FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JANUARY 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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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 31 January 2019 at 0901Z to 28 February 2019 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 20-Feb-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 14:03 |
| Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 14:28 |
| Sunset | | 17:36 | | 01:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:02 | | 02:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Feb-2019 21:38:04 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 20-Feb-2019 13:38:04 |
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| METAR |
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| KF70 | 202115Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM BKN027 OVC032 09/02 A2989 RMK AO1
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KL18
15nm SW | 202115Z AUTO 19012G17KT 10SM SCT032 BKN043 OVC050 10/05 A2991 RMK AO2
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KRIV
19nm N | 202108Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM BKN029 BKN039 BKN050 08/04 A2988 RMK AO2 CIG 029V042 BKN029 V SCT SLP124
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KRIV
19nm N | 202010Z 2020/2202 17010KT 9999 FEW020 BKN030 OVC050 620304 540309 QNH2985INS WND 140V230 TEMPO 2021/2101 23010G15KT BKN025 OVC040 BECMG 2100/2101 24012KT 8000 -RA BR FEW005 BKN015 OVC030 620309 540009 QNH2961INS WND 190V280 TEMPO 2101/2106 26012G18KT 4800 -RA BR SCT005 BKN010 OVC030 BECMG 2105/2106 25010KT 4800 -RA BR SCT005 OVC010 620259 540209 QNH2959INS BECMG 2111/2112 31009KT 8000 -RA BR SCT010 OVC020 620255 540209 QNH2963INS BECMG 2117/2118 32009KT 9999 VCSH SCT015 BKN030 BKN060 630307 5105
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KNFG
20nm SW | 2015/2115 VRB05KT 9999 SCT035 QNH2997INS FM201830 24008KT 9999 BKN035 QNH2979INS TEMPO 2019/2100 25012G22KT BKN025 BECMG 2100/2102 25010G18KT 6000 -RA BR BKN020 QNH2963INS FM211330 VRB05KT 9999 BKN030 QNH2963INS T13/2021Z T04/2113Z COR 1700
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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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