FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VIS |
| Lat/Long: | 36-19-07.2000N / 119-23-34.4000W
36-19.120000N / 119-23.573333W
36.3186667 / -119.3928889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 295 ft. / 89.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (2010) |
| From city: | 4 miles W of VISALIA, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 93277 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VIS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1600 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1295 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 12/30 MALSR RY 30, VASI RY 12 AND PAPI RY 30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | no, RON TIEDOWN FEE. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | 48 HRS PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 9 PSGR SEATS AND LESS THAN 31 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 559-713-4201 FOR ARFF SVC. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.925 (559-651-2418) |
| FRESNO APPROACH: | 118.5 |
| FRESNO DEPARTURE: | 118.5 |
| WX ASOS at HJO (11 nm W): | 134.75 (559-585-8076) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| VISr108/5.2 | | VISALIA VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 16E |
| TTEr307/30.3 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 16E |
| CZQr134/39.6 | | CLOVIS VORTAC | | 112.90 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHANDLER | | 124/32.3 | | 344 | | 15E | | FCH | ..-. -.-. .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF-SERVICE FUEL JET A AVBL 24HRS.
SELF-SERVICE FUEL 100LL AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 6559 x 150 ft. / 1999 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 100.0 | | Double tandem: | 160.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 36-19.500132N | | 36-18.738467N |
| Longitude: | 119-24.046753W | | 119-23.098998W |
| Elevation: | 292.1 ft. | | 295.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 121 magnetic, 135 true | | 301 magnetic, 315 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 275 ft. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6560 TODA:7560 ASDA:6560 LDA:5635 | | TORA:5635 TODA:6635 ASDA:5635 LDA:5635 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 4 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 61 ft. tree, 3175 ft. from runway, 725 ft. right of centerline, 48:1 slope to clear |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 45 x 45 ft. / 14 x 14 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 18.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge markings: | HELIPAD ON PARALLEL TWY; THEN HOVERTAXI TO ADJACENT CONCRETE PARKING PAD; 20000 LBS MAX WGT. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF VISALIA
CITY HALL, 707 WEST ACEQUIA
VISALIA, CA 93291
Phone 559-713-4201 |
| Manager: | MARIO CIFUENTEZ
9501 ARPT DRIVE
VISALIA, CA 93277
Phone 559-713-4480 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 162 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 125 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 29 | | Jet airplanes: | | 7 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 165/day * | | 42% | air taxi | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 25% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 30 DESIGNATED CALM WIND RY. |
| - | NO DOWNWIND TURNS WHEN DEPARTING RY 12 UNTIL REACHING TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTTITUDE. |
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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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 30 | |
download (296KB) |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 30 | |
download (296KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (199KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (199KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (254KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (254KB) |
| VOR RWY 12 | |
download (181KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (58KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTLR - Mefford Field Airport (10 nm S)
KHJO - Hanford Municipal Airport (11 nm W)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (24 nm SE)
KNLC - Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) (27 nm W)
KFAT - Fresno Yosemite International Airport (32 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in February 2007
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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 06-Dec-2009
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:28 | | 14:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 14:56 |
| Sunset | | 16:41 | | 00:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:10 | | 01:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Dec-2009 18:07:36 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 06-Dec-2009 10:07:36 |
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| METAR |
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| KVIS | 061755Z AUTO 12009KT 6SM CLR 09/01 A2990 RMK AO1 10090 20020 54000
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KHJO
11nm W | 061753Z AUTO 15006KT 6SM HZ CLR 07/01 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP136 T00720011 10072 20028 50003
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| TAF |
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| KVIS | 061750Z 0618/0718 12007KT 6SM HZ FEW200 FM070200 12007KT 4SM HZ SCT050 BKN200 TEMPO 0709/0712 -RA OVC060 FM071200 13006KT 6SM -RA OVC050
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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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