FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TRK |
| Lat/Long: | 39-19-12.1520N / 120-08-22.4260W 39-19.202533N / 120-08.373767W 39.3200422 / -120.1395628 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5900 ft. / 1798.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of TRUCKEE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 96161 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1962 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TRK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2300 |
| Pattern altitude: | 7000 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 1/19, RY 10/28 AND VASI RY 19 - CTAF. REIL RY 10 AVBL ON REQ CTC UNICOM (0600-2300). |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.0 (530-587-4599) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY OAKLAND ARTCC ON FREQ 127.95 (SQUAW VALLEY RCAG) AND FREQ 316.1 (SACRAMENTO RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| SWRr020/10.3 | | SQUAW VALLEY VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 16E |
| FMGr225/25.7 | | MUSTANG VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ FUEL AVAIL 0700-1900 (2200-SS 100LL ONLY.) |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 7000 x 100 ft. / 2134 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 100.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 39-19.490400N | | 39-18.914167N |
| Longitude: | 120-09.163867W | | 120-07.878400W |
| Elevation: | 5897.1 ft. | | 5888.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 104 magnetic, 120 true | | 284 magnetic, 300 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. tree, 1470 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 4650 x 75 ft. / 1417 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 39-18.871200N | | 39-19.534467N |
| Longitude: | 120-08.398317W | | 120-07.905583W |
| Elevation: | 5886.3 ft. | | 5886.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 014 magnetic, 030 true | | 194 magnetic, 210 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 115 ft. RY 19 DSPLCD THLD NOT LGTD. RY 19 EDGE LGTS BEGIN 400 FT FM EOR. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 225 ft. tree, 4800 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear RWY 1 APCH RATIO 20:1 | | none APCH RATIO TO DSPLCD THLD 50:1. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TRUCKEE-TAHOE AIRPORT DIST 10356 TRUCKEE AIRPORT RD TRUCKEE, CA 96161 Phone 530-587-4540 |
| Manager: | DAVID V. GOTSCHALL 10356 TRUCKEE AIRPORT RD TRUCKEE, CA 96161 Phone 530-587-4119 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 91 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 73 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
- 35-50 GLIDERS DURINGSUMMER MONTHS.
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| Aircraft operations: avg 96/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 37% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2004 | |
Additional Remarks
| A23 | SAILPLANES USE LEFT TFC RWY 19. |
| - | RY 19 & RY 10 DSTC-TO-GO MARKERS INSTALLED ON LEFT SIDE. RY 19 MARKERS NOT LIGHTED. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT. PLEASE AVOID FLIGHT OVER RESIDENTIAL AREAS, N,W,S AND VOLUNTARILY AVOID ARRIVALS BETWEEN 2300 AND 0600. CTC AIRPORT ADMINISTRATION AT 530-587-4119 FOR MORE INFORMATION. |
| - | NO DE-ICE SERVICE AVAIL INDEF |
| - | SUMMER DENSITY ALTITUDES IN AFTERNOON FREQUENTLY EXCEED 9000'. |
| - | DOWN DRAFTS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED EXPC WINDSHEAR. |
| - | WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | SAILPLANES OPER NE OF ARPT MAY-SEP. |
| A103 | 6 MOS SEASONAL GLIDER OPS HEAVY ON WEEKENDS; 4200 OPS DURG SUMMERS NOT INCLUDED. |
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.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 19 | |
download (313KB) |
| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS-A **CHANGED** | |
download (380KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| TRUCK THREE (OBSTACLE) **NEW** | |
download (272KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (56KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRNO - Reno/Tahoe International Airport (20 nm NE)
KCXP - Carson Airport (20 nm E)
4SD - Reno/Stead Airport (24 nm NE)
KMEV - Minden-Tahoe Airport (26 nm SE)
KTVL - Lake Tahoe Airport (26 nm S)
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| 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 | | 06:35 | | 14:35 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 15:04 |
| Sunset | | 16:36 | | 00:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:06 | | 01:06 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2008 09:16:30 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 02-Dec-2008 01:16:30 |
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| METAR |
| KTRK | 020850Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/M05 A3018 RMK AO2
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KRNO 20nm NE | 020855Z 21017G21KT 10SM CLR 13/M04 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP156 T01281039 58016
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| TAF |
| KTRK | 020520Z 0206/0306 19006KT P6SM FEW250 FM022100 33007KT P6SM SKC FM030000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC AMD NOT SKED 0206/0212
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KRNO 20nm NE | 020520Z 0206/0306 24006KT P6SM SCT250 FM021800 34008KT P6SM SKC FM022300 02006KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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