FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | E79 |
| Lat/Long: | 36-50-24.6000N / 119-52-09.8000W
36-50.410000N / 119-52.163333W
36.8401667 / -119.8693889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 321 ft. / 98 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 15E (1985) |
| From city: | 7 miles NW of FRESNO, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 93722 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RIU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1300 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FCH (7 nm S): | 135.225 (559-488-1040) |
| WX ASOS at FAT (8 nm SE): | PHONE 559-255-3413 |
| WX ASOS at MAE (15 nm NW): | 134.725 (559-674-1781) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CZQr210/3.7 | | CLOVIS VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 15E |
| FRAr203/20.6 | | FRIANT VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 17E |
| VISr311/34.0 | | VISALIA VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 16E |
| HYPr117/34.1 | | EL NIDO VOR/DME | | 114.20 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHANDLER | | 331/7.2 | | 344 | | 15E | | FCH | ..-. -.-. .... |
| ACADEMY | | 286/13.0 | | 266 | | 14E | | CUK | -.-. ..- -.- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 2920 x 50 ft. / 890 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 36-50.570333N | | 36-50.249333N |
| Longitude: | 119-52.386667W | | 119-51.940333W |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 330 ft. | | 292 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. road, 400 ft. from runway, 125 ft. both sides of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO BETTER THAN 50:1 FM DSPLCD THLD.
+6 FT WALL 115 FT TO 130 FT FM RY END, 105 FT TO 125 FT L. | | 15 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 20 ft. left of centerline
APCH RATIO FM DSPLCD THR 32:1.
+3-6 FT FENCE 40 FT & +8 FT PUMP HOUSE 50 FT FM RY END. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | HERNDON-DOOLITTLE ASSC, INC.
5260 NORTH PALM NO. 421
FRESNO, CA 93704
Phone 209-432-5400
ALSO THOMAS A SHEKOYAN - JOHN O JAMISSON - MICHAEL SHEEHAN & ROBT K AUAKIAN. |
| Manager: | JAMES SHEEKOYAN
5260 NORTH PALM NO. 421
FRESNO, CA 93704
Phone 209-436-2015 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 40 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 39 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 34/day * | | 80% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 29 March 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at E79.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFCH - Fresno Chandler Executive Airport (7 nm S)
KFAT - Fresno Yosemite International Airport (8 nm SE)
KMAE - Madera Municipal Airport (15 nm NW)
F34 - Firebaugh Airport (29 nm W)
KNLC - Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) (31 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bill Darnell and Dennis Garrett, residents of Sierra Sky Park
Taken in the Fall of 2005
taken from an "RV-4" @ 1500' MSL
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Sierra Sky Park Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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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 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:01 | | 13:01 |
| Sunset | | 20:11 | | 03:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:40 | | 03:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 23:12:51 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 25-Jul-2008 16:12:51 |
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| METAR |
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KFAT
8nm SE | 252253Z 31009G15KT 6SM HZ CLR 38/08 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP094 T03830078
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KMAE
15nm NW | 252253Z AUTO 29009KT 7SM CLR 36/08 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP098 T03610078
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| TAF |
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KFAT
8nm SE | 251829Z 251818 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM2300 32009KT P6SM SKC FM1000 VRB04KT 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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