FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PTV |
| Lat/Long: | 36-01-46.5880N / 119-03-45.8320W
36-01.776467N / 119-03.763867W
36.0296078 / -119.0627311
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 442 ft. / 134.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of PORTERVILLE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 93257 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PTV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAY-OCT 0700-1900, NOV-APR 0800-1700
ARPT ATTENDANT 559-782-7540. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1442 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
HIRL RY 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2300; AFTER 2300 ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT VASI RY 12 - CTAF, VASI RY 30 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 134.625 (559-784-3874) |
| BAKERSFIELD APPROACH: | 120.5 [1500-0700Z++, OT CTC LOS ANGELES CENTER] |
| BAKERSFIELD DEPARTURE: | 120.5 [1500-0700Z++, OT CTC LOS ANGELES CENTER] |
| WX AWOS-3 at DLO (19 nm SW): | 119.55 (661-721-2668) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ON FREQS 127.1/317.7 (BAKERSFIELD RCAG) WHEN BAKERSFIELD APCH CTL CLOSED.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TTEr328/7.3 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 16E |
| VISr119/28.7 | | VISALIA VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 16E |
| EHFr349/32.7 | | SHAFTER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 14E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL 80 JET-A
SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 5908 x 150 ft. / 1801 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 36-02.122367N | | 36-01.430533N |
| Longitude: | 119-04.185683W | | 119-03.342100W |
| Elevation: | 430.3 ft. | | 442.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 120 magnetic, 135 true | | 300 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 480 ft. from runway, 292 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 520 ft. from runway, 298 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PORTERVILLE
291 N. MAIN STREET
PORTERVILLE, CA 93257-7466
Phone 559-782-7480 |
| Manager: | JOHN LONGLEY
291 N. MAIN STREET
PORTERVILLE, CA 93257-7466
Phone 559-782-7480
ARPT SUPERVISOR: JIM MCDONALD; PHONE (559) 782-7540. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 90 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 64 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Helicopters: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 119/day * | | 63% | transient general aviation | | 34% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 06 June 2007 | |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 12 | |
download (217KB) |
| GPS RWY 30 | |
download (252KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (266KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (40KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTLR - Mefford Field Airport (15 nm NW)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (19 nm SW)
KVIS - Visalia Municipal Airport (24 nm NW)
KMIT - Shafter-Minter Field Airport (32 nm S)
KHJO - Hanford Municipal Airport (32 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Raymond Spaulding
Photo taken 13-Apr-2008
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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 06-Sep-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 13:08 |
| Sunrise | | 06:34 | | 13:34 |
| Sunset | | 19:15 | | 02:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:41 | | 02:41 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Sep-2008 03:49:46 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 06-Sep-2008 20:49:46 |
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| METAR |
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| KPTV | 070335Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 27/13 A2974 RMK AO1 PNO
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| TAF |
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KVIS
24nm NW | 062322Z 070024 30008KT P6SM SKC FM0300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM2100 30007KT P6SM SKC
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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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