AirNav: KLSN - Los Banos Municipal Airport

KLSN

Los Banos Municipal Airport
Los Banos, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	LSN
Lat/Long:	37-03-50.0000N / 120-52-11.5000W 37-03.833333N / 120-52.191667W 37.0638889 / -120.8698611 (estimated)
Elevation:	121 ft. / 36.9 m (surveyed)
Variation:	16E (1980)
From city:	1 mile W of LOS BANOS, CA
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	93635

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1940
Sectional chart:	SAN FRANCISCO
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	OAKLAND CENTER
FSS:	RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Pattern altitude:	921 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 14/32 PRESET LOW INTST UNTIL 2400. TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT MIRL, REIL RY 14, RY 32 AND VASI RY 14 AND RY 32 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3:	118.675 (209-827-7084)
NORCAL APPROACH:	120.95
NORCAL DEPARTURE:	120.95

COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY FRESNO RADIO ON FREQ 122.1R (PANOCHE RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
PXNr332/21.4	PANOCHE VORTAC	112.60	16E
HYPr232/24.3	EL NIDO VOR/DME	114.20	15E
MODr156/34.1	MODESTO VOR/DME	114.60	17E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A FOR CASH FUEL AFT HRS CALL 209-827-7070. 24 HR AUTOMATED FUEL AVBL WITH MAJOR CREDIT CARD.
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MINOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:

3801 x 75 ft. / 1159 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

23.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 14

RUNWAY 32

Latitude:

37-04.112515N

37-03.553248N

Longitude:

120-52.367800W

120-52.016078W

Elevation:

120.8 ft.

121.4 ft.

Gradient:

0.1%

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Runway heading:

137 magnetic, 153 true

317 magnetic, 333 true

Markings:

basic, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

75 ft. tree, 1750 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

50 ft. tree, 1100 ft. from runway, 160 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF LOS BANOS PO BOX 31 LOS BANOS, CA 93635 Phone 209-827-7034
Manager:	PAUL CARDOZA 830 6TH STREET LOS BANOS, CA 93635 Phone 209-827-7034 X13 PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR. DWAYNE.CHISAM@LOSBANOS.ORG

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		13
Single engine airplanes:		12
Jet airplanes:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 44/day *
60%	local general aviation
40%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 05 August 2008

Additional Remarks

-	AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF HOUSES SOUTH OF ARPT.
-	NO DEPS OVER HOUSING AREAS TO EAST 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 14		download (207KB)
VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 32		download (189KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (40KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMCE - Merced Municipal Airport/Macready Field (22 nm NE)
F34 - Firebaugh Airport (23 nm SE)
KMER - Castle Airport (24 nm NE)
KCVH - Hollister Municipal Airport (28 nm W)
KMOD - Modesto City-County Airport-Harry Sham Field (34 nm N)

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Area around KLSN (Los Banos Municipal Airport)

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Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo by Kedar S. Karmarkar Taken mid June 2006 Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Los Banos Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

Sectional chart
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Airport distance calculator
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 29-Nov-2009

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:29	14:29
Sunrise	06:57	14:57
Sunset	16:46	00:46
Evening civil twilight	17:15	01:15

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	29-Nov-2009 16:39:08
Local (UTC-8)	29-Nov-2009 08:39:08

METAR

KMCE 22nm NE	291600Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 02/01 A3008 RMK AO2
KMER 24nm NE	291545Z 07003KT 5SM BR SKC 00/00 A3008
KCVH 28nm W	291610Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM CLR 05/M03 A3007 RMK AO1
KMOD 33nm N	291553Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M01 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP184 T00221011
KMAE 36nm E	291553Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 03/02 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP187 T00330017 $
KSNS 42nm SW	291553Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 07/M04 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP185 T00721039

TAF

KMCE 22nm NE	291128Z 2912/3012 00000KT 5SM BR SKC FM291300 00000KT 3SM BR SKC TEMPO 2913/2916 1 1/2SM BR FM291700 00000KT 4SM BR SKC FM291800 32005KT P6SM SKC FM300600 00000KT 4SM BR SKC FM300900 00000KT 2SM BR SKC TEMPO 3009/3012 3/4SM BR
KMER 24nm NE	291306Z 2913/3012 00000KT 5SM BR SKC FM291400 00000KT 3SM BR SKC TEMPO 2914/2916 1 1/2SM BR FM291700 00000KT 4SM BR SKC FM291800 32005KT P6SM SKC FM300600 00000KT 4SM BR SKC FM300900 00000KT 2SM BR SKC TEMPO 3009/3012 3/4SM BR

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

City of Los Banos (FBO)

209-827-7053

no information available

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	100LL		Jet A
SS		$4.37		$3.39
Updated 19-Nov-2009

6 read

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SS=Self service

Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Distance

Comments

McDonald's

209-826-1695

no information available

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0.1 miles

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Ryan's Place

209-826-2616

no information available

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0.1 miles

6 read

write

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Los Banos Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Los Banos Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

AirNav users who flew into KLSN have stayed at...
	Miles		Price ($)
VAGABOND INN EXEC LOS BANOS		1.0	84-85

Other hotels near Los Banos Municipal Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
SUN STAR INN		0.6	45-55
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN LOS BAN		0.8	46-64
BEST WESTERN EXECUTIVE INN		0.8	69-90
KNIGHTS INN LOS BANOS		2.2	55-60
DAYS INN LOS BANOS CA		2.7	61-80
LOS BANOS MOTEL		3.0	71-76

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 Los Banos Municipal Airport

7 in	Los Banos
5 in	Santa Nella

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