FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TLR |
| Lat/Long: | 36-09-22.7000N / 119-19-34.2000W
36-09.378333N / 119-19.570000W
36.1563056 / -119.3261667
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 271 ft. / 83 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 15E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of TULARE, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 93274 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1940 |
| 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-DUSK |
| Pattern altitude: | 1271 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| FRESNO APPROACH: | 118.5 |
| FRESNO DEPARTURE: | 118.5 |
| WX AWOS-3 at VIS (10 nm N): | 119.925 (559-651-2418) |
| WX AWOS-3 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 |
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| VISr133/14.7 | | VISALIA VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 16E |
| TTEr299/20.8 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ACADEMY | | 143/37.5 | | 266 | | 14E | | CUK | -.-. ..- -.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3914 x 75 ft. / 1193 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 36-09.634167N | | 36-09.093333N |
| Longitude: | 119-19.807000W | | 119-19.373500W |
| Elevation: | 271.0 ft. | | 268.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 147 true | | 312 magnetic, 327 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | no, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 295 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 18 ft. trees, 530 ft. from runway, 86 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF TULARE
830 S. BLACKSTONE ST.
TULARE, CA 93274
Phone 559-685-2300 |
| Manager: | RICH LUJAN
830 S. BLACKSTONE ST.
TULARE, CA 93274
Phone 559-684-4310
DIRECTOR OF RECREATION/PARKS/ LIBRARY/AIRPORT MANAGER |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 62 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 57 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 72/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 06 June 2006 | |
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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 13 | |
download (173KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (40KB) |
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)
KNLC - Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) (32 nm W)
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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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Aug-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 13:03 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 13:29 |
| Sunset | | 19:26 | | 02:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:52 | | 02:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Aug-2008 14:30:08 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 30-Aug-2008 07:30:08 |
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| METAR |
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KVIS
10nm N | 301415Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A2965 RMK AO1
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KPTV
15nm SE | 301415Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A2968 RMK AO1 PNO
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KHJO
17nm NW | 301353Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP042 T02060133 $
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| TAF |
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KVIS
10nm N | 301122Z 301212 VRB04KT P6SM SCT200 FM2200 30008KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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