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KTOA

Zamperini Field Airport
Torrance, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 MARCH 2020

Location

FAA Identifier:	TOA
Lat/Long:	33-48-12.1783N 118-20-22.5875W 33-48.202972N 118-20.376458W 33.8033829,-118.3396076 (estimated)
Elevation:	103.2 ft. / 31.5 m (surveyed)
Variation:	14E (1970)
From city:	3 miles SW of TORRANCE, CA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	90505

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Control tower:	yes
ARTCC:	LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS:	HAWTHORNE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	TOA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0600-2200
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	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) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	124.0
UNICOM:	122.95
ATIS:	125.6
TORRANCE GROUND:	120.9 [0700-2000]
TORRANCE TOWER:	124.0 ;SOUTH 133.075 ;NORTH 257.8 [0700-2000]
SOCAL APPROACH:	124.3 ;RWY 11L, 11R 127.2 ;RWY 29L, 29R
SOCAL DEPARTURE:	124.3 ;RWY 29L, 29R 127.2 ;RWY 11L, 11R
HAWWC DP:	127.2 ;RWY 11L, 11R 134.9 ;RWY 29L, 29R
IC:	257.8
WX AWOS-3PT at CPM (7 nm NE):	127.150 (310-631-4958)
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

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

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 11L

RUNWAY 29R

Latitude:

33-48.483555N

33-47.970732N

Longitude:

118-20.740110W

118-19.966660W

Elevation:

83.0 ft.

96.8 ft.

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

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:

Touchdown point:

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:

Single wheel:

28.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 11R

RUNWAY 29L

Latitude:

33-48.316468N

33-48.008890N

Longitude:

118-20.646902W

118-20.182938W

Elevation:

96.3 ft.

103.2 ft.

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Runway heading:

114 magnetic, 128 true

294 magnetic, 308 true

Markings:

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

Obstructions:

none

26 ft. bldg, lighted, 1400 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 46:1 slope to clear

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	110 x 110 ft. / 34 x 34 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition FATO AND TLOF PAVED.
Runway edge lights:	PERI YELLOW PERIMETER LGTS.
Latitude:	33-48.556333N
Longitude:	118-20.739667W
Elevation:	79.0 ft.
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 310-784-7900
Manager:	SHANT MEGERDICHIAN CITY OF TORRANCE, 3301 AIRPORT DRIVE TORRANCE, CA 90505 Phone 310-784-7914

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		299
Single engine airplanes:		265
Multi engine airplanes:		26
Jet airplanes:		1
Helicopters:		5
Gliders airplanes:		2

Aircraft operations: avg 326/day *
53%	transient general aviation
46%	local general aviation
<1%	military
<1%	air taxi
<1%	commercial
* for 12-month period ending 31 January 2016

Additional Remarks

-	NUMEROUS FLOCKS OF BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC SOCAL APCH AT 800-448-3724.
-	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.
-	BE ALERT TO FARM EQUIPMENT OPERG NEAR ALL RWYS AND TWYS.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 26 March 2020 at 0901Z to 23 April 2020 at 0900Z.

STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
KAYOH SEVEN		download (302KB)
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 29R		download (321KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11L		download (254KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29R		download (281KB)
VOR RWY 11L		download (253KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (34KB)
Departure Procedures
HAWWC THREE (RNAV)		download (146KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (132KB)

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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Diagram of KTOA (Zamperini Field Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Apr-2020

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:11	13:11
Sunrise	06:36	13:36
Sunset	19:16	02:16
Evening civil twilight	19:41	02:41

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Apr-2020 04:34:03
Local (UTC-7)	04-Apr-2020 21:34:03

METAR

KTOA 2nm SE	050247Z 27009KT 10SM FEW020 SCT039 13/13 A2987 RMK LAST
KHHR 7nm N	050400Z 26005KT 10SM BKN027 OVC032 15/10 A2990 RMK AO2 T01500100
KLAX 8nm N	050353Z 25007KT 10SM FEW017 SCT048 15/10 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP122 T01500100
KLGB 9nm E	050353Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM OVC020 16/10 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T01560100
KSMO 14nm NW	050351Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM OVC047 14/10 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T01440100
KSLI 15nm E	050408Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM BKN027 15/08 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP125
KCQT 16nm N	050413Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN028 OVC041 16/10 A2989 RMK AO2 T01610100
KFUL 18nm E	050353Z 17005KT 10SM BKN029 BKN038 OVC048 16/09 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01560094

TAF

KLAX 8nm N	050228Z 0502/0606 27008KT P6SM SCT015 FM050400 VRB03KT P6SM OVC035 FM051500 21010KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM052000 23012KT P6SM -RA BKN025 BKN050 FM060300 24008KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015
KLGB 9nm E	042222Z 0422/0518 21008KT P6SM SCT050 FM050500 27006KT P6SM OVC050 FM051000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN025 OVC050 FM051700 21006KT 4SM BR VCSH BKN015
KSMO 14nm NW	041736Z 0418/0518 VRB05KT P6SM BKN035 FM041900 23008KT P6SM BKN035 FM050400 24006KT P6SM OVC050 FM050900 VRB05KT P6SM OVC050 FM051700 21006KT P6SM VCSH BKN025
KSLI 15nm E	042100Z 0421/0603 21009KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2986INS BECMG 0504/0505 22006KT 9999 BKN025 QNH2992INS BECMG 0508/0509 26006KT 9999 OVC020 QNH2991INS BECMG 0513/0514 VRB06KT 8000 -RA BKN010 OVC020 QNH2995INS BECMG 0519/0520 23012KT 9999 VCSH BKN030 QNH2998INS TX19/0422Z TN11/0512Z

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Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

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UNICOM 122.95
310-534-2333
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UNICOM 122.95
310-373-2222
310-378-8948
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Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Flight training, Aircraft maintenance, Avionics sales and service. Rolling Hills Aviation, Inc.

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	100LL
FS		$6.05
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South Bay Aviation

310-791-5454
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Aviation fuel, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Pilot supplies, Flying club

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	100LL
FS		$6.06
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SS=Self service

Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

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toll-free 1-855-955-6151
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