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L72 Trona Airport
Trona, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

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: 1718 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
Sectional chart: LAS VEGAS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RAL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: IREG
Pattern altitude: 2718 ft. MSL
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: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
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: non-standard
NSTD LIRL EDGE LIGHTS 55 FT FM EDGES OF RY.
Gradient: N
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 35-49.240450N35-48.278310N
Longitude: 117-19.522490W117-19.707580W
Elevation: 1717.8 ft.1645.5 ft.
Gradient: 1.8%1.2% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 175 magnetic, 189 true355 magnetic, 009 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 7 ft. fence, 346 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clearnone

Helipad H1

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

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: US DEPT OF INTERIOR BLM
300 N. RICHMOND
RIDGECREST, CA 93555
Phone 760-372-5889
THE BUREAU OF LAND MGMT AWARDED SEARLES VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES COUNCIL (SVCSC) THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE AIRPORT. SVCSC, PO BOX 443, TRONA, CA 93592.
Manager: LESTER PHILLIPS
240 SOUTH HOLLY CANYON DRIVE
RIDGECREST, CA 93555
Phone 760-608-2765
AMGR ALTERNATE PHONE 760-553-6346. CARETAKER KEVIN PIATT PHONE 760-372-5195.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 2
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 134/week *
71% transient general aviation
29% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 29 March 2013

Additional Remarks

HELIPAD H1 IS LOCATED 230 FEET WEST OF RY 17/35 AND 3,380 FT SOUTH OF RY 17 THLD.

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 Airport (61 nm SW)
KEDW - Edwards Air Force Base (61 nm SW)
 
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Aerial photo of L72 (Trona Airport)
Photo by Pierre A. Kandorfer - WestAirways.com
Taken early November 2007

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3912:39
Sunrise06:0713:07
Sunset19:4202:42
Evening civil twilight20:0903:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 04:59:56
Local (UTC-7)  12-Aug-2013 21:59:56
 
METAR
KNID 
19nm SW 
130356Z 23006KT 10SM CLR 31/M01 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP096 T03111011
KIYK 
25nm W 
SuperAWOS
130345Z 28007G20KT 20SM SKC 32/ A2990
TAF
KNID 
19nm SW 
1223/1323 14007G14KT 9999 SKC QNH2987INS WND 110V180 BECMG 1223/1300 18012G22KT 510003 QNH2985INS WND 140V220 BECMG 1303/1304 20010KT 500000 QNH2992INS WND VRB05KT AFT 1310 TEMPO 1321/1323 13010G16KT T20/1312Z T41/1322Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1305 NEXT 1315
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