FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 MARCH 2019
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: | | 164 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 131 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 172/day * | | 69% | local general aviation | | 31% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2018 | |
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 28 March 2019 at 0901Z to 25 April 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (412KB) |
| 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 22-Apr-2019
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunrise | | 06:11 | | 13:11 |
| Sunset | | 19:23 | | 02:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:49 | | 02:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Apr-2019 18:48:35 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 22-Apr-2019 11:48:35 |
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| METAR |
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| KF70 | 221835Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 20/08 A2999 RMK AO1
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KL18
15nm SW | 221835Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 18/10 A3000 RMK AO2
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KRIV
19nm N | 221758Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM CLR 19/09 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01930086 10194 20063 55006
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KRIV
19nm N | 221215Z 2212/2318 VRB04KT 9999 SCT018 520209 QNH2998INS TEMPO 2212/2214 4800 BR BKN018 BECMG 2215/2216 VRB04KT 9999 SKC 520209 QNH3000INS BECMG 2216/2217 32012KT 9999 SCT100 520009 QNH2991INS WND 280V360 TEMPO 2220/2301 32015G25KT BECMG 2303/2304 31006KT 9999 SKC 520209 QNH2993INS BECMG 2309/2310 VRB04KT 9999 SKC 520209 QNH2995INS BECMG 2316/2317 33012G20KT 9999 SKC 520009 QNH3000INS WND 290V010 TX26/2222Z TN07/2212Z
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KNFG
20nm SW | 2215/2315 VRB05KT 9999 FEW150 QNH2998INS BECMG 2219/2221 25008KT 9999 FEW150 QNH2990INS BECMG 2302/2304 VRB05KT 9999 FEW100 QNH2991INS T20/2221Z T10/2314Z
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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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