FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 JUNE 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 20 June 2019 at 0901Z to 19 July 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (407KB) |
| 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 Mark Holtzman - West Coast Aerial Photography, Inc. www.markholtzman.com
Photo taken 11-Feb-2019
looking west.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-Jun-2019
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:11 | | 12:11 |
| Sunrise | | 05:40 | | 12:40 |
| Sunset | | 20:01 | | 03:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:30 | | 03:30 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jun-2019 14:58:59 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 20-Jun-2019 07:58:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KF70 | 201435Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM OVC005 16/15 A2997 RMK AO1
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KL18
15nm SW | 201435Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR SCT004 OVC008 15/15 A2997 RMK AO2
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KRIV
19nm N | 201358Z 00000KT 4SM BR OVC007 16/16 A2996 RMK AO2A SLP135 T01630163
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| TAF |
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KRIV
19nm N | 201203Z 2012/2118 30006KT 8000 BR OVC007 QNH2996INS BECMG 2015/2016 VRB04KT 9999 NSW BKN010 QNH2996INS BECMG 2017/2018 30006KT 9999 FEW010 QNH2994INS BECMG 2018/2019 31009KT 9999 FEW030 FEW100 QNH2988INS TEMPO 2021/2101 31012G20KT BECMG 2105/2106 VRB05KT 9999 BKN012 QNH2989INS BECMG 2108/2109 16005KT 8000 BR OVC008 QNH2989INS BECMG 2111/2112 16005KT 4800 -DZ BR OVC006 QNH2991INS BECMG 2116/2117 16009KT 8000 BR BKN008 QNH2993INS TX27/2022Z TN14/2013Z
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KNFG
20nm SW | 2009/2109 VRB05KT 9999 OVC015 QNH2993INS BECMG 2016/2018 25008KT 9999 SCT020 QNH2987INS BECMG 2102/2104 VRB05KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2985INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2009 TIL 2015 T15/2010Z T21/2021Z
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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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