AirNav: KWLW - Willows-Glenn County Airport

KWLW

Willows-Glenn County Airport
Willows, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	WLW
Lat/Long:	39-30-56.7000N / 122-13-02.2000W 39-30.945000N / 122-13.036667W 39.5157500 / -122.2172778 (estimated)
Elevation:	141 ft. / 43.0 m (surveyed)
Variation:	17E (1980)
From city:	1 mile W of WILLOWS, CA
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	95988

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1940
Sectional chart:	SAN FRANCISCO
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	OAKLAND CENTER
FSS:	RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0830-1630 PHONE NO. FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS LCTD AT FUEL STN; SVC CHARGE RQRD.
Pattern altitude:	1141 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 & VASI RY 34 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:

122.8

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY OAKLAND ARTCC ON FREQS 132.2/350.3 (RED BLUFF RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
MXWr343/11.9	MAXWELL VORTAC	110.00	18E
CICr210/23.7	CHICO VOR/DME	109.80	16E
ILAr324/28.1	WILLIAMS VORTAC	114.40	18E
RBLr161/35.0	RED BLUFF VORTAC	115.70	18E
MYVr294/39.0	MARYSVILLE VOR/DME	110.80	16E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
OROVILLE		257/27.6		212		16E		OVE	--- ...- .
PROBERTA		163/35.9		338		16E		PBT	.--. -... -

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Parking:	tiedowns
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:

4125 x 100 ft. / 1257 x 30 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	38.0
Double wheel:	53.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Runway edge markings:

NON-PRECISION INSTRUMENT MARKINGS MISSING AIM POINT MARKING.

RUNWAY 16

RUNWAY 34

Latitude:

39-31.297078N

39-30.617973N

Longitude:

122-13.196330W

122-13.168878W

Elevation:

141.2 ft.

136.2 ft.

Gradient:

0.1%

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Runway heading:

161 magnetic, 178 true

341 magnetic, 358 true

Markings:

basic, in good condition

NSTD, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

15 ft. road, 550 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear

none

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:

3788 x 100 ft. / 1155 x 30 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.0

RUNWAY 13

RUNWAY 31

Latitude:

39-31.187660N

39-30.676538N

Longitude:

122-13.108402W

122-12.646507W

Elevation:

137.7 ft.

131.3 ft.

Gradient:

0.2%

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Runway heading:

128 magnetic, 145 true

308 magnetic, 325 true

Displaced threshold:

243 ft.

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Runway end identifier lights:

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

50 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear

none

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m
Surface:	concrete, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	PERIMETER LGTS.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	basic, in good condition

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	COUNTY OF GLENN 777 N COLUSA ST WILLOWS, CA 95988 Phone 530-934-6530
Manager:	RANDY MURPHY 777 N COLUSA ST WILLOWS, CA 95988 Phone 530-934-6530 OFC LCTD AT COUNTY OFC IN WILLOWS ARPT PHONE (530) 934-6489.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		33
Single engine airplanes:		30
Jet airplanes:		1
Helicopters:		2

Aircraft operations: avg 92/day *
59%	local general aviation
39%	transient general aviation
1%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 03 November 1997

Additional Remarks

A58-H1

+8 FT BUSHES 25 FT NE OF HELIPAD.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 34		download (160KB)
VOR/DME RWY 34		download (183KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (40KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

O37 - Haigh Field Airport (13 nm N)
O08 - Colusa County Airport (23 nm SE)
KCIC - Chico Municipal Airport (24 nm NE)
KOVE - Oroville Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
KRBL - Red Bluff Municipal Airport (38 nm N)

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Area around KWLW (Willows-Glenn County Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 07-Nov-2009

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:17	14:17
Sunrise	06:45	14:45
Sunset	17:00	01:00
Evening civil twilight	17:28	01:28

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Nov-2009 05:15:13
Local (UTC-8)	07-Nov-2009 21:15:13

METAR

KCIC 24nm NE	080455Z AUTO 32008KT 10SM CLR 11/01 A3009 RMK AO1
KOVE 28nm E	080453Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM CLR 10/03 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 T01000033
KRBL 38nm N	080454Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM CLR 11/01 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01060006 $
KMYV 39nm SE	080453Z AUTO 34010KT 10SM CLR 13/03 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP184 T01280028
KBAB 43nm SE	080455Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP182 T00780029

TAF

KRBL
38nm N

072328Z 0800/0824 34008KT P6SM SKC FM080300 33004KT P6SM SKC

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Glenn County Airport

530-934-6530
[web site]

Airport management, Aviation fuel, Public telephone

More info about Glenn County Airport

SS	100LL $4.16
Updated 10-Oct-2009

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SS=Self service

Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Distance

Comments

Nancy's Airport Cafe

530-934-7211

no information available

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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 Willows-Glenn County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Willows-Glenn County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

Hotels near Willows-Glenn County Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
BAYMONT INN & SUITES WILLOWS		0.5	70-90
WILLOWS TRAVELODGE		0.5	53-70
SUPER 8 WILLOWS		0.7	55-60
DAYS INN WILLOWS CA		0.7	68-105
HOLIDAY INN EXP STES WILLOWS		0.8	109-134
ECONOMY INN WILLOWS		1.4	46-55

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 Willows-Glenn County Airport

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