FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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: | 1350 ft. / 411.5 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 |
| Sectional chart: | LOS ANGELES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RAL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-1800 |
| Pattern altitude: | 2350 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, PAPI RYS 18 & 36, REIL RYS 18 & 36, AND TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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) |
- MARCH PROVIDES GROUND CONTROL APPROACH (GCA) RADAR.
- WHEN MARCH GCA CLSD CTC SOCAL FOR CLNC DEL ON 1-800-448-3724.
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 |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SAN JACINTO | | 192/14.7 | | 227 | | 14E | | SJY | ... .--- -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FOR JET FUEL AFTER HRS CALL (951) 694-7960.
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
BOX 309
RIVERSIDE, CA 92502
Phone 760-863-2530 |
| Manager: | TOM TURNER
4710 WEST STETSON AVE.
HEMET, CA 92545
Phone 951-652-0422 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 233 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 191 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 23 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 13 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 269/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ALL DEPS - NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS TO N & S; BEST RATE OF CLIMB TO TPA BEF DEP THE PATTERN. |
| - | 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 between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (639KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (42KB) |
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 - Oceanside Municipal Airport (24 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Bob Milligan, Eagles View Aerial Photography
Photo taken 14-Nov-2005
Taken from an altitude of 6,500 ft using a Canon EOS 5D with a 70-200 Canon lens
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of French Valley Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunrise | | 05:44 | | 12:44 |
| 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) | 04-Jul-2009 11:55:13 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 04-Jul-2009 04:55:13 |
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| METAR |
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KRIV
19nm N | 041055Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM CLR 15/08 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01490081
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KNFG
20nm SW | 041130Z AUTO 04003KT 7SM BKN005 13/11 A2999 RMK AO2 TSNO $
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KOKB
24nm SW | 041052Z AUTO 22003KT 5SM BR OVC007 17/15 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01720150
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KCRQ
28nm S | 041053Z AUTO 26004KT 7SM OVC006 17/15 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01720150
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KRAL
28nm NW | 041053Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 18/14 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01780139
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KAJO
31nm NW | 041056Z AUTO 27004KT 8SM CLR 16/13 A2999 RMK AO2 T01550133 SLP149 $
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KSBD
32nm N | 040353Z 23006KT 10SM SKC 26/11 A2999 RMK LAST
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KRNM
34nm S | 041053Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 13g1 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01330111 TSNO
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KCNO
35nm NW | 041053Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM HZ CLR 16/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01560128
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KPSP
35nm NE | 041053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 29/11 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP100 T02890111 TSNO
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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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