FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EED |
| Lat/Long: | 34-45-58.8486N / 114-37-23.8076W
34-45.980810N / 114-37.396793W
34.7663468 / -114.6232799
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 983 ft. / 299.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (1980) |
| From city: | 5 miles S of NEEDLES, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 92363 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | PHOENIX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | EED (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700
ARPT ATTENDED BY PARADICE AVIATION 760-326-5263. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1983 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 & RY 02/20, REIL RY 11& RY 29 - CTAF. PAPI RY 11, RY 29, RY 02 & RY 20 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | 2 LGTS EACH SIDE MARKING RWY EXITS; REFLECTORS MARKING TWYS. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 128.325 (760-326-4281) |
| WX AWOS-3 at HII (18 nm SE): | 119.025 (928-764-2317) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ON FREQUENCIES 134.65/360.65 (NELSON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| EEDr255/7.4 | | NEEDLES VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 15E |
| GFSr114/34.9 | | GOFFS VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 15E |
| PKEr349/40.0 | | PARKER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 15E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 5005 x 100 ft. / 1526 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 16.0 | | Double wheel: | 32.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 34-46.023500N | | 34-45.622267N |
| Longitude: | 114-38.018567W | | 114-37.145083W |
| Elevation: | 983.1 ft. | | 918.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.2% | | 1.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 105 magnetic, 119 true | | 285 magnetic, 299 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 4235 x 100 ft. / 1291 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 16.0 | | Double wheel: | 32.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 34-45.862500N | | 34-46.472400N |
| Longitude: | 114-37.384167W | | 114-36.972083W |
| Elevation: | 929.4 ft. | | 843.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.9% | | 2.0% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 015 magnetic, 029 true | | 195 magnetic, 209 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CO OF SAN BERNARDINO
825 E 3RD ST, ROOM 203
SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415
Phone 909-387-7801 |
| Manager: | TERRY STOVER
21600 CORWIN ROAD
APPLE VALLEY, CA 92307
Phone 760-247-2371
AIRPORTS DIRECTOR, BILL INGRAHAM - (909) 387-7806 OR 7801. GLENN SIMS - LEASE THE AIRPORT FROM COUNTY (760) 326-5263. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 29/day * | | 76% | transient general aviation | | 24% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 17 February 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | UNLGTD MTN WEST & SOUTH OF ARPT APRX 3200' MSL. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download |
| VOR-A | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHII - Lake Havasu City Airport (18 nm SE)
KIFP - Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (24 nm N)
P20 - Avi Suquilla Airport (41 nm SE)
KIGM - Kingman Airport (45 nm NE)
KBLH - Blythe Airport (69 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:04 | | 14:04 |
| Sunrise | | 06:30 | | 14:30 |
| Sunset | | 17:15 | | 01:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:41 | | 01:41 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 09:12:56 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 10-Feb-2010 01:12:56 |
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| METAR |
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| KEED | 100856Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM -RA OVC070 11/08 A2985 RMK AO2 RAB00 SLP096 P0000 60000 T01110078 51001
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| TAF |
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| KEED | 100520Z 1006/1106 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 BKN100 TEMPO 1006/1010 -RA BKN040 FM101000 35009KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN050 TEMPO 1010/1014 5SM -RA SCT020 BKN030 OVC050 FM101400 35009KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN060 TEMPO 1014/1018 5SM -RA SCT020 BKN030 OVC060 F
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