FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | L06 |
| Lat/Long: | 36-27-37.8000N / 116-52-47.3000W
36-27.630000N / 116-52.788333W
36.4605000 / -116.8798056
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | -210 ft. / -64 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 14E (1985) |
| From city: | ARPT LCTD 1 SM SW OF PARK HEADQUARTERS. |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 92328 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1953 |
| Sectional chart: | LAS VEGAS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RAL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 790 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT BCN - CTAF; 5 CLICKS ON 3 CLICKS OFF. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BTYr181/21.4 | | BEATTY VORTAC | | 114.70 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 3065 x 70 ft. / 934 x 21 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 36-27.871500N | | 36-27.390167N |
| Longitude: | 116-52.883333W | | 116-52.693333W |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. brush, 210 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline | | 15 ft. brush, 500 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | US DEPT OF INTERIOR/PARK SVC
DEATH VALLEY NATL PARK
DEATH VALLEY, CA 92328
Phone 760-786-2331
CHIEF PARK RANGER KAREN MCKINLAY-JONES |
| Manager: | KAREN MCKINLAY-JONES
DEATH VALLEY NATL PARK
DEATH VALLEY, CA 92328
Phone 760-786-3245 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 29/day * | | 95% | transient general aviation | | 5% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 February 2013 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | USE ONLY MKD RY FOR GROUND OPNS. SAFETY AREA ROUGH & SOFT. |
| - | NO TIEDOWN ROPES OR CHAINS AVBL. |
| - | DITCH 145 FT RIGHT OF RY 33. |
| - | SAFETY AREAS ADJ RY CLSD, STAY ON PAVED AREA ONLY DUE TO EXTREMELY SOFT DIRT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at L06.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNID - China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station (Armitage Field) (61 nm SW)
KIYK - Inyokern Airport (67 nm SW)
KTNX - Tonopah Test Range Airport (80 nm N)
KVGT - North Las Vegas Airport (83 nm E)
KLAS - Mc Carran International Airport (87 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 28-Sep-2011
from 3,000' MSL looking east.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Furnace Creek Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 13:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 13:57 |
| Sunset | | 18:09 | | 01:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:35 | | 01:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 12:13:10 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 16-Oct-2013 05:13:10 |
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KDRA
42nm E | 160952Z AUTO 08011KT 10SM CLR 12/M04 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01171044 TSNO $
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