FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
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: | |
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 | | left |
Runway heading: | 135 magnetic, 147 true | | 315 magnetic, 327 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | 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: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 295 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. trees, 520 ft. from runway, 150 ft. both sides of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear TREES PENETRATE THE APCH 520 FT FROM THE RWY 31 APCH THLD. |
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: | JOSH MCDONNELL 3981 SOUTH K STREET TULARE, CA 93274 Phone 559-684-4201 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 27 | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 69/day * | 52% | local general aviation | 48% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 29 December 2020 | |
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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (193KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Mark Robinson & HeliHigh.com
Photo taken 07-Jul-2013
looking southeast.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 28-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:24 | | 13:24 |
Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 13:50 |
Sunset | | 19:15 | | 02:15 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:40 | | 02:40 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-Mar-2023 19:12:12 |
Local (UTC-7) | 28-Mar-2023 12:12:12 |
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METAR |
KVIS 10nm N | 281856Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM BKN110 17/03 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP180 T01670033
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KPTV 15nm SE | 281856Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 18/02 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01830022
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KHJO 17nm NW | 281853Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM SCT120 17/04 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01720044
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TAF |
KVIS 10nm N | 281720Z 2818/2918 12007KT P6SM FEW110 FM290000 18008KT P6SM -RA OVC050 FM291600 15008KT P6SM BKN050
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NOTAMs |
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