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
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BLHr274/29.6 | | BLYTHE VORTAC | | 117.40 | | 14E |
| TNPr120/31.1 | | TWENTYNINE PALMS VORTAC | | 114.20 | | 15E |
| PKEr221/38.4 | | PARKER VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 15E |
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 |
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| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 33-44.717000N | | 33-45.010833N |
| Longitude: | 115-19.889667W | | 115-19.138833W |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
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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Photo by Louis DeMarco
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunrise | | 05:37 | | 12:37 |
| Sunset | | 19:55 | | 02:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:24 | | 03:24 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 08:11:00 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 04-Jul-2009 01:11:00 |
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| METAR |
KBLH 31nm E | 040752Z AUTO 19011KT 10SM CLR 33/18 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP093 T03330183 404280278
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KTRM 43nm W | 040752Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 32/08 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP088 T03170078 404280244
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| 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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| NOTAMs |
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