FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 DECEMBER 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 -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 6 December 2018 at 0901Z to 3 January 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 19-Dec-2018
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 14:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 14:49 |
| Sunset | | 16:42 | | 00:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:10 | | 01:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Dec-2018 15:13:37 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 19-Dec-2018 07:13:37 |
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| METAR |
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| KF70 | 191455Z AUTO 03004KT 5SM CLR 06/04 A3018 RMK AO1
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KL18
15nm SW | 191455Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 12/06 A3015 RMK AO2
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KRIV
19nm N | 191458Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 04/04 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP220 T00360036 53000
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KRIV
19nm N | 191202Z 1912/2018 VRB03KT 8000 BR SCT300 QNH3016INS BECMG 1914/1915 VRB03KT 9999 NSW SCT300 QNH3020INS BECMG 1917/1918 05009KT 9999 FEW300 QNH3014INS WND 320V090 BECMG 2002/2003 VRB04KT 9999 SKC QNH3016INS BECMG 2017/2018 07012KT 9999 SCT280 QNH3018INS TX24/1922Z TN03/1914Z
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KNFG
20nm SW | 1909/2009 VRB05KT 9999 BKN200 QNH3010INS TEMPO 1909/1915 1600 BR BKN008 FM191930 23007KT 9999 SKC QNH3005INS BECMG 2001/2003 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH3009INS T06/1912Z T19/1921Z
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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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