FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VIS |
| Lat/Long: | 36-19-07.2000N / 119-23-34.4000W
36-19.120000N / 119-23.573333W
36.3186667 / -119.3928889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 295 ft. / 89.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1965) |
| From city: | 4 miles W of VISALIA, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 93277 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VIS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1600 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1295 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 12/30 MALSR RY 30, VASI RY 12 AND PAPI RY 30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | no, RON TIEDOWN FEE. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | 48 HRS PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 9 PSGR SEATS AND LESS THAN 31 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 559-713-4201 FOR ARFF SVC. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.925 (559-651-2418) |
| FRESNO APPROACH: | 118.5 |
| FRESNO DEPARTURE: | 118.5 |
| WX ASOS at HJO (11 nm W): | 134.75 (559-585-8076) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| VISr108/5.2 | | VISALIA VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 16E |
| TTEr307/30.3 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 16E |
| CZQr134/39.6 | | CLOVIS VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ACADEMY | | 141/27.3 | | 266 | | 14E | | CUK | -.-. ..- -.- |
| CHANDLER | | 124/32.3 | | 344 | | 15E | | FCH | ..-. -.-. .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF-SERVICE FUEL JET A AVBL 24HRS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 6559 x 150 ft. / 1999 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 100.0 | | Double tandem: | 160.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 36-19.500010N | | 36-18.738337N |
| Longitude: | 119-24.046613W | | 119-23.098865W |
| Elevation: | 292.1 ft. | | 295.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 119 magnetic, 135 true | | 299 magnetic, 315 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 275 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 4 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 61 ft. tree, 3175 ft. from runway, 725 ft. right of centerline, 48:1 slope to clear |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 45 x 45 ft. / 14 x 14 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 18.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge markings: | HELIPAD ON PARALLEL TWY; THEN HOVERTAXI TO ADJACENT CONCRETE PARKING PAD; 20000 LBS MAX WGT. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF VISALIA
CITY HALL, 707 WEST ACEQUIA
VISALIA, CA 93291
Phone 559-713-4201 |
| Manager: | MARIO CIFUENTEZ
9501 ARPT DRIVE
VISALIA, CA 93277
Phone 559-713-4480 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 156 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 126 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 23 | | Jet airplanes: | | 6 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 93/day * | | 35% | transient general aviation | | 35% | air taxi | | 29% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| A70 1 | SELF-SERVICE FUEL 100LL AVBL 24 HRS. |
| - | RY 30 DESIGNATED CALM WIND RY. |
| - | NO DOWNWIND TURNS WHEN DEPARTING RY 12 UNTIL REACHING TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTTITUDE. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 30 | |
download (241KB) |
| GPS RWY 12 | |
download (144KB) |
| GPS RWY 30 | |
download (163KB) |
| VOR RWY 12 | |
download (184KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (40KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTLR - Mefford Field Airport (10 nm S)
KHJO - Hanford Municipal Airport (11 nm W)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (24 nm SE)
KNLC - Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) (27 nm W)
KFAT - Fresno Yosemite International Airport (32 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in February 2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:01 | | 13:01 |
| Sunset | | 20:08 | | 03:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:36 | | 03:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 03:23:04 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 25-Jul-2008 20:23:04 |
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| METAR |
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| KVIS | 260255Z 30007KT 10SM CLR 31/15 A2979 RMK AO1 54000
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KHJO
11nm W | 260253Z AUTO 30008KT 7SM CLR 33/12 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP091 T03280117 55001
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| TAF |
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| KVIS | 252343Z 260024 32008KT P6SM SKC FM0800 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM2000 31008KT 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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