FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TVL |
| Lat/Long: | 38-53-38.0000N / 119-59-43.2000W
38-53.633333N / 119-59.720000W
38.8938889 / -119.9953333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 6269 ft. / 1910.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 96150 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TVL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SEP-MAY 0700-1600, JUN-AUG 0700-2000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-2000
ACTVT MIRL RY 18-36 MALSF & PAPI RY 18 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | APRON ENTRANCE TWYS AND HIGH SPEED TWYS ONLY. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 9 PSGR SEATS EXCP 48 HRS PPR CALL AMGR (530) 541-0480. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 124.725 (530-541-5739) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MEV (13 nm NE): | 119.325 (775-782-6264) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY OAKLAND ARTCC ON FREQ 127.95 (SQUAW VALLEY RCAG) AND FREQ 316.1 (SACRAMENTO RCAG). CLNC DEL PROVIDED BY OAKLAND ARTCC ON FREQ 134.3 (SOUTH LAKE TAHOE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SWRr127/21.4 | | SQUAW VALLEY VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 16E |
| HNWr057/36.7 | | HANGTOWN VOR/DME | | 115.50 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 8541 x 100 ft. / 2603 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 70.0 | | Double wheel: | 125.0 | | Double tandem: | 210.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 38-54.319312N | | 38-52.948267N |
| Longitude: | 119-59.519150W | | 119-59.921430W |
| Elevation: | 6254.8 ft. | | 6268.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.3% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 193 true | | 357 magnetic, 013 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 800 ft. | | 2033 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:8541 TODA:8541 ASDA:7817 LDA:7017 | | TORA:8541 TODA:8541 ASDA:7741 LDA:5708 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Approach lights: | MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LDA/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 13 ft. brush, 450 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear | | 345 ft. trees, 5700 ft. from runway, 500 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 22:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
1901 AIRPORT ROAD
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA 96150
Phone 530-541-0480 |
| Manager: | SHERRY MILLER
1901 AIRPORT RD SUITE 100
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA 96150
Phone 530-542-6182 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 28 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 64/day * | | 74% | transient general aviation | | 19% | local general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ARPT SFC CONDS: TRML APRON EXLNT, TWY - RY 18/36 & GA APRON FAIR. |
| - | AFTER WINTER STORMS RY 18/36 OPENS BEFORE ALL TWYS ARE CLEAR. |
| - | PREFERRED ARRIVAL RY 18; PREFERRED DEP RY 36. |
| - | RECREATIONAL AIRBORNE ACTIVITY ALONG SOUTHERN LAKE SHORE. |
| - | FOR LARGE AND HIGH PERFORMANCE ACFT DEP RY 18; RIGHT DOWNWIND DEP RECOMMENDED. |
| - | BIRDS AND WATERFOWL INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ADVERSE WEATHER EFFECTS MAGNIFIED BY MOUNTAINS. |
| - | TFC ADVISORIES & SEQUENCING IN THE TFC PAT ARE BASED ON POSITION REPORTS RECEIVED FROM PILOTS IN THESE AREAS. |
| - | ARPT SURROUNDED ON E; S & W BY RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN. |
| - | ACCESS NOISE RESTRICTIONS: MAX 80 DBA DEP, 84 DBA ARR (TRANSPORT - 86 DBA), MAX 77.1 DBA NIGHT LIMIT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT, DEP RY 36, RY HDG 1 MILE, LEFT 320 DEG AT WHITE ARROW TO SHORELINE. |
| - | FOR NOISE ABATEMENT INFORMATION CALL (530) 541-0480. |
| - | AVOID DESOLATION WILDERNESS WEST OF ARPT. |
| - | ARFF NOT AVAILABLE WITHOUT PPR, CALL 530-541-0480. |
| - | TPA 7500' MSL FOR SMALL ACFT; 8000' MSL FOR TRANSPORT/HIGH PERFORMANCE ACFT. |
| - | TWY H WEST OF TWY A RESTRICTED TO ACFT LESS THAN 12500 LBS. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 18 | |
download (368KB) |
| LDA/DME-1 RWY 18 | |
download (410KB) |
| LDA/DME-2 RWY 18 | |
download (390KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (386KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
Departure Procedures |
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| RICHY FIVE | |
download (310KB) |
| SHOLE ONE | |
download (212KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (72KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMEV - Minden-Tahoe Airport (13 nm NE)
KCXP - Carson Airport (22 nm NE)
KTRK - Truckee-Tahoe Airport (26 nm N)
KPVF - Placerville Airport (37 nm W)
KRNO - Reno/Tahoe International Airport (38 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Teresa Lazdowski
Photo taken 23-Dec-2010
looking north.
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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 13-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 14:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 14:55 |
| Sunset | | 17:34 | | 01:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:01 | | 02:01 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Feb-2012 05:06:31 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 13-Feb-2012 21:06:31 |
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| METAR |
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| KTVL | 140433Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM -SN BKN026 OVC034 M01/M05 A2984 RMK AO2 P0000
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| TAF |
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| KTVL | 131720Z 1318/1418 18006KT 5SM -SHSN SCT015 BKN035 TEMPO 1318/1321 2SM -SHSN BKN012 OVC030 FM140200 VRB02KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 OVC030 FM140600 VRB02KT P6SM BKN040
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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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