FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 13 SEPTEMBER 2018
Location
| FAA Identifier: | F70 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-34-27.0447N / 117-07-42.5035W
33-34.450745N / 117-07.708392W
33.5741791 / -117.1284732
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1349.5 ft. / 411.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of central business district of the associated city |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 92563 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1989 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RAL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-1800 |
| Pattern altitude: | ALL DEPS - NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS TO N & S; BEST ROC TO TPA BFR DEP THE PAT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, PAPI RYS 18 & 36, REIL RYS 18 & 36, AND TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.025 (951-696-1018) |
| MARCH APPROACH: | 133.5 134.0 |
| MARCH DEPARTURE: | 133.5 134.0 |
| WX AWOS-3 at HMT (11 nm NE): | 118.375 (951-925-6886) |
| WX AWOS-3P at L18 (15 nm SW): | 118.425 (760-723-6073) |
- MARCH PROVIDES GROUND CONTROL APPROACH (GCA) RADAR.
- WHEN MARCH GCA CLSD CTC SOCAL FOR CLNC DEL ON 1-800-448-3724.
- FOR CLNC DEL CALL SOCAL APCH (800) 448-3724.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HDFr153/(12.5) | | HOMELAND VOR | | 113.40 | | 14E |
| OCNr021/24.7 | | OCEANSIDE VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 15E |
| RALr131/(27.9) | | RIVERSIDE VOR | | 112.40 | | 14E |
| PDZr121/28.8 | | PARADISE VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 15E |
| ELBr087/30.7 | | EL TORO VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 14E |
| JLIr299/37.6 | | JULIAN VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 15E |
| PSPr230/39.1 | | PALM SPRINGS VORTAC | | 115.50 | | 13E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 951-677-2756 (RAS JET-PORT) OR 951-696-9344 (JET CENTER)
SELF SERVICE 100LL FUEL AVAILABLE. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 75 ft. / 1829 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 33-34.933808N | | 33-33.967680N |
| Longitude: | 117-07.581275W | | 117-07.835508W |
| Elevation: | 1349.5 ft. | | 1339.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 192 true | | 359 magnetic, 012 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 5 ft. road, 425 ft. from runway, 45:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
3403 10TH STREET, SUITE 400
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
Phone 951-955-8916 |
| Manager: | LILIANA VALLE
3403 10TH STREET, SUITE 400
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
Phone (951) 955-9418 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 201 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 158 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 28 | | Jet airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 6 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 166/day * | | 69% | local general aviation | | 31% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2016 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY INVOF ARPT. |
| - | CALM WIND - USE RY 18. |
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 13 September 2018 at 0901Z to 11 October 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (411KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (132KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHMT - Hemet-Ryan Airport (11 nm NE)
L18 - Fallbrook Community Airpark (15 nm SW)
KRIV - March Air Reserve Base (20 nm N)
KNFG - Camp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) Airport (20 nm SW)
KOKB - Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield (24 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of SkyviewImaging.com
Photo taken 19-Jun-2016
looking northeast.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Sep-2018
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 13:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 13:37 |
| Sunset | | 18:46 | | 01:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:11 | | 02:11 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Sep-2018 04:50:48 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 21-Sep-2018 21:50:48 |
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| METAR |
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| KF70 | 220435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/13 A3000 RMK AO1
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KL18
15nm SW | 220435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A2998 RMK AO2
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KRIV
19nm N | 212005Z 2120/2302 31009KT 9999 SKC QNH2994INS TEMPO 2121/2202 31012G18KT BECMG 2202/2203 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS BECMG 2217/2218 31009KT 9999 SKC QNH2992INS TEMPO 2222/2301 31012G18KT TX34/2121Z TN14/2213Z
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KNFG
20nm SW | 2203/2303 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH2994INS TEMPO 2206/2212 BKN010 FM221530 22007KT 9999 SCT012 QNH2984INS TEMPO 2221/2301 23012G22KT BECMG 2301/2303 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH2985INS T12/2212Z T27/2220Z
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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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