FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PTV |
| Lat/Long: | 36-01-46.5880N / 119-03-45.8320W
36-01.776467N / 119-03.763867W
36.0296078 / -119.0627311
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 442 ft. / 134.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of PORTERVILLE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 93257 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PTV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAY-OCT 0700-1900, NOV-APR 0800-1700
ARPT ATTENDANT 559-782-7540. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1442 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
HIRL RY 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2300; AFTER 2300 ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT VASI RY 12 - CTAF, VASI RY 30 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 134.625 (559-784-3874) |
| BAKERSFIELD APPROACH: | 120.5 [1500-0700Z++, OT CTC LOS ANGELES CENTER] |
| BAKERSFIELD DEPARTURE: | 120.5 [1500-0700Z++, OT CTC LOS ANGELES CENTER] |
| WX AWOS-3 at DLO (19 nm SW): | 119.55 (661-721-2668) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ON FREQS 127.1/317.7 (BAKERSFIELD RCAG) WHEN BAKERSFIELD APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TTEr328/7.3 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 16E |
| VISr119/28.7 | | VISALIA VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 16E |
| EHFr349/32.7 | | SHAFTER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 14E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL 80 JET-A
SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 5908 x 150 ft. / 1801 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 36-02.122367N | | 36-01.430533N |
| Longitude: | 119-04.185683W | | 119-03.342100W |
| Elevation: | 430.3 ft. | | 442.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 120 magnetic, 135 true | | 300 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 480 ft. from runway, 292 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 520 ft. from runway, 298 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PORTERVILLE
291 N. MAIN STREET
PORTERVILLE, CA 93257-7466
Phone 559-782-7480 |
| Manager: | JOHN LONGLEY
291 N. MAIN STREET
PORTERVILLE, CA 93257-7466
Phone 559-782-7480
ARPT SUPERVISOR: JIM MCDONALD; PHONE (559) 782-7540. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 90 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 64 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Helicopters: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 119/day * | | 63% | transient general aviation | | 34% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 06 June 2007 | |
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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| GPS RWY 12 **CHANGED** | |
download (217KB) |
| GPS RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (252KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (266KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (40KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTLR - Mefford Field Airport (15 nm NW)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (19 nm SW)
KVIS - Visalia Municipal Airport (24 nm NW)
KMIT - Shafter-Minter Field Airport (32 nm S)
KHJO - Hanford Municipal Airport (32 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Raymond Spaulding
Photo taken 13-Apr-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 | | 05:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunrise | | 05:59 | | 12:59 |
| Sunset | | 20:06 | | 03:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 03:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 06:48:19 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 24-Jul-2008 23:48:19 |
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| METAR |
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| KPTV | 250635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A2983 RMK AO1 PNO
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| TAF |
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KVIS
24nm NW | 250530Z 250606 32008KT P6SM SKC FM1000 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM2200 32008KT 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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