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L64 Desert Center Airport
Desert Center, California, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: L64
Lat/Long: 33-44-51.8000N / 115-19-30.9000W
33-44.863333N / 115-19.515000W
33.7477222 / -115.3252500
(estimated)
Elevation: 559 ft. / 170.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 13E (1985)
From city: 5 miles NE of DESERT CENTER, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 92239

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1943
Sectional chart: LOS ANGELES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RAL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Pattern altitude: 1559 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BLHr274/29.6BLYTHE VORTAC117.4014E
TNPr120/31.1TWENTYNINE PALMS VORTAC114.2015E
PKEr221/38.4PARKER VORTAC117.9015E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 4200 x 50 ft. / 1280 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 45.0
Double wheel: 80.0
Double tandem: 140.0
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 33-44.717000N33-45.010833N
Longitude: 115-19.889667W115-19.138833W
Gradient: 0.7%0.7%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CHUCKWALLA VALLEY ASSOCIATES LLC
PO BOX 714
PALM DESERT, CA 92261
Phone 760-837-1880
Manager: MATTHEW V. JOHNSON
PO BOX 714
PALM DESERT, CA 92261
Phone 760-837-1880

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 150/year *
100% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2004

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at L64.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBLH - Blythe Airport (31 nm E)
KCLR - Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport (38 nm S)
KTNP - Twentynine Palms Airport (39 nm NW)
KTRM - Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (42 nm W)
KBWC - Brawley Municipal Airport (46 nm S)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of L64 (Desert Center Airport)
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From to L64

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0812:08
Sunrise05:3712:37
Sunset19:5502:55
Evening civil twilight20:2403:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 08:11:00
Local (UTC-7)  04-Jul-2009 01:11:00
 
METAR
KBLH 
31nm E 
040752Z AUTO 19011KT 10SM CLR 33/18 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP093 T03330183 404280278
KTRM 
43nm W 
040752Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 32/08 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP088 T03170078 404280244
TAF
KBLH 
31nm E 
040539Z 0406/0506 19012KT P6SM SKC FM041100 18006KT P6SM SKC FM042000 17012KT P6SM SCT120 FM050300 21010KT P6SM SKC
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