FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TLR |
| Lat/Long: | 36-09-23.7000N / 119-19-35.6000W
36-09.395000N / 119-19.593333W
36.1565833 / -119.3265556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 265 ft. / 80.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of TULARE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 93274 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1940 |
| 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-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | 1265 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| FRESNO APPROACH: | 118.5 |
| FRESNO DEPARTURE: | 118.5 |
| WX AWOS-3 at VIS (10 nm N): | 119.925 (559-651-2418) |
| WX AWOS-3 at PTV (15 nm SE): | 134.625 (559-784-3874) |
| WX ASOS at HJO (17 nm NW): | 134.75 (559-585-8076) |
- COM WITH FRESNO APCH UNAVBL BLO 1000 FT; COM THRU RANCHO MURIETA FSS 1-800-992-7433.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| VISr133/14.7 | | VISALIA VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 16E |
| TTEr299/20.8 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3901 x 75 ft. / 1189 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 36-09.664825N | | 36-09.125825N |
| Longitude: | 119-19.810210W | | 119-19.377873W |
| Elevation: | 265.3 ft. | | 262.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 147 true | | 312 magnetic, 327 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 295 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 18 ft. trees, 530 ft. from runway, 86 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF TULARE
830 S. BLACKSTONE ST.
TULARE, CA 93274
Phone 559-685-2300 |
| Manager: | RICH LUJAN
830 S. BLACKSTONE ST.
TULARE, CA 93274
Phone 559-684-4310
FACILITIES AND OPRATIONS MANAGER |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 66 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 60 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 72/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 22 October 2008 | |
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 |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 13 | |
download (167KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (40KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KVIS - Visalia Municipal Airport (10 nm N)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (15 nm SE)
KHJO - Hanford Municipal Airport (17 nm NW)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (25 nm S)
KNLC - Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) (32 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 14:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 14:49 |
| Sunset | | 16:42 | | 00:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:10 | | 01:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 06:14:32 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 29-Nov-2009 22:14:32 |
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| METAR |
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KVIS
10nm N | 300555Z AUTO 09004KT 5SM CLR 06/03 A3011 RMK AO1 10140 20050 52010
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KPTV
15nm SE | 300555Z AUTO 09005KT 9SM CLR 06/04 A3014 RMK AO1 10150 20060 52007
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KHJO
17nm NW | 300553Z AUTO 06005KT 3SM BR CLR 04/03 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP202 T00390033 10133 20033 51009 $
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KVIS
10nm N | 300520Z 3006/0106 00000KT 4SM BR SKC FM300900 00000KT 2SM BR SCT002 TEMPO 3009/3012 1/2SM FG VV001 FM301200 00000KT 1/2SM FG VV001 FM301700 00000KT 3SM BR SKC TEMPO 3017/3019 1 1/2SM BR SCT002 FM302000 VRB03KT 6SM HZ SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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