AirNav: L06 - Furnace Creek Airport

L06

Furnace Creek Airport
Death Valley National Park, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	L06
Lat/Long:	36-27-37.8000N 116-52-47.3000W 36-27.630000N 116-52.788333W 36.4605000,-116.8798056 (estimated)
Elevation:	-210 ft. / -64 m (estimated)
Variation:	14E (1985)
From city:	ARPT LCTD 1 SM SW OF PARK HEADQUARTERS.
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	92328

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/1953
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS:	RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RAL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BTYr181/21.4		BEATTY VORTAC		114.70		16E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions:

3065 x 70 ft. / 934 x 21 m

Surface:

asphalt/L
UP TO 4 INCH SALT HEAVE ARND RWY CRACKS. COULD DMG ACFT WITH WHEEL FAIRINGS OR CAUSE A POTENTIAL TO BLOW OUT A TIRE.

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

4.0

RUNWAY 15

RUNWAY 33

Latitude:

36-27.871500N

36-27.390167N

Longitude:

116-52.883333W

116-52.693333W

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Markings:

basic, in fair condition

Runway end identifier lights:

Obstructions:

15 ft. brush, 210 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline

15 ft. brush, 500 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	US DEPT OF INTERIOR/PARK SVC DEATH VALLEY NATL PARK DEATH VALLEY, CA 92328 Phone 760-786-3245
Manager:	ROB WISSINGER DEATH VALLEY NATL PARK DEATH VALLEY, CA 92328 Phone 760-786-3245 AIRPORT MANAGER IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT PARK RANGER, FOR EMERGENCIES CAN BE REACHED THROUGH PARK DISPATCH 760-786-2330

Additional Remarks

-	USE ONLY MKD RY FOR GROUND OPNS. SAFETY AREA ROUGH & SOFT.
-	NO TIEDOWN ROPES OR CHAINS AVBL.
-	DITCH 145 FT RIGHT OF RY 33.
-	SAFETY AREAS ADJ RY CLSD, STAY ON PAVED AREA ONLY DUE TO EXTREMELY SOFT DIRT.
-	ARPT CLSD TO NIGHT OPS.
-	FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.
-	RWY 15/33 PAVEMENT HEAVING, EXTREMELY ROUGH SFC. POTENTIAL FOR DMG TO ACFT USING THIS RWY. NOT RCMDD FOR ACFT WITH WHEEL PANTS.
-	CA STATE PMT HAS BEEN SUSPD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at L06.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KNID - China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station (Armitage Field) (61 nm SW)
KIYK - Inyokern Airport (67 nm SW)
KTNX - Tonopah Test Range Airport (80 nm N)
KVGT - North Las Vegas Airport (83 nm E)
KLAS - Harry Reid International Airport (87 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Dec-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:30	14:30
Sunrise	06:59	14:59
Sunset	16:37	00:37
Evening civil twilight	17:06	01:06

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Dec-2024 20:23:38
Local (UTC-8)	25-Dec-2024 12:23:38

METAR

KDRA
42nm E

251953Z AUTO 02007KT 350V050 10SM CLR 11/M03 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01111033

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