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F72
(formerly Q53)
Franklin Field Airport
Franklin, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: F72
Lat/Long: 38-18-14.1000N / 121-25-45.4000W
38-18.235000N / 121-25.756667W
38.3039167 / -121.4292778
(estimated)
Elevation: 21 ft. / 6.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 16E (1985)
From city: 4 miles SE of FRANKLIN, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 95758

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1946
Sectional chart: SAN FRANCISCO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Pattern altitude: 1021 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at SAC (13 nm N): PHONE 916-421-0923
WX AWOS-3 at MHR (16 nm N): PHONE 916-231-0103

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SACr129/10.2SACRAMENTO VORTAC115.2017E
TZZr081/(18.1)TRAVIS VOR116.4017E
MCCr166/21.8MC CLELLAN VOR/DME109.2017E
LINr287/24.3LINDEN VORTAC114.8017E
ECAr320/30.7MANTECA VORTAC116.0017E
CCRr045/32.9CONCORD VOR/DME117.0017E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
TRACY346/36.720315ETCY - -.-. -.--

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3240 x 60 ft. / 988 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 38-18.630333N38-18.112500N
Longitude: 121-25.668000W121-25.833667W
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: no255 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Obstructions: 5 ft. fence, 400 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear30 ft. tree, 1275 ft. from runway, 210 ft. right of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 32:1 FROM DSPLCD THR.

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 3100 x 60 ft. / 945 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 38-18.156833N38-18.031000N
Longitude: 121-26.075333W121-25.447000W
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Displaced threshold: no70 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: no
Obstructions: 60 ft. pline, 1500 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear45 ft. pline, 1300 ft. from runway, 24:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 30:1 FM DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: SACRAMENTO COUNTY
6151 FREEPORT BLVD
SACRAMENTO, CA 95822-3518
Phone 916-875-9035
Manager: GLEN M. SANDERS
6151 FREEPORT BLVD
SACRAMENTO, CA 95822-3518
Phone 916-875-9035
OFFICE AT SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT.
SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 8
Single engine airplanes: 7
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 99/day *
94% transient general aviation
6% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2002

Additional Remarks

ALL RYS LTD TO 15000 LBS GWT.
MONITOR 122.9 WITHIN 5 MILES. EXTSV STUDENT HELICOPTER & FIXED WING TRAINING IN AREA.
CALM WIND RY 18.
AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF DETENTION FACILITY ON EAST SIDE OF ARPT EXCP IN EMERGENCY.
CONDUCT HELICOPTER TRAINING N OF RY 09 & W OF RY 36.
ULTRALIGHTS ACTIVITY INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at F72.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

1O3 - Lodi Airport (10 nm SE)
KSAC - Sacramento Executive Airport (13 nm N)
O88 - Rio Vista Municipal Airport (15 nm SW)
KMHR - Sacramento Mather Airport (16 nm N)
KEDU - University Airport (22 nm NW)
 
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From to F72

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1912:19
Sunrise05:5012:50
Sunset20:3103:31
Evening civil twilight21:0204:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Jul-2008 23:24:57
Local (UTC-7)  06-Jul-2008 16:24:57
 
METAR
KSAC 
12nm N 
062253Z 32009KT 4SM HZ CLR 37/12 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP056 T03670117 $
KMHR 
15nm NE 
062247Z 30010G14KT 3SM FU SKC 36/11 A2971
KEDU 
22nm NW 
062255Z AUTO 19003KT 9SM CLR 36/14 A2971 RMK A01 P000
KSUU 
23nm W 
062255Z AUTO 24013KT 10SM CLR 35/13 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP062 T03540130 $
TAF
KSAC 
12nm N 
061741Z 061818 VRB05KT 6SM HZ SKC FM0200 19008KT P6SM SKC FM1300 18005KT 4SM FU HZ SKC
KMHR 
15nm NE 
061958Z 062018 VRB05KT 5SM HZ SKC TEMPO 2024 2SM FU FM0200 24010KT P6SM SKC FM0400 16005KT 6SM HZ SKC FM1100 17004KT 3SM FU HZ SKC
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Hotels in other cities near Franklin Field Airport

6 in Elk Grove
6 in Lodi
66 in Sacramento
5 in West Sacramento
 

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