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KTLR

Mefford Field Airport
Tulare, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	TLR
Lat/Long:	36-09-23.7000N 119-19-35.6000W 36-09.395000N 119-19.593333W 36.1565833,-119.3265556 (estimated)
Elevation:	265.3 ft. / 80.9 m (surveyed)
Variation:	12E (2020)
From city:	3 miles SE of TULARE, CA
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	93274

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1940
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	OAKLAND CENTER
FSS:	RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0800-DUSK
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF. PAPI 13 OPRS CONSLY.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.7
WX AWOS-3PT:	120.0 (559-686-2613)
FRESNO APPROACH:	118.5
FRESNO DEPARTURE:	118.5
WX AWOS-3PT at VIS (10 nm N):	119.925 (559-651-2418)
WX AWOS-3PT at PTV (15 nm SE):	134.625 (559-784-3874)
WX ASOS at HJO (17 nm NW):	134.75 (559-585-8076)

COM WITH FRESNO APCH UNAVBL BLO 1000 FT; COM THRU RANCHO MURIETA FSS 1-800-992-7433.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
TTEr299/20.8		TULE VOR/DME		116.25		16E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SALYER FARMS		045/11.3		205		16E		COR	-.-. --- .-.

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	tiedowns
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:

3901 x 75 ft. / 1189 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 13

RUNWAY 31

Latitude:

36-09.664825N

36-09.125825N

Longitude:

119-19.810210W

119-19.377873W

Elevation:

265.3 ft.

262.5 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

135 magnetic, 147 true

315 magnetic, 327 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
UNUSBL BYD 7 DEG R OF CNTRLN.

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

15 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 295 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF TULARE 411 EAST KERN AVENUE TULARE, CA 93274 Phone 559-685-2300
Manager:	PETER ARANZARU 3981 SOUTH K STREET TULARE, CA 93274 Phone 559-684-4329

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC FRESNO APCH AT 559-454-9805.

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 from 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13		download (194KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (348KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVIS - Visalia Municipal Airport (10 nm N)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (15 nm SE)
KHJO - Hanford Municipal Airport (17 nm NW)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (25 nm S)
O32 - Reedley Municipal Airport (31 nm N)

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Area around KTLR (Mefford Field Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 22-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:38	14:38
Sunrise	07:06	15:06
Sunset	17:12	01:12
Evening civil twilight	17:40	01:40

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	22-Jan-2026 20:17:03
Local (UTC-8)	22-Jan-2026 12:17:03

METAR

KVIS 10nm N	221956Z AUTO 30005KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC003 09/09 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T00940089 $
KPTV 15nm SE	221956Z AUTO 30005KT 2SM BR OVC002 10/09 A3003 RMK AO2 RAE36 PRESFR SLP171 P0000 T01000094 $
KHJO 17nm NW	221953Z AUTO 30005KT 3SM BR OVC004 08/08 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP175 T00830078

TAF

KVIS
10nm N

221720Z 2218/2318 VRB05KT 1/2SM FG OVC003 TEMPO 2218/2221 2SM BR OVC003 FM222100 VRB05KT 6SM BR BKN100 FM230300 VRB05KT 2SM BR BKN015 TEMPO 2306/2309 1/4SM FG OVC003 FM230900 VRB05KT 1/4SM FG OVC003

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Comments

Valley Air Crafts

559-686-7401

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	100LL		Jet A
SS		$5.50		$4.25
Updated 22-Jan-2026

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SS=Self service

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