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L80 Roy Williams Airport
Joshua Tree, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: L80
Lat/Long: 34-09-15.0160N / 116-15-08.0340W
34-09.250267N / 116-15.133900W
34.1541711 / -116.2522317
(estimated)
Elevation: 2464 ft. / 751 m (estimated)
Variation: 14E (1985)
From city: 3 miles NE of JOSHUA TREE, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 92252

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1968
Sectional chart: LOS ANGELES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RAL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Pattern altitude: 3464 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: RDO-CTL
ACTVT LIRL RY 06/24 AND ROTG BCN - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at TNP (15 nm E): 122.8 (617-262-3825)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PSPr014/19.2PALM SPRINGS VORTAC115.5013E
TNPr261/24.1TWENTYNINE PALMS VORTAC114.2015E
TRMr339/31.9THERMAL VORTAC116.2013E
HECr150/40.0HECTOR VORTAC112.7015E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 2493 x 50 ft. / 760 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
LOOSE ROCKS AND SAND ON RUWNAY
Runway edge lights: non-standard
LOW DENSITY LIGHTING SYSTEM
Runway edge markings: NSTD DSPLCD THLD MKGS ARE YELLOW. LEAD-IN ARROWS ARE MISSING.
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 34-09.232833N34-09.307667N
Longitude: 116-15.341333W116-14.855167W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no177 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionNSTD, in fair condition

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 2355 x 100 ft. / 718 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/dirt, in poor condition
ROUGH SURFACE WITH STEEP EDGES AND ABRUPT TRANSITIONS AT ASPHALT / DIRT SECTION IN CENTER OF RUNWAY
SE END 420 FT BY 50 FT ASPH; REMAINDER OF RY DIRT.
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 120 magnetic, 134 true300 magnetic, 314 true
Displaced threshold: 305 ft.630 ft.
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 60 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
BUSHES RIGHT TO LEFT AT 0 FEET ALONG THE END OF THE RUNWAY
40 ft. pline, 175 ft. from runway, 67 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
BUSHES RIGHT TO LEFT AT 0 FEET ALONG THE END OF THE RUNWAY

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: RICHARDSON FAMILY TRUST
5500 SUNFAIR ROAD HC1 BOX 453
JOSHUA TREE, CA 92252
Phone 760-366-2281
Manager: PARK RICHARDSON
5500 SUNFAIR ROAD HC1 BOX 453
JOSHUA TREE, CA 92252
Phone 760-366-2281

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 14
Single engine airplanes: 11
Ultralights: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 119/week *
65% local general aviation
35% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 17 August 2007

Additional Remarks

A58-24 +15 FT ROAD 100 FT FM THLD.
A57-24 APCH RATIO TO DSPLCD THLD OVER 15 FT ROAD 250 FT FM DSPLCD THLD 148 FT LEFT 17:1.
RDO CTC RCMDD PRIOR TO LNDG FOR ADZY AND ALTM SETTING.
UNLGTD MTNS 2-1/2 MI E 3070'MSL AND 3 MI S 3800'MSL.
ARPT ADZY MANDATORY FOR NIGHT LNDG.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at L80.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KNXP - Twentynine Palms (SELF) Airport (10 nm NE)
KTNP - Twentynine Palms Airport (15 nm E)
KPSP - Palm Springs International Airport (23 nm SW)
KUDD - Bermuda Dunes Airport (24 nm S)
L35 - Big Bear City Airport (31 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2413:24
Sunrise06:4913:49
Sunset18:1401:14
Evening civil twilight18:3901:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Oct-2008 23:13:59
Local (UTC-7)  11-Oct-2008 16:13:59
 
METAR
KNXP 
9nm NE 
112256Z AUTO 33015G23KT 10SM CLR 17/M14 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 34026/2223 SLP088 T01671139 $
TAF
KNXP 
9nm NE 
112121 33020G30KT 9999 SKC QNH2987INS BECMG 2223 32010KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS FM0400 35005KT 9999 SKC QNH2993INS T26/22Z T15/11Z
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Hi-Desert Airport 760-366-2281
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100LL 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Roy Williams Airport

Miles Price ($)
SAFARI MOTOR INN JOSHUA TREE 3.9 57-65
HIGH DESERT MOTEL JOSHUA TREE N 4.7 55-72

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 Roy Williams Airport

4 in Twentynine Palms
2 in Yucca Valley
8 in Desert Hot Springs
 

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