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KTOA

Zamperini Field Airport
Torrance, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MAY 2019

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 ;RY 11L & RY 11R 127.2 ;RY 29R & RY 29L
SOCAL DEPARTURE:	124.3 ;RY 29R & RY 29L 127.2 ;RY 11L & RY 11R
HAWWC DP:	127.2 ;RY 11L/R 134.9 ;RY 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.
FOR CLNC DEL WHEN ATCT CLSD CALL SOCAL APCH (800) 448-3724.

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 80 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:	SHANT MEGERDICHIAN CITY OF TORRANCE, 3301 AIRPORT DRIVE TORRANCE, CA 90505 Phone 310-784-7914

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		299
Single engine airplanes:		265
Multi engine airplanes:		26
Jet airplanes:		1
Helicopters:		5
Gliders airplanes:		2

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.
-	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 PROCEDURES INFO CTC ARPT NOISE ABATEMENT (310) 784-7950 OR FREQ 122.9. CERTAIN TURBO JET ACFT PERMLY EXCLUDED.
-	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 23 May 2019 at 0901Z to 20 June 2019 at 0900Z.

STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
KAYOH SEVEN		download (303KB)
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 29R CHANGED		download (323KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11L CHANGED		download (253KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29R CHANGED		download (283KB)
VOR RWY 11L CHANGED		download (253KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (34KB)
Departure Procedures
HAWWC THREE (RNAV)		download (146KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (132KB)

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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Aerial photo
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Diagram of KTOA (Zamperini Field Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-May-2019

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:19	12:19
Sunrise	05:47	12:47
Sunset	19:53	02:53
Evening civil twilight	20:22	03:22

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-May-2019 20:19:13
Local (UTC-7)	25-May-2019 13:19:13

METAR

KTOA 2nm SE	251947Z 27008KT 10SM BKN024 18/12 A2992
KHHR 7nm N	251953Z VRB06KT 10SM FEW029 20/11 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP130 T02000106
KLAX 8nm N	251953Z 27013KT 10SM FEW031 19/11 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01940106
KLGB 9nm E	251953Z VRB06KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02060094
KSMO 14nm NW	251951Z 24007KT 10SM CLR 18/11 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 T01830106
KSLI 15nm E	251958Z 20009KT 10SM FEW030 21/10 A2991 RMK AO2A SLP131 T02080100
KCQT 16nm N	251947Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 21/11 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02110111
KFUL 18nm E	251953Z 22006KT 10SM BKN035 21/11 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 T02110106

TAF

KLAX 8nm N	251732Z 2518/2624 25007KT P6SM SCT010 BKN020 FM251900 23012KT P6SM FEW020 FM260400 24010KT P6SM OVC025 FM260900 21010KT 6SM -DZ BR OVC025 FM261500 24012KT 5SM -SHRA OVC020 FM261800 24009KT 2SM -RA BR OVC015 FM262100 25011KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR OVC015
KLGB 9nm E	251732Z 2518/2618 VRB05KT P6SM BKN020 FM251900 20010KT P6SM SCT022 FM260100 29008KT P6SM BKN030 FM260500 VRB03KT P6SM OVC025 FM260900 16006KT 6SM -DZ BR OVC025
KSMO 14nm NW	251732Z 2518/2618 VRB05KT P6SM OVC020 FM251900 22009KT P6SM SCT020 FM260400 24008KT P6SM OVC025 FM260900 16006KT 6SM -DZ BR OVC025 FM261500 24012KT 5SM -SHRA OVC020
KSLI 15nm E	251451Z 2514/2619 VRB06KT 9999 BKN009 QNH2987INS TEMPO 2514/2521 SCT009 BECMG 2521/2522 23006KT 9999 SCT025 QNH2984INS BECMG 2602/2603 22006KT 9999 BKN020 QNH2984INS BECMG 2603/2604 VRB06KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2985INS TEMPO 2604/2609 OVC008 BECMG 2609/2610 VRB06KT 9999 OVC009 QNH2984INS BECMG 2613/2614 VRB06KT 8000 BR OVC005 QNH2991INS BECMG 2616/2617 23006KT 8000 BR FEW010 QNH2990INS TX18/2522Z TN13/2612Z

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Services / Description

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UNICOM 122.95
310-534-2333
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Torrance Flite Park, LLC

UNICOM 122.95
310-373-2222
310-378-8948
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Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Flight training, Aircraft maintenance, Avionics sales and service. Rolling Hills Aviation, Inc.

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	100LL
FS		$5.99
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South Bay Aviation

310-791-5454
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Aviation fuel, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Pilot supplies, Flying club

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EPIC
	100LL
FS		$6.06
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SS=Self service

Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

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toll-free 1-855-955-6151
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Leading Edge Avionics is a FAA Certified Part 145 Repair Station (137R236D) that provides outstanding avionics repair and installation services for all General Aviation aircraft from business jets to helicopters to single engine airplanes. We are committed to delivering our customers with services that ensure uncompromised safety and the highest quality of workmanship and reliability, while exceeding our clients' expectations on all levels. 24/7 AOG Service is also available at all Southern California airports, so call us at (855) 955-6151 and let us exceed all your service expectations!

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