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KTOA Zamperini Field Airport
Torrance, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: TOA
Lat/Long: 33-48-12.1783N 118-20-22.5875W
33-48.202972N 118-20.376458W
33.8033829,-118.3396076
(estimated)
Elevation: 103.2 ft. / 31.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 14E (1970)
From city: 3 miles SW of TORRANCE, CA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 90505

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: HAWTHORNE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: TOA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-2200
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RY 29R - CTAF; MIRL RY 11L/29R SS-SR; MIRL RY 11R/29L 0600-2000; ACTVT HELIPAD PERIMETER LGTS - 24 HRS - CTAF. VASI RWY 29L OPER CONSLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
Landing fee: yes, FOR LDG FEE SKED, CTC ARPT OR CHECK ARPT WEBSITE. MIL, PUB SAFETY, AND MED OPS SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM LDG FEES.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 124.0
UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 125.6
TORRANCE GROUND: 120.9 [0700-2000]
TORRANCE TOWER: 124.0 ;SOUTH 133.075 ;NORTH 257.8 [0700-2000]
SOCAL APPROACH: 124.3 ;RWY 11L, 11R 127.2 ;RWY 29L/R
SOCAL DEPARTURE: 124.3 ;RWY 29L, 29R 127.2 ;RWY 11L/R
HAWWC DP: 127.2 ;RWY 11L/R 134.9 ;RWY 29L/R
IC: 257.8
WX AWOS-3PT at CPM (7 nm NE): 127.150 (310-631-3022)
WX ASOS at HHR (7 nm N): PHONE 310-973-8930
WX ASOS at LAX (9 nm N): PHONE 310-568-1486
WX ASOS at LGB (9 nm E): PHONE 562-247-0378
WX ASOS at SMO (14 nm NW): PHONE 310-392-6453
WX ASOS at FUL (18 nm E): PHONE 714-870-1372
  • TWR SECTORIZATION IS BASED ON CENTER OF ARPT PARALLEL TO RY 11/29 CNTRLN.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LAXr134/9.0LOS ANGELES VORTAC113.6015E
SMOr140/13.7SANTA MONICA VOR/DME110.8015E
SLIr260/14.3SEAL BEACH VORTAC115.7015E
SXCr354/26.0SANTA CATALINA VORTAC114.1515E
VNYr148/26.3VAN NUYS VOR/DME113.1015E
ELBr270/31.3EL TORO VOR/DME117.2014E
POMr224/32.1POMONA VORTAC110.4015E
VTUr103/40.0VENTURA VOR/DME116.5515E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
100LL:FUEL AVBL 0700-2000.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 11L/29R

Dimensions: 5001 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/concrete, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 50.0
Double tandem: 90.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 11L  RUNWAY 29R
Latitude: 33-48.483555N33-47.970732N
Longitude: 118-20.740110W118-19.966660W
Elevation: 83.0 ft.96.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 114 magnetic, 128 true294 magnetic, 308 true
Displaced threshold: 541 ft.540 ft.
Markings: precision, in fair conditionprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 35 ft. trees, 690 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear
RWY 11L APCH RATIO TO DSPLCD THR 35:1;
22 ft. bldg, 475 ft. from runway, 530 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
+9 FT MALSR BLDG 190 FT FROM E OR 440 FT RIGHT.

Runway 11R/29L

Dimensions: 3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt/concrete, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 28.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 11R  RUNWAY 29L
Latitude: 33-48.316468N33-48.008890N
Longitude: 118-20.646902W118-20.182938W
Elevation: 96.3 ft.103.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 114 magnetic, 128 true294 magnetic, 308 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
UNUSBL BYD 2 DEG RIGHT & 9 DEG LEFT OF RWY CNTRLN.
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none26 ft. bldg, lighted, 1400 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 46:1 slope to clear

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 110 x 110 ft. / 34 x 34 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
FATO AND TLOF PAVED.
Runway edge lights: PERI
YELLOW PERIMETER LGTS.
Latitude: 33-48.556333N
Longitude: 118-20.739667W
Elevation: 79.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF TORRANCE
3031 TORRANCE BLVD
TORRANCE, CA 90503
Phone 310-784-7900
Manager: RAFAEL HERRERA
CITY OF TORRANCE, 3301 AIRPORT DRIVE
TORRANCE, CA 90505
Phone 310-784-7914

Additional Remarks

NUMEROUS FLOCKS OF BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT.
FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC SOCAL APCH AT 800-448-3724.
LNDG FAC IS FQTLY USED FOR MED AMBULANCE PURPOSES.
TSNT PRKG LCTD AT THE BASE OF THE ATCT. GREEN BOX WHITE T FOR SMALL ACFT; BLUE BOX WHITE T FOR JETS.
NO TGL OR STOP & GO OPS PMTD. NO LOW APCH OR FULL STOP TAXI-BACK PMTD BTN 1800-1000 MON-FRI. NO LOW APCH OR FULL STOP TAXI-BACK PMTD SAT, SUN BTN FRI 1800 & MON 1000, OR HOLS. ARPT CLSD TO DEP 2200-0700 WKDAYS & 2200-0800 WKENDS & HOLS.
NO MULTI-ENGINE SIMULATED ENGINE-OUT PROCS AUTH IN TFC PAT. RY 11R/29L CLSD 2000-0700.
NOISE SENSITIVE AREA ALL QUADS. FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS INFO CTC ARPT NOISE ABATEMENT (310) 784-7950. CERTAIN TBJT ACFT PERMLY EXCLDD.
AT TWYS HOTEL & CHARLIE OBS TWY HOLD LINES. ALL ACFT MUST HOLD BTN THE SET OF HOLD BARS FOR THE APCH ZONE FOR RWY 11R/29L.
BE ALERT TO PSNL & EQPT OPRG NEAR ALL RWYS AND TWYS.

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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
KAYOH EIGHT   download (268KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 29R   download (349KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11L   download (279KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29R   download (309KB)
VOR RWY 11L   download (279KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (115KB)
 
Departure Procedures
HAWWC THREE (RNAV)   download (163KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (350KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHHR - Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (7 nm N)
KLAX - Los Angeles International Airport (9 nm N)
KLGB - Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field) (9 nm E)
KSMO - Santa Monica Municipal Airport (14 nm NW)
KSLI - Los Alamitos Army Airfield (14 nm E)
KFUL - Fullerton Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Feb-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0714:07
Sunrise06:3214:32
Sunset17:4201:42
Evening civil twilight18:0702:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Feb-2025 18:15:34
Local (UTC-8)  21-Feb-2025 10:15:34
 
METAR
KTOA 
2nm SE 
211755Z 00000KT 6SM BR SKC 19/08 A3010
KHHR 
7nm N 
211753Z 33003KT 6SM HZ CLR 18/08 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01830083 10183 20117 51010
KLAX 
8nm N 
211753Z 00000KT 8SM FEW002 FEW280 19/09 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01940089 10194 20117 51012
KLGB 
9nm E 
211753Z 34003KT 5SM HZ CLR 17/11 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01720106 10172 20117 51013
KSMO 
14nm NW 
211751Z 17005KT 7SM CLR 17/11 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01720106 10172 20106 51011
KSLI 
15nm E 
211755Z 00000KT 6SM HZ CLR 18/12 A3006 RMK AO2A SLP182 T01800115 10180 20118 52012
KFUL 
18nm E 
211753Z 4SM HZ 18/00 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T01780000 10178 20111 51009
TAF
KLAX 
8nm N 
211741Z 2118/2224 11006KT 4SM HZ FEW002 FM211900 26005KT P6SM SKC FM212000 26010KT P6SM SKC FM220400 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM220600 VRB03KT 1SM BR VCFG BKN002 FM221800 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM222100 26008KT P6SM SKC
KLGB 
9nm E 
211741Z 2118/2218 VRB03KT 2SM HZ FEW003 FM211900 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM212000 20008KT P6SM SKC FM212300 30008KT P6SM SKC FM220300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM220700 VRB03KT 6SM BR BKN006 FM221500 VRB03KT 1SM BR VCFG BKN002 FM221700 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT005
KSMO 
14nm NW 
211741Z 2118/2218 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM212000 23007KT P6SM SKC FM220200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM220800 VRB03KT 1SM BR VCFG BKN005 FM221700 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
KSLI 
15nm E 
211735Z 2117/2219 VRB06KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3001INS TX23/2123Z TN10/2213Z
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
Great American Aviation UNICOM 122.95
310-534-2333
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Hangar leasing / sales
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EPIC
100LL
SS $5.59 
GUARANTEED
 
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South Bay Aviation 310-791-5454
[web site]
Aviation fuel, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Pilot supplies, Flying club
 
Cessna Pilot Center  
 
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EPIC
100LL
FS $6.04 
 Updated 12-Feb-2025
 
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Torrance Flite Park, LLC 310-373-2222
no information available

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100LL
FS $5.75 
 Updated 20-Feb-2025
 
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Distance
 
Comments
  
 Robinson Helicopter Company
310-539-0508
[web site]

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Aircraft manufacturer

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Rolling Hills Aviation 310-375-0061
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