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 |
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| VISr108/5.2 | | VISALIA VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 16E |
| TTEr307/30.3 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 16E |
| CZQr134/39.6 | | CLOVIS VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SALYER FARMS | | 008/16.6 | | 205 | | 16E | | COR | -.-. --- .-. |
| CHANDLER | | 124/32.3 | | 344 | | 15E | | FCH | ..-. -.-. .... |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 36-19.499242N | | 36-18.737200N |
| Longitude: | 119-24.045668W | | 119-23.097545W |
| Elevation: | 291.2 ft. | | 294.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| Runway edge markings: | HELIPAD ON PARALLEL TWY; THEN HOVERTAXI TO ADJACENT CONCRETE PARKING PAD; 20000 LBS MAX WGT. |
| 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: | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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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 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:41 | | 13:41 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 14:07 |
| Sunset | | 18:20 | | 01:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:46 | | 01:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 12:46:21 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 16-Oct-2013 05:46:21 |
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| METAR |
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| KVIS | 161035Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM 11/05 A3003 RMK AO1
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KHJO
11nm W | 161053Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 08/04 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T00830039 $
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| TAF |
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| KVIS | 160520Z 1606/1706 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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