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L06 Furnace Creek Airport
Death Valley National Park, California, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: L06
Lat/Long: 36-27-37.8000N / 116-52-47.3000W
36-27.630000N / 116-52.788333W
36.4605000 / -116.8798056
(estimated)
Elevation: -210 ft. / -64 m (estimated)
Variation: 14E (1985)
From city: ARPT LCTD 1 SM SW OF PARK HEADQUARTERS.
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 92328

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1953
Sectional chart: LAS VEGAS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RAL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Pattern altitude: 790 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT BCN - CTAF; 5 CLICKS ON 7 CLICKS OFF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BTYr181/21.4BEATTY VORTAC114.7016E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
FOR FUEL CTC FURNACE CREEK RANCH (760) 786-2343.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 3065 x 70 ft. / 934 x 21 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 4.0
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 36-27.871500N36-27.390167N
Longitude: 116-52.883333W116-52.693333W
Gradient: 0.7%0.7%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 5 ft. brush, 300 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear15 ft. brush, 360 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: US DEPT OF INTERIOR/PARK SVC
DEATH VALLEY NATL PARK
DEATH VALLEY, CA 92328
Phone 760-786-2331
CHIEF PARK RANGER BRENT PENNINGTON
Manager: STEVE MAZUR
DEATH VALLEY NATL PARK
DEATH VALLEY, CA 92328
Phone 760-786-2331

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 3
Single engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 28/day *
98% transient general aviation
2% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 10 March 2009

Additional Remarks

USE ONLY MKD RY FOR GROUND OPNS. SAFETY AREA ROUGH & SOFT.
NO TIEDOWN ROPES OR CHAINS AVBL.
DITCH 145 FT RIGHT OF RY 33.
SAFETY AREAS ADJ RY CLSD, STAY ON PAVED AREA ONLY DUE TO EXTREMELY SOFT DIRT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at L06.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KNID - China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station (Armitage Field) (61 nm SW)
KIYK - Inyokern Airport (67 nm SW)
KVGT - North Las Vegas Airport (83 nm E)
KLAS - Mc Carran International Airport (87 nm E)
KHND - Henderson Executive Airport (89 nm E)
 
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Photo taken 13-Apr-2008

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0512:05
Sunrise05:3612:36
Sunset20:0803:08
Evening civil twilight20:3903:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 04:17:48
Local (UTC-7)  04-Jul-2009 21:17:48
 
METAR
KDRA 
42nm E 
050353Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR 31/M11 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP084 T03111106 TSNO $
TAF
KDRA 
42nm E 
042320Z 0500/0524 22018G27KT P6SM SCT100 FM050200 21010KT P6SM FEW120 FM050500 06005KT P6SM SKC FM051500 22012KT P6SM SKC FM051900 22013G25KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Furnace Creek Service Station 760-786-2343
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