FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CXP |
| Lat/Long: | 39-11-32.0000N / 119-44-04.0000W 39-11.533333N / 119-44.066667W 39.1922222 / -119.7344444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4697 ft. / 1431.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of CARSON CITY, NV |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 89706 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CXP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | JUN-SEP 0700-2000, OCT-MAY 0800-1900 |
| Pattern altitude: | 5497 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | TWY REFLECTORS BOTH SIDES OF ALL TWYS. |
| Landing fee: | no, FEE FOR TIEDOWN ONLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.925 (775-884-4708) |
| RENO APPROACH: | 119.2 |
| RENO DEPARTURE: | 119.2 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MEV (12 nm S): | 119.325 (775-782-6264) |
| WX ASOS at RNO (18 nm N): | PHONE 775-324-6659 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FMGr174/20.7 | | MUSTANG VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 16E |
| SWRr072/24.9 | | SQUAW VALLEY VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 16E |
| HZNr223/39.3 | | HAZEN VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 100LL JET-A FUEL SELF-SERVICE 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5906 x 75 ft. / 1800 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 39-11.672812N | | 39-11.395028N |
| Longitude: | 119-44.665795W | | 119-43.467945W |
| Elevation: | 4700.4 ft. | | 4686.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 091 magnetic, 107 true | | 271 magnetic, 287 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | non-standard VASI system (4.00 degrees glide path) NSTD PSIL SINGLE BOX LEFT SIDE. | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. road, 800 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY AIRPORT AUTHORITY 2600 COLLEGE PARKWAY, NO. 6 CARSON CITY, NV 89706 Phone 775-885-9100 |
| Manager: | CASEY T. PULLMAN, C.M. 2600 E. COLLEGE PARKWAY #6 CARSON CITY, NV 89706 Phone 775-841-2255 CELL: (775) 443-7288 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 223 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 169 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 24 | | Jet airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 20 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 229/day * | | 46% | local general aviation | | 45% | transient general aviation | | 9% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) -A | |
download (452KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (24KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| JIMPA ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (99KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (62KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMEV - Minden-Tahoe Airport (12 nm S)
KRNO - Reno/Tahoe International Airport (18 nm N)
KTRK - Truckee-Tahoe Airport (20 nm W)
KTVL - Lake Tahoe Airport (22 nm SW)
KRTS - Reno/Stead Airport (29 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 01-Feb-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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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 22-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:22 | | 14:22 |
| Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 14:51 |
| Sunset | | 16:39 | | 00:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:08 | | 01:08 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 07:26:41 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 22-Nov-2009 23:26:41 |
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| METAR |
KRNO 18nm N | 230655Z 03003KT 10SM SCT038 02/M05 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP235 T00221050
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KTRK 19nm NW | 230710Z AUTO 00000KT M1/4SM FZFG OVC001 M05/M06 A3023 RMK AO2
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KTVL 21nm SW | 230653Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR M03/M06 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP223 T10331056 $
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| TAF |
KRNO 18nm N | 230520Z 2306/2406 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM232100 07007KT P6SM SCT200 FM240300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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KTRK 19nm NW | 230520Z 2306/2406 00000KT 1/4SM FZFG VV001 FM231700 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM240200 00000KT P6SM SCT200 AMD NOT SKED 2306/2312
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KTVL 21nm SW | 230520Z 2306/2406 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM231600 04006KT P6SM SCT200 FM240000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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