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KVIS Visalia Municipal Airport
Visalia, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: VIS
Lat/Long: 36-19-07.1000N / 119-23-34.3000W
36-19.118333N / 119-23.571667W
36.3186389 / -119.3928611
(estimated)
Elevation: 294.5 ft. / 89.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 14E (2010)
From city: 4 miles W of VISALIA, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 93277

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: SAN FRANCISCO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: VIS (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1600
Pattern altitude: 1294.5 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT HIRL RY 12/30, MALSR RY 30, PAPI RY 30 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
Landing fee: no, RON TIEDOWN FEE.
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: 48 HRS PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 9 PSGR SEATS AND LESS THAN 31 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 559-713-4201 FOR ARFF SVC.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
WX AWOS-3: 119.925 (559-651-2418)
FRESNO APPROACH: 118.5
FRESNO DEPARTURE: 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
VISr108/5.2VISALIA VOR/DME109.4016E
TTEr307/30.3TULE VOR/DME109.2016E
CZQr134/39.6CLOVIS VORTAC112.9015E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SALYER FARMS008/16.620516ECOR -.-. --- .-.
CHANDLER124/32.334415EFCH ..-. -.-. ....

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
SELF-SERVICE FUEL JET A AVBL 24HRS.
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
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 36-19.499242N36-18.737200N
Longitude: 119-24.045668W119-23.097545W
Elevation: 291.2 ft.294.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 121 magnetic, 135 true301 magnetic, 315 true
Displaced threshold: 917 ft.no
Declared distances: TORA:6560 TODA:7560 ASDA:6560 LDA:5635TORA:5635 TODA:6635 ASDA:5635 LDA:5635
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 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: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
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: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 18.0
Double wheel: 45.0
Double tandem: 90.0
Runway edge markings: HELIPAD ON PARALLEL TWY; THEN HOVERTAXI TO ADJACENT CONCRETE PARKING PAD; 20000 LBS MAX WGT.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
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: MARIO CIFUENTEZ
9501 ARPT DRIVE
VISALIA, CA 93277
Phone 559-713-4480

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 162
Single engine airplanes: 125
Multi engine airplanes: 31
Jet airplanes: 4
Helicopters: 1
Gliders airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 39/day *
35% air taxi
26% transient general aviation
20% local general aviation
15% commercial
4% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 March 2013

Additional Remarks

RY 30 DESIGNATED CALM WIND RY.
NO DOWNWIND TURNS WHEN DEPARTING RY 12 UNTIL REACHING TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTTITUDE.

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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 30   download (250KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12   download (206KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30   download (232KB)
VOR RWY 12   download (175KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (18KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (128KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTLR - Mefford Field Airport (10 nm S)
KHJO - Hanford Municipal Airport (11 nm W)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (24 nm SE)
KNLC - Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) (27 nm W)
KFAT - Fresno Yosemite International Airport (32 nm NW)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KVIS (Visalia Municipal Airport)
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Photo taken 07-Jul-2013
looking southeast.

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From to KVIS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4113:41
Sunrise07:0714:07
Sunset18:2001:20
Evening civil twilight18:4601:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 12:46:21
Local (UTC-7)  16-Oct-2013 05:46:21
 
METAR
KVIS 161035Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM 11/05 A3003 RMK AO1
KHJO 
11nm W 
161053Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 08/04 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T00830039 $
TAF
KVIS 160520Z 1606/1706 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Visalia Municipal Airport 559-713-4642
no information available

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100LL Jet A
FS $6.10 $5.90 
SS $5.80 $5.50 
 Updated 15-Oct-2013
 
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Visalia Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Visalia Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KVIS have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN AND SUITES VISALIA 0.4 75-85
SUPER 8 VISALIA 2.7 60-65
LAMP LITER INN 3.7 69-109
TRAVELODGE LEMOORE 20.9 65-69
 

Other hotels near Visalia Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN PLAZA - VISALIA 0.5 98-154
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES VISALIA/SEQUOIA GATEWAY 2.3 99-104
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT VISALIA 2.5 119-124
HAMPTON INN VISALIA 2.8 84-139
MOTEL 6 - VISALIA 2.8 55-75
ECONO LODGE SEQUOIA 4.4 60-70
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 5.3 
VISALIA MARRIOTT 5.6 139-140
COMFORT SUITES VISALIA 5.7 90-100

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 Visalia Municipal Airport

11 in Visalia
7 in Tulare
4 in Hanford
1 in Lindsay
 

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