FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | O79 |
| Lat/Long: | 39-34-54.0000N / 120-21-14.5000W 39-34.900000N / 120-21.241667W 39.5816667 / -120.3540278 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4984 ft. / 1519.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of SIERRAVILLE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 96126 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RNO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 5784 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at TRK (19 nm SE): | 118.0 (530-587-4599) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SWRr335/24.4 | | SQUAW VALLEY VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 16E |
| FMGr259/32.4 | | MUSTANG VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 3260 x 50 ft. / 994 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition SEVERE CRACKS IN PAVEMENT |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 21 DISPLCD RWY MARKINGS PARTIALLY YELLOW |
| Gradient: | SW |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 39-34.723000N | | 39-35.076167N |
| Longitude: | 120-21.502833W | | 120-20.979667W |
| Elevation: | 4983.0 ft. | | 4951.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 193 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | NSTD, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | none | | 18 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline RWY 21 +4' FENCE 0' FM RY END, +18' ROAD O' FM RY END; 125' L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF SIERRA PO BOX 98 DOWNIEVILLE, CA 95936 Phone 916-289-3201 |
| Manager: | TIM BEALS PO BOX 98 DOWNIEVILLE, CA 95936 Phone 916-289-3201 SIERRA COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, DOWNIEVILLE. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 83/month * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2013 | |
Additional Remarks
| E93 | HELICOPTER PARKING PAD. RAMP SFC CONDITION POOR TO FAILED. |
| A96 | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at O79.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
O02 - Nervino Airport (14 nm N)
KTRK - Truckee-Tahoe Airport (19 nm SE)
KRTS - Reno/Stead Airport (23 nm E)
KRNO - Reno/Tahoe International Airport (28 nm E)
KGOO - Nevada County Air Park (37 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 22-Sep-2011
looking northwest.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 13:46 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 14:14 |
| Sunset | | 18:20 | | 01:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:48 | | 01:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 12:41:35 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 16-Oct-2013 05:41:35 |
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| METAR |
KTRK 19nm SE | 161035Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM HZ CLR M08/M11 A3026 RMK AO2
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KRTS 23nm E | 161035Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR M04/M13 A3021 RMK AO2
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KBLU 24nm SW | 161052Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/M16 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01111161
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KRNO 28nm E | 160955Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M08 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP219 T00281078
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KGOO 37nm SW | 161035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/M14 A3011 RMK AO1
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KCXP 37nm SE | 161035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M09 A3024 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KTRK 19nm SE | 160542Z 1606/1706 VRB03KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1606/1608 4SM HZ FM161900 24008KT P6SM FEW120 BKN180 AMD NOT SKED TIL 161200
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