FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | O22 |
| Lat/Long: | 38-01-49.5416N / 120-24-52.3938W
38-01.825693N / 120-24.873230W
38.0304282 / -120.4145538
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2118 ft. / 645.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of COLUMBIA, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 95310 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RIU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 3118 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 & REIL RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF. VASI RY 17 & RY 35 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ARPT HAS TWO ROTG BCNS; ONE ON THE ARPT AND ONE 6500' SE THR RWY 35. |
| Landing fee: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.975 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 124.65 (209-536-9384) |
| NORCAL APPROACH: | 123.7 NORTH 125.1 WEST |
| NORCAL DEPARTURE: | 123.7 NORTH 125.1 WEST |
| WX AWOS-3 at CPU (13 nm NW): | 118.525 (209-736-2523) |
- APCH DEP SVCS ALSO PRVDD BY OAKLAND ARTCC: FREQUENCY SECTORIZATION: EAST FREQUENCY 126.85/322.55 (ANGELS CAMP RCAG) FREQUENCY USE: APCH/P DEP/P
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LINr078/28.0 | | LINDEN VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 17E |
| MODr030/35.3 | | MODESTO VOR/DME | | 114.60 | | 17E |
| ECAr055/37.7 | | MANTECA VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4670 x 75 ft. / 1423 x 23 m
RY END SAFETY AREAS NSTD LENGTH; RY 17 210 FT; RY 35 300 FT. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 38-02.199950N | | 38-01.442683N |
| Longitude: | 120-24.697350W | | 120-24.869117W |
| Elevation: | 2120.4 ft. | | 2073.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.1% | | 1.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 190 true | | 354 magnetic, 010 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 597 ft. | | 384 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (4.55 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
RY 35 VASI UNUSABLE BYD 5 DEG LEFT AND RIGHT OF RY CNTRLN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 33 ft. gnd, 450 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO FM DSPLCD THLD 31:1. | | 61 ft. trees, 1700 ft. from runway, 350 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO FM DSPLCD THLD 37:1. |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Helipad H2
| Dimensions: | 78 x 78 ft. / 24 x 24 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 2600 x 100 ft. / 792 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 38-01.981367N | | 38-01.685717N |
| Longitude: | 120-25.230833W | | 120-24.839017W |
| Elevation: | 2089.0 ft. | | 2077.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 118 magnetic, 134 true | | 298 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | none | | numbers only, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 135 ft. trees, 2190 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 115 ft. trees, 1600 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF TUOLUMNE
2 SOUTH GREEN ST.
SONORA, CA 95370
Phone 209-533-5685 |
| Manager: | JIM THOMAS
10723 AIRPORT RD
COLUMBIA, CA 95310
Phone 209-533-5685 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 125 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 114 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 126/day * | | 48% | transient general aviation | | 48% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 24 February 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FORESTRY AIR TANKER OPERS FM ARPT DURING SUMMER FIRE SEASON. |
| - | LANDING FEE FOR ALL COMMERCIAL OPERATORS REGARDLESS OF SIZE & CORPORATE ACFT OVER 12500 LBS GROSS LANDING WEIGHT. |
| - | HELICOPTER PARKING AREA 300 FT BY 120 FT (3 POSITIONS). |
| - | AVOID FLIGHTS OVER COLUMBIA STATE PARK NE OF ARPT, AND HWY 49 BRIDGE 5 NM SW OF ARPT & VICINITY. |
| - | VARYING WIND DIRECTION & VELOCITY MAY BE ENCOUNTERED AT MID POINT OF RY 17/35 DUE TO TERRAIN FEATURES & WIND FLOW PATTERNS. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON ARPT; SOUTHWEST TFC PAT ALT 500' BLO STANDARD ARPT TFC PAT TO RWY 29; ULTRALIGHTS TO OPERATE WEST OF RWY 35. |
| - | RY 11 DEPS PROHIBITED DUE TO CONFLICT WITH MAIN RY. |
| - | TURF TWY NORTH SIDE OF RY 11/29 NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE NOV - MAR |
| - | RY 29 NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE DURING WINTER MONTHS NOV THROUGH MAR. |
| - | ALL JET ACFT ARE REQUESTED TO LAND RY 35 & DEPART RY 17 WIND & WEATHER PERMITTING. |
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 between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 35 | |
download (187KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| FICHU ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (145KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (40KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCPU - Calaveras County-Maury Rasmussen Field Airport (13 nm NW)
E45 - Pine Mountain Lake Airport (15 nm SE)
O27 - Oakdale Airport (25 nm SW)
KJAQ - Westover Field / Amador County Airport (27 nm NW)
KMOD - Modesto City-County Airport-Harry Sham Field (35 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by by Kevin Andrews
Taken early May 2009
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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 21-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 14:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 14:50 |
| Sunset | | 16:45 | | 00:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:14 | | 01:14 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 22:09:56 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 21-Nov-2009 14:09:56 |
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| METAR |
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KMOD
36nm SW | 212153Z 34012KT 10SM CLR 12/06 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01170056
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KSCK
39nm W | 212155Z 32013KT 10SM CLR 12/06 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01170056
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KMER
39nm S | 212145Z 31016G20KT 10SM SKC 14/06 A3008
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KPVF
45nm N | 212155Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM CLR 09/02 A3005 RMK AO1
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KMCE
45nm S | 212153Z AUTO 31016KT 10SM CLR 13/06 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP180 T01280056 $
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| TAF |
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KSCK
39nm W | 212007Z 2120/2218 31009KT 5SM BR OVC004 FM212100 31009KT P6SM BKN007 FM212130 31010KT P6SM FEW007 FM220900 16004KT P6SM SCT100 FM221200 14003KT 3SM BR OVC015 FM221300 14003KT 1/2SM FG OVC007
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KMER
39nm S | 211720Z 2118/2218 33013G23KT P6SM FEW150 FM220100 32003KT P6SM SKC FM220600 VRB03KT 5SM BR SKC FM221100 VRB03KT 2SM BR BKN005
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KMCE
45nm S | 211720Z 2118/2218 33013G23KT P6SM FEW150 FM220100 32003KT P6SM SKC FM220800 VRB03KT 4SM BR SKC FM221100 VRB03KT 2SM BR BKN005
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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