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E55 Ocean Ridge Airport
Gualala, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: E55
Lat/Long: 38-48-05.8000N / 123-31-50.3000W
38-48.096667N / 123-31.838333W
38.8016111 / -123.5306389
(estimated)
Elevation: 940 ft. / 287 m (estimated)
Variation: 16E (1985)
From city: 3 miles N of GUALALA, CA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 95445

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1964
Sectional chart: SAN FRANCISCO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: OAK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: PHONE REQ
NSTD RY LGTS FOR EMERG USE ONLY CALL (707) 884-3573/3579.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ENIr202/19.3MENDOCINO VORTAC112.3016E
STSr282/38.1SANTA ROSA VOR/DME113.0016E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LAMPSON233/32.421716ELOP .-.. --- .--.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 2500 x 50 ft. / 762 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 8.0
Runway edge lights: low intensity
Runway edge markings: 13/31 NSTD DSPLCD THR MARKINGS - YELLOW.
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 38-48.265000N38-47.930000N
Longitude: 123-31.991667W123-31.685333W
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: 400 ft.300 ft.
Markings: NSTD, in good conditionNSTD, in good condition
Obstructions: 100 ft. trees, 1500 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
+60-90 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THLD; 125 FT LEFT & RIGHT.
40 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
RY 31 APCH RATIO 32:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JOHN H. BOWER
BOX 1000
GUALALA, CA 95445
Phone 707-884-3573
Manager: JOHN H. BOWER
BOX 1000
GUALALA, CA 95445
Phone 707-884-3573
OR 707-884-3579.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 21
Single engine airplanes: 20
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 96/week *
70% transient general aviation
30% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 21 November 2008

Additional Remarks

CALMWIND RWY 31.
RY 13/31 CLSD TO JETS AND ULTRALIGHTS.
RY 13/31 CLSD TO ACFT OVER 8,000 LBS.
RY 13/31 CLSD TO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.
RY SAFETY AREAS HAVE PROTRUDING OR DEPRESSED DRAINAGE AREAS. SAFETY AREA SOUTH END HAS 100+ FOOT DROPOFF.
FULL STOP LANDINGS ONLY; INTXN TKOFS PROHIBITED
RY 13 +60-90 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THLD, 125 FT LEFT & RIGHT, AND RY 31 +60-90 FT TREES 0-200 FT FROM THLD, 125 FT LEFT & RIGHT.
ACFT NOT VISABLE FM OPPOSITE ENDS OF RY DUE TO DOWNWARD SLOPING TERRAIN FM RY MID-POINT SOUTH TO RY APCH END OF RY 31( APPROX 15 FT DROP).
DEER FREQUENTLY ON RY.
RWY 13/31 UNDULATED.
EXTREME TURBULANCE IN WINDY CONDITIONS.
ARPT AVBL FOR USE FM 0600-2200 ONLY; CLSD ALL OTHER HRS.
RY 13/31/ CLSD AT NIGHT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at E55.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KUKI - Ukiah Municipal Airport (25 nm NE)
O60 - Cloverdale Municipal Airport (25 nm E)
1O2 - Lampson Field Airport (32 nm E)
KSTS - Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport (38 nm SE)
O28 - Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport (40 nm N)
 
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Photo taken 08-Oct-2007

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4614:46
Sunrise07:1315:13
Sunset17:4401:44
Evening civil twilight18:1102:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Feb-2010 18:28:02
Local (UTC-8)  09-Feb-2010 10:28:02
 
METAR
KUKI 
24nm NE 
091756Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 60017 T00890061 10094 20067 51013
KSTS 
38nm SE 
091753Z 00000KT 10SM SCT007 OVC055 09/06 A2989 RMK AO2 RAE08 SLP114 P0000 60001 T00940061 10094 20067 51016
TAF
KUKI 
24nm NE 
091720Z 0918/1018 VRB02KT P6SM -SHRA OVC040 FM092000 32010KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 FM100200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN080
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