Z 070606 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM2000 20010KT P6SM SKC FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
|
|
| NOTAMs |
|---|
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|
