FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FLX |
| Lat/Long: | 39-29-56.7000N / 118-44-55.5000W
39-29.945000N / 118-44.925000W
39.4990833 / -118.7487500
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3963 ft. / 1207.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 17E (1980) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of FALLON, NV |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 89406 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1952 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RNO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 4763 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| NAVY FALLON APPROACH: | 120.85 [SAME AS TWR HOURS] |
| NAVY FALLON DEPARTURE: | 120.85 [SAME AS TWR HOURS] |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY OAKLAND ARTCC WHEN NAVY FALLON APCH CTL CLOSED ON FREQ 128.8/285.5 (FALLON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HZNr078/11.6 | | HAZEN VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 17E |
| LLCr176/38.4 | | LOVELOCK VORTAC | | 116.50 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 5703 x 75 ft. / 1738 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 39-29.661230N | | 39-30.283878N |
| Longitude: | 118-45.394997W | | 118-44.487417W |
| Elevation: | 3965.9 ft. | | 3960.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 031 magnetic, 048 true | | 211 magnetic, 228 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 100 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, 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) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. road, 475 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 41:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | 66 ft. trees, 1900 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4207 x 100 ft. / 1282 x 30 m |
| Surface: | dirt, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 39-30.192858N | | 39-29.621090N |
| Longitude: | 118-45.154687W | | 118-44.649758W |
| Elevation: | 3959.1 ft. | | 3959.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 129 magnetic, 146 true | | 309 magnetic, 326 true |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 250 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear | | 5 ft. fence, 50 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FALLON
55 WEST WILLIAMS AVE
FALLON, NV 89406
Phone 775-423-5107 |
| Manager: | LARRY WHITE
55 WEST WILLIAMS AVE
FALLON, NV 89406
Phone 775-423-5107
CITY ENGINEER. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 53 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 43 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 121/week * | | 51% | local general aviation | | 32% | air taxi | | 16% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 November 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY 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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS-B | |
download (208KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (46KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNFL - Fallon Naval Air Station (Van Voorhis Field) (5 nm SE)
KLOL - Derby Field Airport (35 nm N)
KRNO - Reno/Tahoe International Airport (47 nm W)
4SD - Reno/Stead Airport (53 nm W)
KMEV - Minden-Tahoe Airport (55 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 17-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunrise | | 05:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunset | | 20:04 | | 03:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:34 | | 03:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 10:47:27 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 17-May-2008 03:47:27 |
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| METAR |
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KNFL
5nm SE | 170956Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 14/01 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01440011 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KNFL
5nm SE | 170909 VRB06KT 9999 FEW180 QNH3010INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1709 TIL 1715 T16/11Z T31/23Z
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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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