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KTOA

Zamperini Field Airport
Torrance, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 NOVEMBER 2021

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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

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 (310-631-4958)
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 562-424-0572
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
LAXr134/9.0	LOS ANGELES VORTAC	113.60	15E
SMOr140/13.7	SANTA MONICA VOR/DME	110.80	15E
SLIr260/14.3	SEAL BEACH VORTAC	115.70	15E
SXCr354/26.0	SANTA CATALINA VORTAC	111.40	15E
VNYr148/26.3	VAN NUYS VOR/DME	113.10	15E
ELBr270/31.3	EL TORO VOR/DME	117.20	14E
POMr224/32.1	POMONA VORTAC	110.40	15E
VTUr103/40.0	VENTURA VOR/DME	108.20	15E

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:

33-48.483555N

33-47.970732N

Longitude:

118-20.740110W

118-19.966660W

Elevation:

83.0 ft.

96.8 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Runway heading:

114 magnetic, 128 true

294 magnetic, 308 true

Displaced threshold:

541 ft.

540 ft.

Markings:

precision, 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:

Touchdown point:

yes, 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:

33-48.316468N

33-48.008890N

Longitude:

118-20.646902W

118-20.182938W

Elevation:

96.3 ft.

103.2 ft.

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Runway heading:

114 magnetic, 128 true

294 magnetic, 308 true

Markings:

basic, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

none

26 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:	left	left

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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		279
Single engine airplanes:		247
Multi engine airplanes:		23
Jet airplanes:		1
Helicopters:		5
Gliders airplanes:		3

Aircraft operations: avg 326/day *
53%	transient general aviation
46%	local general aviation
<1%	military
<1%	air taxi
<1%	commercial
* for 12-month period ending 31 January 2016

Additional Remarks

-	NUMEROUS FLOCKS OF BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC SOCAL APCH AT 800-448-3724.
-	TGL-STOP/GO LNDG & LOW APCH OPNS & TAXI-BACK OPNS LTD TO 0800-2000 (TAXI-BACK UNTIL 2200) WKDAYS & 1000-1700 SAT. NO TGL-STOP/GO LNDG & LOW APCH OPNS & TAXI-BACK OPNS ON SUN & 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.
-	TWYS CROSS APCH ZONE BOTH ENDS RWY 11R/29L OBSERVE TWY HOLD LINES.
-	BE ALERT TO FARM EQUIPMENT OPERG 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 04 November 2021 at 0901Z to 02 December 2021 at 0900z.

STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
KAYOH SEVEN		download (318KB)
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 29R		download (353KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11L		download (281KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29R		download (310KB)
VOR RWY 11L		download (281KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (115KB)
Departure Procedures
HAWWC THREE (RNAV)		download (170KB)
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 01-Dec-2021

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:14	14:14
Sunrise	06:41	14:41
Sunset	16:44	00:44
Evening civil twilight	17:11	01:11

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Dec-2021 13:40:02
Local (UTC-8)	01-Dec-2021 05:40:02

METAR

KTOA 2nm SE	010351Z 28003KT 2 1/4SM BR FEW000 10/09 A3003 RMK STRATUS W LAST
KHHR 7nm N	011253Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV002 12/12 A3006 RMK AO2 RAB36E43 SLP178 P0000 T01170117 $
KLAX 8nm N	011253Z 00000KT 1/16SM R25L/1200V1400FT FG VV001 13/13 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01280128
KLGB 9nm E	011303Z AUTO 11003KT 1/4SM R30/0700V1400FT FG VV001 11/10 A3006 RMK AO2 T01060100
KSMO 14nm NW	011251Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001 11/11 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01060106 $
KSLI 15nm E	011302Z AUTO 00000KT 1/8SM R22L/1000V1200FT FG VV001 11/11 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP182 $
KCQT 16nm N	011252Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 10/08 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T01000083
KFUL 18nm E	011253Z AUTO 09003KT 3SM BR OVC003 11/09 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T01110094

TAF

KLAX 8nm N	011128Z 0112/0218 VRB03KT 1/2SM FG VV001 TEMPO 0112/0116 1/4SM FG FM011600 VRB03KT 4SM HZ SCT002 FM012000 26008KT 6SM HZ FEW003 FM020200 28005KT 3SM BR OVC003 FM020600 VRB03KT 1SM BR VCFG OVC002 FM021500 VRB03KT 4SM BR OVC004
KLGB 9nm E	011158Z 0112/0212 VRB03KT 4SM BR OVC001 FM011300 VRB03KT 1/4SM FG VV002 FM011700 VRB03KT 4SM HZ SCT002 FM012000 18005KT 6SM BR SKC FM020000 30005KT 5SM BR SKC FM020500 VRB03KT 3SM BR VCFG OVC003
KSMO 14nm NW	011128Z 0112/0212 VRB03KT 1/4SM FG VV002 FM011600 VRB03KT 3SM HZ SCT003 FM012100 23006KT 6SM HZ FEW004 FM020200 VRB03KT 3SM BR OVC003 FM020600 VRB03KT 1SM BR VCFG OVC002
KSLI 15nm E	010500Z 0105/0211 VRB06KT 4800 BR SKC QNH3000INS TEMPO 0107/0111 3200 BR BECMG 0110/0111 VRB06KT 4800 BR OVC007 QNH3001INS BECMG 0116/0117 VRB06KT 8000 BR SKC QNH3008INS BECMG 0207/0208 VRB06KT 6000 BR OVC015 QNH3009INS TX21/0121Z TN12/0112Z

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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UNICOM 122.95
310-534-2333
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310-791-5454
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	100LL
FS		$5.55
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Torrance Flite Park, LLC

310-373-2222

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	100LL
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SS=Self service

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toll-free 855-955-6151
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