FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | WVI |
| Lat/Long: | 36-56-08.6000N / 121-47-22.7000W
36-56.143333N / 121-47.378333W
36.9357222 / -121.7896389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 163 ft. / 49.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of WATSONVILLE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 95076 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | WVI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1900 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1163 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20; REIL RY 02; VASI RYS 02 & 20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 132.275 (831-724-8794) |
| NORCAL APPROACH: | 127.15(151-359) |
| NORCAL DEPARTURE: | 127.15(151-359) |
| CLASS C IC: | 127.15(151-359) |
| WX AWOS-3 at CVH (18 nm E): | 120.425 (831-636-4394) |
| WX ASOS at SNS (19 nm SE): | PHONE 831-422-2830 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SNSr314/18.6 | | SALINAS VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 17E |
| SJCr148/27.4 | | SAN JOSE VOR/DME | | 114.10 | | 16E |
| OSIr122/36.1 | | WOODSIDE VORTAC | | 113.90 | | 17E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PAJAR | | 016/1.6 | | 327 | | 17E | | PDG | .--. -.. --. |
| CHUALAR | | 314/30.7 | | 263 | | 16E | | UAD | ..- .- -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL 80 JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 4501 x 150 ft. / 1372 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 81.0 | | Double wheel: | 96.0 | | Double tandem: | 167.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 36-55.742127N | | 36-56.368860N |
| Longitude: | 121-47.747655W | | 121-47.253703W |
| Elevation: | 139.5 ft. | | 157.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 016 magnetic, 032 true | | 196 magnetic, 212 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 590 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOCALIZER | | |
| Obstructions: | 46 ft. trees, 1310 ft. from runway, 39 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear | | 80 ft. tree, 1198 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
RWY 20 APCH RATIO 22:1 TO DSPLCD THR. |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3999 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 65.0 |
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| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 36-56.299667N | | 36-56.187182N |
| Longitude: | 121-47.645165W | | 121-46.836188W |
| Elevation: | 163.2 ft. | | 136.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 083 magnetic, 099 true | | 263 magnetic, 279 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 38 ft. tree, 1050 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear | | 55 ft. tree, 935 ft. from runway, 40 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WATSONVILLE
250 MAIN ST
WATSONVILLE, CA 95076
Phone 831-728-6048 |
| Manager: | DON FRENCH
100 AVIATION WAY
WATSONVILLE, CA 95076
Phone 831-728-6064 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 394 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 350 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 30 | | Jet airplanes: | | 9 | | Helicopters: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 347/day * | | 59% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 04 February 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SEAGULLS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ARPT HAS NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES CTC AMGR (831) 728-6064. |
| - | +110 FT TREES 435 FT LEFT OF RWY 26 THRESHOLD |
| - | UNLIGHTED + 69 FT TREE, 390 FT RIGHT OF RWY 20 THRESHOLD |
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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| LOC RWY 02 | |
download (225KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (191KB) |
| NDB OR GPS-B | |
download (191KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (40KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
E16 - South County Airport of Santa Clara County (13 nm NE)
KOAR - Marina Municipal Airport (15 nm S)
KCVH - Hollister Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
KSNS - Salinas Municipal Airport (19 nm SE)
KMRY - Monterey Peninsula Airport (21 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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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 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunrise | | 06:08 | | 13:08 |
| Sunset | | 20:19 | | 03:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:49 | | 03:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 06:33:01 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 24-Jul-2008 23:33:01 |
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| METAR |
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| KWVI | 250553Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 12/10 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 T01220100 10178 20122 53006
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KSNS
19nm SE | 250553Z AUTO 29006KT 7SM CLR 13/11 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01330106 10161 20133 53007
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| TAF |
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KSNS
19nm SE | 250540Z 250606 29009KT P6SM SKC FM0800 29005KT P6SM SCT008 FM1000 27005KT 6SM BR OVC007 FM1700 29006KT 6SM HZ SKC FM2100 27013KT P6SM SKC FM0100 29010KT 6SM HZ SKC
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KMRY
21nm S | 250540Z 250606 25005KT 6SM FU SKC TEMPO 0608 OVC010 FM0800 VRB04KT 6SM FU OVC005 FM1500 28005KT 5SM BR OVC007 FM1700 28009KT 6SM HZ SKC FM0100 25006KT 6SM HZ 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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