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KDVO Gnoss Field Airport
Novato, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: DVO
Lat/Long: 38-08-37.0000N / 122-33-21.9600W
38-08.616667N / 122-33.366000W
38.1436111 / -122.5561000
(estimated)
Elevation: 2 ft. / 1 m (estimated)
Variation: 16E (1995)
From city: 3 miles N of NOVATO, CA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 94945

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1947
Sectional chart: SAN FRANCISCO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: OAK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1800
Pattern altitude: 1002 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.075
WX AWOS-3: 120.675 (415-897-2236)
WX ASOS at APC (14 nm E): PHONE 707-252-7916
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY OAKLAND ARTCC FREQ 127.8/353.5 (MOUNT TAMALPAIS RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SGDr239/8.9SCAGGS ISLAND VORTAC112.1017E
PYEr058/15.2POINT REYES VORTAC113.7017E
SAUr338/17.4SAUSALITO VORTAC116.2017E
CCRr267/24.8CONCORD VOR/DME117.0017E
STSr135/24.9SANTA ROSA VOR/DME113.0016E
OAKr311/29.6OAKLAND VORTAC116.8017E
SFOr328/32.6SAN FRANCISCO VOR/DME115.8017E
TZZr234/(37.1)TRAVIS VOR116.4017E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 3300 x 75 ft. / 1006 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 26.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Operational restrictions: RY 13 HAS PAVED 125 FT OVERRUN. RY 31 HAS 100 FT OVERRUN.
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 38-08.847833N38-08.384333N
Longitude: 122-33.547500W122-33.187333W
Elevation: 2.0 ft.1.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 132 magnetic, 148 true312 magnetic, 328 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 82 ft. tree, 3000 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear180 ft. hill, 4700 ft. from runway, 500 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Operational restrictions: APPROACH 050/230 MAG
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good condition

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: MARIN COUNTY
P.O. BOX 4055
SAN RAFAEL, CA 94913-4055
Phone 415-897-1754
Manager: KEN ROBBINS
415 #A AIRPORT ROAD
NOVATO, CA 94945
Phone 415-897-1754

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 238
Single engine airplanes: 204
Multi engine airplanes: 25
Jet airplanes: 5
Helicopters: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 268/day *
71% local general aviation
28% transient general aviation
1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 06 May 2009

Additional Remarks

DITCHES SURROUND RWY.
MOUNTAINS W, HILLS S.
NOISE SENSITIVE AREA SE OF ARPT. AVOID STRAIGHT - OUT DEPS ON RY 13 & STRAIGHT - IN LNDGS ON RY 31.
RY 13 CALM WIND RY.
JET AND TURBINE ACFT LAND RY 13 DEP RY 31 AS WIND AND TRAFFIC PERMIT.
HELICOPTERS APCH FM EAST AND DEP TO EAST, REMAIN NORTH OF RADIO TOWERS.

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
GPS RWY 13   download (207KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (40KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

O69 - Petaluma Municipal Airport (7 nm N)
KAPC - Napa County Airport (14 nm E)
KSTS - Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport (25 nm NW)
KCCR - Buchanan Field Airport (25 nm E)
KOAK - Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (30 nm SE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KDVO (Gnoss Field Airport)
Photo taken 06-Feb-2006

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From to KDVO

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4314:43
Sunrise07:1315:13
Sunset16:4900:49
Evening civil twilight17:1801:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Dec-2009 14:32:47
Local (UTC-8)  05-Dec-2009 06:32:47
 
METAR
KDVO 051410Z AUTO 00000KT M1/4SM FG BKN001 OVC013 02/02 A2998 RMK AO2
KAPC 
13nm E 
051354Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR OVC010 06/06 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP144 T00560056
TAF
KSTS 
25nm NW 
051120Z 0512/0612 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV001 FM051900 33008KT P6SM SKC FM060100 VRB04KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0610/0612 1/2SM FG OVC002
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Aeroclub Marin 415-898-4834
[web site]
[email]
Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing
 
Cessna Pilot Center  
 
More info about Aeroclub Marin
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 Scanlon Aviation, LLC
415-717-1189
[web site]
[email]
Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aircraft charters, Internet access
 
Cirrus  
 
More info about Scanlon Aviation, LLC
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Gnoss Field Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Gnoss Field Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KDVO have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
SAN FRANCISCO-DAYS INN NOVATO 0.7 68-102
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT NOVATO MARIN SONOMA 5.8 139-189
 

Other hotels near Gnoss Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
TRAVELODGE NOVATO 2.0 66-75
INN MARIN 5.1 109-110

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Gnoss Field Airport

6 in Novato
4 in Petaluma
7 in Sonoma
6 in San Rafael
4 in Corte Madera
6 in Rohnert Park
5 in Mill Valley
10 in Vallejo
27 in Napa
4 in Richmond
2 in Tiburon
 

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