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KPVF Placerville Airport
Placerville, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: PVF
Lat/Long: 38-43-27.2000N / 120-45-12.0000W
38-43.453333N / 120-45.200000W
38.7242222 / -120.7533333
(estimated)
Elevation: 2585 ft. / 788 m (estimated)
Variation: 17E (1980)
From city: 3 miles E of PLACERVILLE, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 95667

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: SAN FRANCISCO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1700
Pattern altitude: 3385 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 AND VASI RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
NORCAL APPROACH: 127.4
NORCAL DEPARTURE: 127.4

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HNW at fieldHANGTOWN VOR/DME115.5017E
MCCr067/30.7MC CLELLAN VOR/DME109.2017E
SWRr204/35.5SQUAW VALLEY VOR/DME113.2016E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL 80 JET-A
FUEL AVBL 24 HOURS BY CREDIT CARD.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 4201 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 26.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 38-43.295490N38-43.610770N
Longitude: 120-45.592780W120-44.806402W
Elevation: 2578.8 ft.2580.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 045 magnetic, 062 true225 magnetic, 242 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-box SAVASI on left (3.80 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m
Surface: concrete
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: EL DORADO COUNTY
BOX 85
PLACERVILLE, CA 95667
Phone 916-621-5330
Manager: MICHAEL GRAY
PO BOX 85
PLACERVILLE, CA 95667
Phone 916-621-5330

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 155
Single engine airplanes: 148
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 181/day *
52% transient general aviation
45% local general aviation
2% military
2% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2002

Additional Remarks

RUNWAY SAFETY AREAS ARE NON-STANDARD LENGTH, SEVERE DROP OFF 100 FEET BEYOND END OF RWY 5 AND RWY 23.
PPR FOR TGL FOR ACFT OVER 12500 LBS.
FORESTRY HELITAC BASE AT EAST END OF ARPT.
HEL PARKING AT NW END OF RWY.
NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE: NO MID-FIELD DEPS; NO TURNS WEST OR NORTH PRIOR TO 3400 MSL OR CLEAR OF NOISE SENSITIVE AREA. RY 23 AFTER TKOF MAKE 10 DEG LEFT TURN AT EOR TO AVOID NOISE SENSITIVE RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
DEER ON AND INVOF RY ESPECIALLY NGTS.
HELIPAD LCTD ON NORTH SIDE OF RY 23 END; TFC PAT & NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES APPLY.

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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (208KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (52KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAUN - Auburn Municipal Airport (21 nm NW)
O70 - Westover Field / Amador County Airport (21 nm S)
KMHR - Sacramento Mather Airport (27 nm W)
KLHM - Lincoln Regional Airport/Karl Harder Field (30 nm W)
KMCC - Mc Clellan Airfield (31 nm W)
 
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From to KPVF

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1312:13
Sunrise05:4412:44
Sunset20:3003:30
Evening civil twilight21:0204:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 07:09:01
Local (UTC-7)  04-Jul-2009 00:09:01
 
METAR
KAUN 
21nm NW 
040650Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM CLR 24/08 A2995 RMK A01 P000
KMHR 
27nm SW 
040645Z 14004KT 10SM SKC 15/10 A2990
KLHM 
30nm W 
040653Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR 22/12 A2987 RMK AO1
KBLU 
34nm N 
040652Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM CLR 20/M03 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02001033 TSNO
KTVL 
37nm E 
040653Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 10/03 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP196 T01000028
KSAC 
38nm W 
040653Z 21004KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP124 T01610144
KSMF 
40nm W 
040653Z 16010KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01720111
KBAB 
40nm NW 
040655Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP115 T02130127
TAF
KMHR 
27nm SW 
040532Z 0406/0506 15006KT P6SM SKC FM042000 22009KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 El Dorado County (FBO)
UNICOM 122.80
530-622-0459
[web site]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Public telephone, Restrooms

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Jet A 
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Placerville Aviation 530-622-1125
no information available

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN PLACERVILLE INN 4.7 108-139
 

Other hotels near Placerville Airport

Miles Price ($)
NATIONAL 9 INN 1.5 
GOLD COUNTRY INN 1.6 79-110
HISTORIC CARY HOUSE HOTEL 2.7 90-120
ALBERT SHAFSKY HOUSE BED AND BR 2.8 145-178

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Placerville Airport

5 in Placerville
1 in El Dorado Hills
 

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