FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VIS |
| Lat/Long: | 36-19-07.0960N 119-23-34.2990W
36-19.118267N 119-23.571650W
36.3186378,-119.3928608
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 292.5 ft. / 89.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (2010) |
| From city: | 4 miles W of VISALIA, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 93277 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VIS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1800, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1600 |
| Pattern altitude: | NO DOWNWIND TURNS WHEN DEPARTING RWY 12 UNTIL RCHG TFC PAT ALT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 30; REIL RWY 12; PAPI RWY 12 & 30; HIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | no, RON TIEDOWN FEE. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 119.925 (559-651-2418) |
| FRESNO APPROACH: | 118.5 |
| FRESNO DEPARTURE: | 118.5 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.5 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at TLR (10 nm S): | 120.0 (559-686-2613) |
| WX ASOS at HJO (11 nm W): | 134.75 (559-585-8076) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TTEr307/30.3 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 116.25 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SALYER FARMS | | 008/16.6 | | 205 | | 16E | | COR | -.-. --- .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
A:SELF-SERVICE FUEL JET A AVBL 24HRS.
100LL:SELF-SERVICE FUEL 100LL AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 6562 x 150 ft. / 2000 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 100.0 | | Double tandem: | 160.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 36-19.499287N | | 36-18.737218N |
| Longitude: | 119-24.045732W | | 119-23.097640W |
| Elevation: | 288.7 ft. | | 292.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 121 magnetic, 135 true | | 301 magnetic, 315 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 917 ft. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6560 TODA:7560 ASDA:6560 LDA:5635 | | TORA:5635 TODA:6635 ASDA:5635 LDA:5635 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 4 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 61 ft. tree, 3175 ft. from runway, 725 ft. right of centerline, 48:1 slope to clear |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 45 x 45 ft. / 14 x 14 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 18.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge markings: | HELIPAD ON PARALLEL TWY; THEN HOVERTAXI TO ADJACENT CONCRETE PARKING PAD; 20000 LBS MAX WGT. |
| Latitude: | 36-19.524000N | | |
| Longitude: | 119-23.945167W | | |
| Elevation: | 294.5 ft. | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF VISALIA
CITY HALL, 707 WEST ACEQUIA
VISALIA, CA 93291
Phone 559-713-4201 |
| Manager: | JODY MILLER
9501 ARPT DRIVE
VISALIA, CA 93277
Phone (559) 713-4282
EMAIL: JODY.MILLER@VISALIA.CITY |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 30 DESIGNATED CALM WIND RY. |
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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (260KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 **CHANGED** | |
download (211KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (221KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (133KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (348KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTLR - Mefford Field Airport (10 nm S)
KHJO - Hanford Municipal Airport (11 nm W)
O32 - Reedley Municipal Airport (21 nm N)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (24 nm SE)
KNLC - Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) (27 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Mark Robinson & HeliHigh.com
Photo taken 07-Jul-2013
looking southeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Visalia Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-Nov-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:10 | | 14:10 |
| Sunrise | | 06:38 | | 14:38 |
| Sunset | | 16:47 | | 00:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:15 | | 01:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Nov-2025 17:26:57 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 17-Nov-2025 09:26:57 |
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| METAR |
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| KVIS | 171656Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM -RA OVC055 13/11 A2985 RMK AO2 RAB51 SLP109 T01330106 PNO $
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KHJO
11nm W | 171653Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM OVC055 12/11 A2986 RMK AO2 RAB23E49 SLP112 P0001 T01220111
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| TAF |
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| KVIS | 171124Z 1712/1812 11006KT 6SM -RA BR SCT008 OVC030 TEMPO 1713/1715 BKN008 FM171500 11005KT 4SM -RA BR SCT008 OVC035 PROB30 1715/1717 4SM -RA BR OVC100 FM172300 14004KT 4SM -RA BR SCT008 OVC035 FM180400 15002KT 6SM -RA OVC050 FM180600 16003KT 4SM -RA OVC050 FM181100 12002KT 2SM BR OVC025
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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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