FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SNS |
| Lat/Long: | 36-39-46.0000N / 121-36-22.9000W
36-39.766667N / 121-36.381667W
36.6627778 / -121.6063611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 85 ft. / 25.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of SALINAS, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 93905 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SNS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | 885 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26, HIRL RY 13/31 AND MALSR RY 31 - CTAF. REIL RY 13, VASI RYS 08 AND 26, VASI RY 13 AND PAPI RY 31 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.4 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 124.85 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 831-422-2830 |
| SALINAS GROUND: | 121.7 [0600-1900 OCT-MAR; 0500-1900 APR-SEP] |
| SALINAS TOWER: | 119.4 239.3 [0600-1900 OCT-MAR; 0500-1900 APR-SEP] |
| NORCAL APPROACH: | 133.0(360-150) |
| NORCAL DEPARTURE: | 133.0(360-150) |
| CLASS C IC: | 133.0(360-150) |
| WX ASOS at MRY (12 nm W): | PHONE 831-642-0241 |
| WX AWOS-3 at CVH (17 nm NE): | 120.425 (831-636-4394) |
| WX ASOS at WVI (19 nm NW): | 132.275 (831-724-8794) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SNS at field | | SALINAS VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 17E |
| BSRr347/28.9 | | BIG SUR VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 16E |
| PXNr249/39.9 | | PANOCHE VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHUALAR | | 312/12.1 | | 263 | | 16E | | UAD | ..- .- -.. |
| PAJAR | | 130/17.9 | | 327 | | 17E | | PDG | .--. -.. --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 6004 x 150 ft. / 1830 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 25.0 | | Double wheel: | 32.0 | | Double tandem: | 62.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 36-39.774885N | | 36-39.657192N |
| Longitude: | 121-37.112440W | | 121-35.893128W |
| Elevation: | 69.7 ft. | | 83.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 081 magnetic, 097 true | | 261 magnetic, 277 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 396 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4825 x 150 ft. / 1471 x 46 m
200 FT ASPH STWY RY 31. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 65.0 | | Double wheel: | 100.0 | | Double tandem: | 170.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 36-40.116525N | | 36-39.443447N |
| Longitude: | 121-36.600448W | | 121-36.074830W |
| Elevation: | 84.5 ft. | | 82.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 148 true | | 312 magnetic, 328 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | | | touchdown |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 45 ft. trees, 1733 ft. from runway, 310 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 1900 x 50 ft. / 579 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 | | Double tandem: | 75.0 |
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| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 36-40.036482N | | 36-39.757112N |
| Longitude: | 121-36.201315W | | 121-36.025748W |
| Elevation: | 84.1 ft. | | 82.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 137 magnetic, 153 true | | 317 magnetic, 333 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. tree, 640 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | none |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 90 x 90 ft. / 27 x 27 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete/aggregate friction seal coat |
| Runway edge lights: | FLD |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SALINAS
200 LINCOLN AVE
SALINAS, CA 93901
Phone 831-758-7214 |
| Manager: | GARY PETERSEN
30 MORTENSEN AVE
SALINAS, CA 93905
Phone 831-758-7214 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 165 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 151 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 213/day * | | 52% | transient general aviation | | 45% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 26 February 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| E98 | +15 SHELTERS. |
| - | RWYS 14/32 PPR CALL AMGR 831-758-7214. |
| - | PORTIONS OF TWY B BETWEEN D & N LIMITED ATCT SERVICES PROVIDED |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOAR - Marina Municipal Airport (8 nm W)
KMRY - Monterey Peninsula Airport (12 nm W)
KCVH - Hollister Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
KWVI - Watsonville Municipal Airport (19 nm NW)
E16 - South County Airport of Santa Clara County (25 nm N)
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Times for 08-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 14:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 15:03 |
| Sunset | | 17:38 | | 01:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:05 | | 02:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 06:54:42 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 08-Feb-2010 22:54:42 |
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| METAR |
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| KSNS | 090553Z 25005KT 10SM OVC044 11/07 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP163 60000 T01060067 10133 20106 56009
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KMRY
13nm W | 090554Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN036 OVC047 10/06 A2999 RMK AO2 RAE02B44E54 SLP169 P0000 60001 T01000061 10122 20100 56007
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KCVH
17nm NE | 090630Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC050 10/08 A2998 RMK AO1
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KWVI
18nm NW | 090615Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM -RA SCT014 SCT030 OVC044 10/09 A2999 RMK AO2 P0000
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| TAF |
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| KSNS | 090542Z 0906/1006 24004KT P6SM BKN045 OVC100 TEMPO 0906/0909 -RA FM090900 13004KT P6SM BKN020 BKN100 FM091200 12006KT P6SM SCT020 BKN100 FM091700 12010KT 6SM -SHRA BKN015 OVC025 FM092200 22008KT P6SM -SHRA BKN015 OVC025 FM100200 33004KT P6SM SCT020
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KMRY
13nm W | 090542Z 0906/1006 24004KT P6SM BKN045 OVC100 TEMPO 0906/0909 -RA FM090900 15004KT P6SM BKN020 BKN100 FM091700 12010KT 6SM -SHRA BKN015 OVC025 FM092100 28008KT P6SM -SHRA BKN015 OVC025 FM100200 25004KT P6SM SCT020
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