FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | O22 |
| Lat/Long: | 38-01-49.5000N / 120-24-52.4000W 38-01.825000N / 120-24.873333W 38.0304167 / -120.4145556 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2120.7 ft. / 646.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of COLUMBIA, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 95310 |
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: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA RY 17/35 1,000 FT AGL. TPA RY 11/29 800 FT AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 & REIL RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF. VASI RY 17 & RY 35 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ARPT HAS TWO ROTG BCNS; ONE ON THE ARPT AND ONE 6500' SE THR RWY 35. Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.975 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.65 (209-536-9384) |
| NORCAL APPROACH: | 123.7 NORTH 125.1 WEST |
| NORCAL DEPARTURE: | 123.7 NORTH 125.1 WEST |
| WX AWOS-3 at CPU (13 nm NW): | 118.525 (209-736-2523) |
- APCH DEP SVCS ALSO PRVDD BY OAKLAND ARTCC: FREQUENCY SECTORIZATION: EAST FREQUENCY 126.85/322.55 (ANGELS CAMP RCAG) FREQUENCY USE: APCH/P DEP/P
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LINr078/28.0 | | LINDEN VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 17E |
| MODr030/35.3 | | MODESTO VOR/DME | | 114.60 | | 17E |
| ECAr055/37.7 | | MANTECA VOR/DME | | 116.00 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4673 x 75 ft. / 1424 x 23 m RY END SAFETY AREAS NSTD LENGTH; RY 17 210 FT; RY 35 300 FT. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 38-02.200460N | | 38-01.442793N |
| Longitude: | 120-24.697398W | | 120-24.869317W |
| Elevation: | 2120.7 ft. | | 2073.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.1% | | 1.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 190 true | | 354 magnetic, 010 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 598 ft. | | 384 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (4.55 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) RY 35 VASI UNUSABLE BYD 5 DEG LEFT AND RIGHT OF RY CNTRLN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 33 ft. gnd, 450 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO FM DSPLCD THLD 31:1. | | 61 ft. trees, 1700 ft. from runway, 350 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO FM DSPLCD THLD 37:1. |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Helipad H2
| Dimensions: | 78 x 78 ft. / 24 x 24 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 2607 x 50 ft. / 795 x 15 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Gradient: | W |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 38-01.981082N | | 38-01.684838N |
| Longitude: | 120-25.231028W | | 120-24.837905W |
| Elevation: | 2100.6 ft. | | 2077.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.9% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 118 magnetic, 134 true | | 298 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | none | | numbers only, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 135 ft. trees, 2190 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 115 ft. trees, 1600 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF TUOLUMNE 2 SOUTH GREEN ST. SONORA, CA 95370 Phone 209-533-5685 |
| Manager: | JIM THOMAS 10723 AIRPORT RD COLUMBIA, CA 95310 Phone 209-533-5685 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 107 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 98 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 4 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 126/day * | | 48% | transient general aviation | | 48% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 03 August 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CALFIRE AIR TANKER OPERS FM ARPT DURING SUMMER FIRE SEASON. |
| - | LANDING FEE FOR ALL COMMERCIAL OPERATORS REGARDLESS OF SIZE & CORPORATE ACFT OVER 12500 LBS GROSS LANDING WEIGHT. |
| - | HELICOPTER PARKING AREA 300 FT BY 120 FT (3 POSITIONS). |
| - | AVOID FLIGHTS OVER COLUMBIA STATE PARK NE OF ARPT, AND HWY 49 BRIDGE 5 NM SW OF ARPT & VICINITY. |
| - | VARYING WIND DIRECTION & VELOCITY MAY BE ENCOUNTERED AT MID POINT OF RY 17/35 DUE TO TERRAIN FEATURES & WIND FLOW PATTERNS. |
| - | RY 11 DEPS PROHIBITED DUE TO CONFLICT WITH MAIN RY. |
| - | TURF TWY NORTH SIDE OF RY 11/29 NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE NOV - MAR |
| - | RY 29 NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE DURING WINTER MONTHS NOV THROUGH MAR. |
| - | ALL JET ACFT ARE REQUESTED TO LAND RY 35 & DEPART RY 17 WIND & WEATHER PERMITTING. |
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 35 | |
download (185KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| FICHU ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (126KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCPU - Calaveras County-Maury Rasmussen Field Airport (13 nm NW)
E45 - Pine Mountain Lake Airport (15 nm SE)
O27 - Oakdale Airport (25 nm SW)
KJAQ - Westover Field / Amador County Airport (27 nm NW)
KMOD - Modesto City-County Airport-Harry Sham Field (35 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ric Lee
Photo taken 27-May-2011
looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Columbia Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 05:50 | | 12:50 |
| Sunset | | 20:07 | | 03:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:36 | | 03:36 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 07:51:45 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 18-May-2013 00:51:45 |
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| METAR |
| KO22 | 180655Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM CLR 08/02 A3005 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KSCK 39nm W | 180531Z 1806/1906 27009KT P6SM SKC FM182200 29015G22KT P6SM SKC
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KMER 39nm S | 180530Z 1806/1906 01008KT P6SM SKC FM181900 32012G20KT P6SM SKC
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KMCE 45nm S | 180530Z 1806/1906 33009KT P6SM SKC FM181900 32012G20KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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