FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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 040ø, 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME OR TACAN-A | |
download (211KB) |
| HI-TACAN RWY 13R | |
download (254KB) |
| HI-TACAN RWY 31L/R | |
download (272KB) |
| TACAN RWY 13R | |
download (273KB) |
| TACAN Y RWY 31L/R | |
download (268KB) |
| TACAN Z RWY 31L/R | |
download (237KB) |
| Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (25KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| WATER FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (348KB) |
| YERIN FOUR | |
download (287KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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)
KCXP - Carson Airport (50 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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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 07-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 14:03 |
| Sunrise | | 06:31 | | 14:31 |
| Sunset | | 16:46 | | 00:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:15 | | 01:15 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Nov-2009 23:04:15 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 07-Nov-2009 15:04:15 |
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| METAR |
| KNFL | 072256Z 04004KT 10SM FEW043 SCT250 15/00 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP123 T01500000
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| NOTAMs |
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