FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | L35 |
| Lat/Long: | 34-15-49.6000N / 116-51-21.7000W 34-15.826667N / 116-51.361667W 34.2637778 / -116.8560278 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 6752 ft. / 2058.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (2000) |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 92314 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | LOS ANGELES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RAL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 7952 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 08 & 26 OPER CONT. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 135.925 (909-585-4033) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ON FREQS 126.35/290.2 (BARSTOW RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PSPr305/31.7 | | PALM SPRINGS VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 13E |
| VCVr113/33.0 | | VICTORVILLE VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 14E |
| HDFr015/(33.5) | | HOMELAND VOR | | 113.40 | | 14E |
| RALr044/(34.8) | | RIVERSIDE VOR | | 112.40 | | 14E |
| HECr196/37.4 | | HECTOR VORTAC | | 112.70 | | 15E |
| PDZr043/39.4 | | PARADISE VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SAN JACINTO | | 000/29.0 | | 227 | | 14E | | SJY | ... .--- -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET A FUEL AVBL 0800-1600 LCL, SELF-SERVICE AFTER HOURS. 100LL AVBL 24 HOUR SELF SERVICE. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5850 x 75 ft. / 1783 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 34-15.825033N | | 34-15.829705N |
| Longitude: | 116-51.942617W | | 116-50.781417W |
| Elevation: | 6750.1 ft. | | 6751.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 076 magnetic, 090 true | | 256 magnetic, 270 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 370 ft. | | 600 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.30 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.30 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none ROAD & 6' FENCE 110' FM THR PERPENDICULAR TO CNTRLN. | | 40 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear ROAD & 6' FENCE 100' FM THR 125' RIGHT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BIG BEAR AIRPORT DIST P O BOX 755 BIG BEAR CITY, CA 92314-0755 Phone 909-585-3219 |
| Manager: | JAMES GWALTNEY PO BOX 755 BIG BEAR CITY, CA 92314-0755 Phone 909-585-3219 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 111 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 99 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 82/day * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 37% | local general aviation | | 7% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 26 July 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MOUNTAINS ALL QUADRANTS; PEAK HAZARD LGTS SE; S; & NW. |
| - | EXTREME NOISE SENSITIVE AREA; PRACTICE (FLY QUIET) PROCEDURES IN THE INTEREST OF NOISE ABATEMENT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES; AVOID OVERFLYING OF HIGH SCHOOL 1 MILE EAST AT ALL TIMES. |
| - | ON TKOF MAKE 10 DEG LEFT TURN AT END OF RY TO AVOID HOUSING TO EAST AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO WEST OF ARPT. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (231KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| OKACO ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (122KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KREI - Redlands Municipal Airport (18 nm SW)
KSBD - San Bernardino International Airport (21 nm SW)
KAPV - Apple Valley Airport (25 nm NW)
L67 - Rialto Municipal Airport (Miro Field) (28 nm W)
KRIV - March Air Reserve Base (30 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Adar Lotan
Photo taken 12-Mar-2013
from 8,500 ft AGL looking northwest.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunrise | | 05:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunset | | 19:43 | | 02:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:11 | | 03:11 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 07:47:03 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 18-May-2013 00:47:03 |
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| METAR |
| KL35 | 180655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A3008 RMK AO2
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KREI 18nm SW | SuperAWOS
180655Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM 16/11 A3000
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| TAF |
KRIV 31nm SW | 1804/1910 VRB06KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2995INS BECMG 1808/1809 VRB06KT 8000 BR BKN010 QNH3004INS BECMG 1817/1818 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT020 QNH2999INS BECMG 1820/1821 30012KT 9999 FEW030 QNH2997INS BECMG 1903/1904 30009KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2999INS T25/1823Z T12/1811Z
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KPSP 32nm SE | 180520Z 1806/1906 32012G18KT P6SM SKC FM180900 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM181900 32012G18KT P6SM SKC
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KNXP 34nm E | 1803/1903 30016G25KT 9999 FEW100 QNH2988INS FM181400 32013G20KT 9999 SKC QNH2996INS BECMG 1818/1819 34008KT FEW200 QNH2995INS AUTOMATED SESNSOR METWATCH 1803 TIL 2015 T17/1813Z T29/1822Z
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KDAG 35nm N | 180522Z 1806/1906 24020G30KT P6SM SKC FM180800 25018G25KT P6SM SKC FM181400 28012G20KT P6SM SKC
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KONT 38nm W | 180520Z 1806/1912 25007KT P6SM OVC035 FM181000 VRB04KT 5SM BR OVC015 FM181630 23005KT P6SM SCT020 FM182100 25012KT P6SM FEW030 FM190500 VRB05KT P6SM FEW030
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| NOTAMs |
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