FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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: | 14E (2010) |
| 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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| CHANDLER | | 124/32.3 | | 344 | | 15E | | FCH | ..-. -.-. .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF-SERVICE FUEL JET A AVBL 24HRS.
SELF-SERVICE FUEL 100LL AVBL 24 HRS. |
| 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: | 121 magnetic, 135 true | | 301 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: | | 162 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 125 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 29 | | Jet airplanes: | | 7 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 165/day * | | 42% | air taxi | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 25% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 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/Departure Procedures 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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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 05-Jul-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunrise | | 05:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:18 | | 03:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 03:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 22:33:19 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 05-Jul-2009 15:33:19 |
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| METAR |
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| KVIS | 052215Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM CLR 34/12 A2988 RMK AO1
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KHJO
11nm W | 052153Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR 34/09 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP124 T03440094 $
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| TAF |
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| KVIS | 051735Z 0518/0618 32005KT P6SM SKC FM060000 32011KT P6SM SKC FM060700 VRB03KT 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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