AirNav: KTLR - Mefford Field Airport

KTLR

Mefford Field Airport
Tulare, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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 559-487-5405.

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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 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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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-May-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:38	12:38
Sunrise	06:05	13:05
Sunset	19:44	02:44
Evening civil twilight	20:11	03:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-May-2025 03:00:20
Local (UTC-7)	01-May-2025 20:00:20

METAR

KVIS 10nm N	020156Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM CLR 29/12 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP097 T02890122 $
KHJO 17nm NW	020253Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02280144 53004

TAF

KVIS
10nm N

011720Z 0118/0218 VRB05KT P6SM SCT200

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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559-686-7401

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	100LL		Jet A
SS		$5.50		$4.25
Updated 01-May-2025

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