FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TLR |
| Lat/Long: | 36-09-22.7000N / 119-19-34.2000W
36-09.378333N / 119-19.570000W
36.1563056 / -119.3261667
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 271 ft. / 83 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 15E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of TULARE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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: | 1271 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: | 3914 x 75 ft. / 1193 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 36-09.634167N | | 36-09.093333N |
| Longitude: | 119-19.807000W | | 119-19.373500W |
| Elevation: | 271.0 ft. | | 268.6 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 | | no, 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 13 | |
download (173KB) |
| 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 05-Jul-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:17 | | 12:17 |
| Sunrise | | 05:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:17 | | 03:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:47 | | 03:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 07:58:33 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 05-Jul-2009 00:58:33 |
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| METAR |
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KVIS
10nm N | 050755Z AUTO 32008KT 10SM CLR 23/13 A2987 RMK AO1
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KPTV
15nm SE | 050755Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 21/11 A2990 RMK AO1
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KHJO
17nm NW | 050753Z AUTO 31010KT 10SM CLR 23/13 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02330133 403670156 $
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KVIS
10nm N | 050529Z 0506/0606 30008KT P6SM SKC FM051100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM052200 32008KT P6SM SKC FM060200 32012G19KT P6SM 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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