FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | OLS |
Lat/Long: | 31-25-03.8000N 110-50-52.4000W 31-25.063333N 110-50.873333W 31.4177222,-110.8478889 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 3955.3 ft. / 1205.6 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 12E (1980) |
From city: | 7 miles NE of NOGALES, AZ |
Time zone: | UTC -7 (year round; does not observe DST) |
Zip code: | 85621 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
FSS: | PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | OLS (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0700-1900 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
International operations: | international airport of entry |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX ASOS: | 121.125 (520-287-9332) |
TUCSON APPROACH: | 118.75 |
TUCSON DEPARTURE: | 118.75 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
OLS at field | | NOGALES VOR/DME | | 114.65 | | 12E |
FHUr235/27.2 | | LIBBY VOR/DME | | 113.60 | | 13E |
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 3/21
Dimensions: | 7200 x 100 ft. / 2195 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 21.0, GWT S-21 FOR CNTR 90 FT, REMAINDER OF RWY WIDTH IS S-7. |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Runway edge markings: | RWY 21 NUMBERS AND CENTERLINE FADED. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
Latitude: | 31-24.653132N | | 31-25.473103N |
Longitude: | 110-51.374197W | | 110-50.373115W |
Elevation: | 3838.9 ft. | | 3955.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 034 magnetic, 046 true | | 214 magnetic, 226 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 899 ft. |
Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) RWY 03 PAPI OTS INDEF. | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 4 ft. brush, 210 ft. from runway, 30 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear RWY 03 +8 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FM END OF RWY, 30-125 FT LEFT AND RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | none RWY 21 +4 FT BRUSH 50-200 FT FROM THLD, 30-125 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE. |
Helipad H1
Dimensions: | 97 x 97 ft. / 30 x 30 m |
Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Latitude: | 31-25.180833N | | |
Longitude: | 110-50.926167W | | |
Elevation: | 3905.0 ft. | | |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | SANTA CRUZ COUNTY COUNTY COURTHOUSE NOGALES, AZ 85621 Phone 520-375-7930 |
Manager: | MARY DAHL 275 RIO RICO DRIVE RIO RICO, AZ 85648 Phone 520-841-0111 CELL (520) 604-0396. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 128/day * | 64% | local general aviation | 23% | transient general aviation | 9% | military | 4% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 29 March 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | RWY 21 DESIGNATED CALM WIND RWY. |
- | CALL PRESCOTT RADIO ON 122.4 TO CLOSE ALL FLIGHT PLANS. |
- | RWY 03 CLSD TO TGL. |
- | STRAIGHT-IN APPROACHES NOT RECOMMENDED. |
- | WILDLIFE ON OR INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC TUCSON APCH AT 520-829-6121. |
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 from 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
VOR/DME OR GPS-B | |
download (292KB) |
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NOGALES TWO (OBSTACLE) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (909KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (113KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFHU - Sierra Vista Municipal Airport-Libby Army Airfield (28 nm E)
KTUS - Tucson International Airport (42 nm N)
KDMA - Davis Monthan Air Force Base (45 nm N)
KRYN - Ryan Field Airport (47 nm N)
KAVQ - Marana Regional Airport (62 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Trent Thomas
Photo taken 13-Aug-2018
looking west, 5,500 ft.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 01-Jun-2023
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 04:53 | | 11:53 |
Sunrise | | 05:20 | | 12:20 |
Sunset | | 19:22 | | 02:22 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:50 | | 02:50 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 01-Jun-2023 21:25:57 |
Local (UTC-7) | 01-Jun-2023 14:25:57 |
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METAR |
KOLS | 012054Z AUTO 24011G23KT 10SM CLR 26/M04 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP085 T02611039 56007
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TAF |
KOLS | 011720Z 0118/0218 24010G18KT P6SM BKN250 FM020600 16005KT P6SM FEW250 FM020900 12005KT P6SM SKC FM021600 19008KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
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