FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BLH |
| Lat/Long: | 33-37-09.0000N / 114-43-00.8000W 33-37.150000N / 114-43.013333W 33.6191667 / -114.7168889 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 399 ft. / 121.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13E (2005) |
| From city: | 6 miles W of BLYTHE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 92225 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | PHOENIX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BLH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1199 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RYS 17/35; 08/26; AND VASI RYS 17; 35 & 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 120.175 (760-922-3000) |
- AUTOMATED UNICOM.
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC (BLYTHE RCAG) ON FREQS 128.15/285.6
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BLHr044/2.6 | | BLYTHE VORTAC | | 117.40 | | 14E |
| PKEr168/29.0 | | PARKER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 15E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 6543 x 150 ft. / 1994 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 80.0 | | Double wheel: | 160.0 | | Double tandem: | 300.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 33-36.996138N | | 33-36.992222N |
| Longitude: | 114-43.663765W | | 114-42.374400W |
| Elevation: | 397.1 ft. | | 395.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 077 magnetic, 090 true | | 257 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5800 x 100 ft. / 1768 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 52.0 | | Double wheel: | 76.0 | | Double tandem: | 135.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 33-37.802097N | | 33-36.845852N |
| Longitude: | 114-43.004505W | | 114-43.009045W |
| Elevation: | 399.2 ft. | | 394.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 180 true | | 347 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE 5555 ARLINGTON AVE RIVERSIDE, CA 92504-2506 Phone 760-863-8247 |
| Manager: | CHARLES "BUTCH" HULL 235 N. BROADWAY BLYTHE, CA 92225-3813 Phone 760-922-6161X240 CITY OF BLYTHE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 69/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| A81 1 | ACTVT MIRL RYS 17/35; 08/26; AND VASI RYS 17, 35 & 26 - CTAF. |
| - | ACFT OVER 12500 LBS AVOID HOUSING AREA 1.5 NM SW BLO 2000' FINAL APCH RWY 35 BE ESTABD 2 NM FM TOUCHDOWN. |
| - | DEP FM RY 17 MAKE CLIMBING LEFT TURN SOON AS SAFETY PERMITS. USE WIDE TFC PATTERN FOR RYS 26 & 35. |
| - | POWER PLANT 1 MILE EAST OF ARPT PRODUCING THERMAL PLUMES; AVOID LOW ALTITUDE DIRECT OVERFLIGHT OF THE POWER PLANT. |
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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (181KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 26 | |
download (198KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (179KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
P20 - Avi Suquilla Airport (39 nm NE)
KLGF - Laguna Army Airfield (Yuma Proving Ground) (48 nm S)
KCLR - Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport (50 nm SW)
KBWC - Brawley Municipal Airport (55 nm SW)
KNYL - Yuma Marine Corps Air Station/Yuma International Airport (58 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Susan Wilson
Photo taken 27-Apr-2008
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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 29-Aug-2008
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunrise | | 06:12 | | 13:12 |
| Sunset | | 19:06 | | 02:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:32 | | 02:32 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Aug-2008 02:42:40 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 29-Aug-2008 19:42:40 |
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| METAR |
| KBLH | 300152Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 38/17 A2960 RMK AO2 SLP015 T03830167 TSNO
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| TAF |
| KBLH | 292349Z 300024 VRB06KT P6SM FEW100 SCT150 SCT250 FM0400 18010KT P6SM VCTS SCT050 SCT100CB BKN200 TEMPO 0408 VRB20G35KT SCT050 BKN100CB OVC150 FM0900 18008KT P6SM FEW050 BKN100 BKN150 FM1500 17010KT P6SM FEW050 SCT100 SCT200 FM2100 15008KT P6SM FEW100
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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