FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TOA |
| Lat/Long: | 33-48-12.2100N / 118-20-22.6000W 33-48.203500N / 118-20.376667W 33.8033917 / -118.3396111 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 103 ft. / 31.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (1970) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of TORRANCE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 90505 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | LOS ANGELES |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | HAWTHORNE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TOA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2200 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1103 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RY 29R - CTAF; MIRL RY 11L/29R SS-SR; MIRL RY 11R/29L 0600-2000; ACTVT HELIPAD PERIMETER LGTS - 24 HRS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.0 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 125.6 |
| TORRANCE GROUND: | 120.9 [0700-2000] |
| TORRANCE TOWER: | 124.0 SOUTH 135.6 NORTH 257.8 [0700-2000] |
| SOCAL APPROACH: | 124.3 RY 11L & RY 11R 127.2 RY 29R & RY 29L |
| SOCAL DEPARTURE: | 124.3 RY 29R & RY 29L 127.2 RY 11L & RY 11R |
| IC: | 257.8 |
| WX ASOS at HHR (7 nm N): | PHONE 310-973-8930 |
| WX ASOS at LAX (9 nm N): | PHONE 310-568-1486 |
| WX ASOS at LGB (9 nm E): | PHONE 562-424-0572 |
| WX ASOS at SMO (14 nm NW): | PHONE 310-392-6453 |
| WX ASOS at FUL (18 nm E): | PHONE 714-870-1372 |
- TWR SECTORIZATION IS BASED ON CENTER OF ARPT PARALLEL TO RY 11/29 CNTRLN.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LAXr134/9.0 | | LOS ANGELES VORTAC | | 113.60 | | 15E |
| SMOr140/13.7 | | SANTA MONICA VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 15E |
| SLIr260/14.3 | | SEAL BEACH VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 15E |
| SXCr354/26.0 | | SANTA CATALINA VORTAC | | 111.40 | | 15E |
| VNYr148/26.3 | | VAN NUYS VOR/DME | | 113.10 | | 15E |
| ELBr270/31.3 | | EL TORO VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 14E |
| POMr224/32.1 | | POMONA VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 15E |
| VTUr103/40.0 | | VENTURA VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| COMPTON | | 207/6.9 | | 378 | | 15E | | CPM | -.-. .--. -- |
| EL MONTE | | 207/23.0 | | 359 | | 15E | | EMT | . -- - |
| PACOIMA | | 157/27.6 | | 370 | | 15E | | PAI | .--. .- .. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL 80 FUEL AVBL 0700-2000. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 11L/29R
| Dimensions: | 5001 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11L | | RUNWAY 29R |
| Latitude: | 33-48.483377N | | 33-47.970558N |
| Longitude: | 118-20.739942W | | 118-19.966502W |
| Elevation: | 83.0 ft. | | 96.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 114 magnetic, 128 true | | 294 magnetic, 308 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 541 ft. | | 540 ft. |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 35 ft. trees, 690 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear RWY 11L APCH RATIO TO DSPLCD THR 35:1; | | 22 ft. bldg, 475 ft. from runway, 530 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear +9 FT MALSR BLDG 190 FT FROM E OR 440 FT RIGHT. |
Runway 11R/29L
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11R | | RUNWAY 29L |
| Latitude: | 33-48.316340N | | 33-48.008720N |
| Longitude: | 118-20.646745W | | 118-20.182772W |
| Elevation: | 96.3 ft. | | 103.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 114 magnetic, 128 true | | 294 magnetic, 308 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 26 ft. bldg, lighted, 1400 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 46:1 slope to clear |
Helipad HI
| Dimensions: | 110 x 110 ft. / 34 x 34 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | PERI YELLOW PERIMETER LGTS. |
| Operational restrictions: | RY H1: 33-48-34N 118-20-44W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF TORRANCE 3031 TORRANCE BLVD TORRANCE, CA 90503 Phone 310-618-5880 |
| Manager: | STEVE COOPER CITY OF TORRANCE, 20500 MADRONA AVENUE TORRANCE, CA 90503 Phone 310-784-7908 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 499 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 444 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 42 | | Helicopters: | | 11 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 474/day * | | 55% | transient general aviation | | 44% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| A30A-HI | TORRANCE MEDICAL CENTER HELIPAD ON AIRPORT PROPERTY. |
| - | NUMEROUS FLOCKS OF BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | TGL-STOP/GO LNDG & LOW APCH OPNS & TAXI-BACK OPNS LTD TO 0800-2000 (TAXI-BACK UNTIL 2200) WKDAYS & 1000-1700 SAT. NO TGL-STOP/GO LNDG & LOW APCH OPNS & TAXI-BACK OPNS ON SUN & HOLS. ARPT CLSD TO DEP 2200-0700 WKDAYS & 2200-0800 WKENDS & HOLS. |
| - | NO MULTI-ENGINE SIMULATED ENGINE-OUT PROCS AUTH IN TFC PAT. RY 11R/29L CLSD 2000-0700. |
| - | NOISE SENSITIVE AREA ALL QUADS. FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES INFO CTC ARPT NOISE ABATEMENT (310) 784-7950 OR FREQ 122.9. CERTAIN TURBO JET ACFT PERMLY EXCLUDED. |
| - | TWYS CROSS APCH ZONE BOTH ENDS RWY 11R/29L OBSERVE TWY HOLD LINES. |
| - | CAUTION: FARM EQUIPMENT OPERG NEAR ALL RWYS AND TWYS. |
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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| KAYOH FOUR | |
download (294KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 29R **NEW** | |
download (318KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 11L **CHANGED** | |
download (264KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (21KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHHR - Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (7 nm N)
KLAX - Los Angeles International Airport (9 nm N)
KLGB - Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field) (9 nm E)
KSMO - Santa Monica Municipal Airport (14 nm NW)
KSLI - Los Alamitos Army Airfield (14 nm E)
KFUL - Fullerton Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Byrne, FocalFlight.com
Photo taken 28-Jun-2007
looking northeast
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Dec-2008
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 14:16 |
| Sunrise | | 06:43 | | 14:43 |
| Sunset | | 16:44 | | 00:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:11 | | 01:11 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2008 08:35:17 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 02-Dec-2008 00:35:17 |
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| METAR |
KTOA 2nm SE | 020356Z 00000KT 1/2SM BR BKN003 12/12 A3011 RMK ST S-NE LAST
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KHHR 7nm N | 020753Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4SM BR OVC003 13/13 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01330128 402170111
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KLAX 8nm N | 020753Z 00000KT 1 1/2SM BCFG BR VV003 13/12 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP203 VIS SW-NW 1 T01330122 401940111
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KLGB 9nm E | 020753Z 14003KT 1SM BR OVC005 14/13 A3012 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 4 SLP200 T01390128 402170106
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KSMO 14nm NW | 020751Z 00000KT 3SM FG OVC003 13/12 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01330117 401940106
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KSLI 15nm E | 020755Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR OVC003 14/14 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP203 T01370137 401910103
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KCQT 16nm N | 020747Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM HZ OVC005 14/12 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP200 T01440117 402500111 TSNO $
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KFUL 18nm E | 020753Z AUTO 17004KT 3/4SM BR OVC001 14/13 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP197 T01390128 402220094 TSNO
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| TAF |
KLAX 8nm N | 020535Z 0206/0312 VRB03KT 1SM BR OVC003 FM021100 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC005 FM021500 VRB03KT 5SM BR OVC007 FM021800 25006KT P6SM SKC FM022000 25012KT P6SM SKC FM030300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM030600 VRB03KT 4SM BR BKN008
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KLGB 9nm E | 020730Z 0208/0306 VRB03KT 1SM BR OVC003 FM021000 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC005 FM021500 VRB03KT 3SM BR OVC005 FM021800 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM022000 17007KT P6SM SKC FM030100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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