AirNav: L72 - Trona Airport

L72

Trona Airport
Trona, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	L72
Lat/Long:	35-48-45.6000N 117-19-36.9000W 35-48.760000N 117-19.615000W 35.8126667,-117.3269167 (estimated)
Elevation:	1717.8 ft. / 524 m (estimated)
Variation:	14E (1985)
From city:	4 miles N of TRONA, CA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	92328

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	02/1944
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS:	RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RAL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT LIRL RY 17/35 (5) CLICKS ON FREQ - 122.8.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	5910 x 60 ft. / 1801 x 18 m
Surface:	asphalt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights:	low intensity NSTD LIRL EDGE LIGHTS 55 FT FM EDGES OF RY.
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Latitude:	35-49.240450N	35-48.278310N
Longitude:	117-19.522490W	117-19.707580W
Elevation:	1717.8 ft.	1645.5 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	175 magnetic, 189 true	355 magnetic, 009 true
Markings:	basic, in good condition	basic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	7 ft. fence, 346 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear	none

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	52 x 52 ft. / 16 x 16 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	US DEPT OF INTERIOR BLM 300 S. RICHMOND RD. RIDGECREST, CA 93555 Phone (760) 384-5400
Manager:	GEORGE BASS PO BOX 70 TRONA, CA 93552 Phone (928) 592-3427 ARPT MGR/CARETAKERS: GEORGE & BETH BASS 928-592-3427

Additional Remarks

-	HELIPAD H1 IS LOCATED 230 FEET WEST OF RY 17/35 AND 3,380 FT SOUTH OF RY 17 THLD.
-	FOR CD CTC JOSHUA APCH AT 661-277-3843.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at L72.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KNID - China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station (Armitage Field) (19 nm SW)
KIYK - Inyokern Airport (26 nm W)
L71 - California City Municipal Airport (52 nm SW)
KMHV - Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field (61 nm SW)
KEDW - Edwards Air Force Base (61 nm SW)

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Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo by Pierre A. Kandorfer - WestAirways.com Taken early November 2007 Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Trona Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Aug-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:39	12:39
Sunrise	06:07	13:07
Sunset	19:42	02:42
Evening civil twilight	20:09	03:09

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Aug-2025 18:22:29
Local (UTC-7)	12-Aug-2025 11:22:29

METAR

KNID
19nm SW

121756Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 38/03 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP111 T03780028 10378 20217 58002 $

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