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C83 Byron Airport
Byron, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: C83
Lat/Long: 37-49-42.4000N / 121-37-33.0000W
37-49.706667N / 121-37.550000W
37.8284444 / -121.6258333
(estimated)
Elevation: 79 ft. / 24.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 15E (1995)
From city: 2 miles S of BYRON, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 94514

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1994
Sectional chart: SAN FRANCISCO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: OAK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1800
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 12/30 & 05/23 & REIL RY 30 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
WX AWOS-3: 123.775 (925-634-0906)
NORCAL APPROACH: 123.85
NORCAL DEPARTURE: 123.85
WX AWOS-3 at TCY (12 nm SE): 118.375 (209-831-4335)
WX ASOS at LVK (12 nm SW): PHONE 925-606-5412
WX ASOS at SCK (19 nm E): PHONE 209-982-4270

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ECAr252/21.5MANTECA VORTAC116.0017E
CCRr106/23.7CONCORD VOR/DME117.0017E
OAKr061/29.0OAKLAND VORTAC116.8017E
SJCr013/31.2SAN JOSE VOR/DME114.1016E
TZZr147/(32.2)TRAVIS VOR116.4017E
LINr226/32.9LINDEN VORTAC114.8017E
MODr274/33.9MODESTO VOR/DME114.6017E
SACr168/37.1SACRAMENTO VORTAC115.2017E
SFOr054/37.7SAN FRANCISCO VOR/DME115.8017E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
REIGA003/8.637416ELV .-.. ...-
TRACY299/11.920315ETCY - -.-. -.--

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
FUEL AVBL 24 HRS BY CREDIT CARD.

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 4500 x 100 ft. / 1372 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 29.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 37-50.141590N37-49.614882N
Longitude: 121-37.892008W121-37.234142W
Elevation: 64.1 ft.48.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 120 magnetic, 135 true300 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
RY 30 REIL OTS INDEFLY.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 61 ft. pole, 1591 ft. from runway, 261 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear65 ft. hill, 3218 ft. from runway, 729 ft. left of centerline, 46:1 slope to clear

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 29.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 37-49.339182N37-49.562193N
Longitude: 121-37.806992W121-37.250970W
Elevation: 78.5 ft.48.6 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 048 magnetic, 063 true228 magnetic, 243 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
550 SALLY RIDE DR
CONCORD, CA 94520
Phone 925-646-5722
Manager: KEITH FREITAS
550 SALLY RIDE DR
CONCORD, CA 94250
Phone 925-646-5722
MANAGER OF ARPTS CONTRA COSTA COUNTY.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 109
Single engine airplanes: 64
Multi engine airplanes: 8
Jet airplanes: 11
Helicopters: 2
Gliders airplanes: 20
Ultralights: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 164/day *
92% local general aviation
8% transient general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 29 January 2004

Additional Remarks

ULTRALIGHT & SAILPLANE ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
RISING TERRAIN WITH NUMEROUS WINDMILLS ON RIDGES WEST OF ARPT.
HANGAR APRON & TIEDOWN APRON 12500 LBS MAX.
RY 30 CALM WIND RY.
200' TOWER 5600 FEET FROM RUNWAY 05.
100' TOWER 5100 FEET FROM RUNWAY 23.

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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30   download (273KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (40KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTCY - Tracy Municipal Airport (12 nm SE)
KLVK - Livermore Municipal Airport (12 nm SW)
KSCK - Stockton Metropolitan Airport (19 nm E)
O88 - Rio Vista Municipal Airport (22 nm N)
KCCR - Buchanan Field Airport (23 nm NW)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of C83 (Byron Airport)
Photo by Gary Augustino www.inflightcamera.com/
Photo taken 20-Feb-2006

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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4713:47
Sunrise07:1314:13
Sunset18:3301:33
Evening civil twilight18:5901:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Oct-2008 06:10:55
Local (UTC-7)  11-Oct-2008 23:10:55
 
METAR
KLVK 
12nm SW 
120553Z AUTO 36013KT 10SM CLR 16/M13 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01561128 10183 20150 53011
KSCK 
20nm E 
120555Z AUTO 34008KT 10SM CLR 11/M08 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01061078 10194 20106 53018
KCCR 
23nm NW 
120553Z AUTO 36009KT 10SM CLR 15/M04 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP167 T01501039 10194 20128 53016 TSNO
TAF
KSCK 
20nm E 
120542Z 120606 33007KT P6SM SKC FM1800 33011KT P6SM SKC FM2000 34011G21KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Contra Costa County (FBO) 925-634-0147
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