FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | NFL |
| Lat/Long: | 39-24-59.7100N / 118-42-03.5300W 39-24.995167N / 118-42.058833W 39.4165861 / -118.7009806 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3934 ft. / 1199 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 17E (1970) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of FALLON, NV |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 89496 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 12/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | LAS VEGAS |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | NFL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0715-2245, ALL SAT 1000-1800, ALL SUN 1200-1800, CLSD HOL |
| Pattern altitude: | TFCPAT: INITIAL ALL RYS 7600 FT MSL; OVERHEAD BREAK 5500 FT MSL; NO OVERHEAR RY 07. PAT ALT 5500 FT MSL. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-white-green (lighted military airport) |
Airport Communications
| ATIS: | 370.925 [SAME AS ARPT HRS] |
| NAVY FALLON GROUND: | 251.15 [CLASS D AIRSPACE EFF 1515-0645Z++ MON-FRI, 1800-02, 00Z++ SAT, 2000-0200Z++ SUN, EXC HOL, OT CLASS E.] |
| NAVY FALLON TOWER: | 119.25 340.2 [CLASS D AIRSPACE EFF 1515-0645Z++ MON-FRI, 1800-02, 00Z++ SAT, 2000-0200Z++ SUN, EXC HOL, OT CLASS E.] |
| NAVY FALLON APPROACH: | 120.85 360.2 [SAME AS TWR HOURS] |
| NAVY FALLON DEPARTURE: | 120.85 360.2 [SAME AS TWR HOURS] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 353.55 |
| BASEOPS: | 238.0 328.0 |
| DESERT CONTROL: | 322.35 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| PMSV: | 327.4 |
| RDR: | 123.0X 262.8X 275.6X 281.8X 310.6X 314.8X 321.9X 324.9X 340.3X 345.2X |
| RDR LCL/S: | 134.1X |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY OAKLAND ARTCC ON FREQS 128.8/285.5 (FALLON RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLOSED.
- SFA
- RADAR - SEE TERMINAL FLIP FOR RADAR MINIMA.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HZNr097/15.0 | | HAZEN VORTAC | | 114.10 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 13L/31R
| Dimensions: | 11077 x 200 ft. / 3376 x 61 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13L | | RUNWAY 31R |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | | |
Runway 13R/31L
| Dimensions: | 14003 x 201 ft. / 4268 x 61 m |
| Surface: | PEM |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 45 /R/C/W/T | | Single wheel: | 93.0 | | Double wheel: | 120.0, ALSO ST154. | | Double tandem: | 181.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 552.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | LARGE MULTI-ENG ACFT; FULL STOP/TOUCH & GO RWY 31; LAND PAST BI-DRCTNL (E28) ARRESTING GEAR LCTD 1892' FM APCH END. |
| RUNWAY 13R | | RUNWAY 31L |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 7004 x 154 ft. / 2135 x 47 m |
| Surface: | PEM |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Navy |
| Owner: | US NAVY OCEANOGRAPHIC OFC - CODE 3142 WASHINGTON, DC 20373 |
| Manager: | COMMANDING OFFICER NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON, NV 89406 |
Additional Remarks
| - | A-GEAR: E-28(B) APCH END RWY 31R NML DERIGGED. |
| - | TFC PAT: ALL ACFT ACTIVATE LDG/TAXI LGT WHILE ON APCH. REDUCED RWY SEPARATION STD IN EFF FOR USN/USMC ACFT. INITIAL ALL RWY 7600'; OVERHEAD BREAK 5500'; NO OVERHEAD FOR RWY 07; PAT ALT 5000'. DUE EXTV TFC, ACFT REQ PRACTICE APCH EXP LEN DELAYS. |
| - | NS ABTMT: WHEN DEP RWY 31L TURN RGT, HDG 040°, OVER DEP END. ALL ACFT CTC ODO, DSN 890-2419/2458, C775-426-2419/2458, PRIOR TO FILING VFR, FOR NOISE SENSITIVE AREA BRIEFING. |
| - | MISC: BASE OPS DSN 890-2419/2458, C775-426-2419/2458. LOGISTICS ACFT EXP ASR/PAR APCH. |
| - | MISC: SKED OF FRTC AIRSPACE OUTSIDE OF PUBL AIRFIELD HRS WILL BE ALLOWED ONLY AFTER APVL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY THE NAS FALLON OPS OFFICER TO EXTN/MOD PUBL AIRFIELD HRS. |
| - | JASU: 1(GTC-85) 1(NCPP-105) 2(NC-8A). |
| - | FUEL - 4 HR PN RQR FOR ACFT REQ HOT REFUL. J8. |
| - | FLUID: SP LOX. |
| - | TRAN ALERT: NO TRAN MAINT/HGR SPACE OR DE-ICE AVBL. |
| - | SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK. |
| - | RSTD - PPR 24 HR IN ADVANCE FOR TRAN SVC EXC MEDEVAC, SAR, DEPLOYED SQUADRONS/CVW OR SKED LOGISTICS FLT. PPR VALID ONLY 4 HR BYD ETA UNLESS RESKED, DSN 890-3415/3479, C775-426-3415/3479. |
| - | CAUTION - RWY 13R CNTRLINE OPR ONLY DUE FOD HAZ. RADAR TWR 1.1 NM SW OF CTL TWR 167' AGL. LARGE MULTI-ENG ACFT FULL STOP/TOUCH AND GO LAND PAST E-28 A-GEAR AT APCH ENDS. TWY C, S APN TO APCH END RWY 25 VARIES IN WIDTH TAPERING TO 50' WIDE E OF RWY 13R-31L. TWY D, S APN TO APCH END RWY 07, 50' WIDE. |
| - | CAUTION: EXTV BIRD ACT WITHIN APRX 15 NM OF ARPT FR SFC TO APRX 3000' AGL. GENERAL AVN ACFT OPR FR FALLON MUNI ARPT 5 NM NNW. |
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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME OR TACAN-A | |
download (130KB) |
| HI-TACAN RWY 13R | |
download (187KB) |
| HI-TACAN RWY 31L/R | |
download (202KB) |
| TACAN RWY 13R | |
download (192KB) |
| TACAN Y RWY 31L/R | |
download (191KB) |
| TACAN Z RWY 31L/R | |
download (172KB) |
| Radar Approach Procedures available **CHANGED** | |
download (25KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| WATER FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (348KB) |
| YERIN FOUR | |
download (287KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (46KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFLX - Fallon Municipal Airport (5 nm NW)
KLOL - Derby Field Airport (39 nm N)
KRNO - Reno/Tahoe International Airport (50 nm W)
KMEV - Minden-Tahoe Airport (55 nm SW)
4SD - Reno/Stead Airport (56 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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Taken in the Fall of 2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunrise | | 05:36 | | 12:36 |
| Sunset | | 20:24 | | 03:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:56 | | 03:56 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 09:10:01 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 06-Jul-2008 02:10:01 |
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| METAR |
| KNFL | 060856Z AUTO 25006KT 4SM HZ CLR 21/06 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP106 T02110061 58001 TSNO $
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| NOTAMs |
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