AirNav: 1Q5 - Gravelly Valley Airport

1Q5

Gravelly Valley Airport
Upper Lake, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	1Q5
Lat/Long:	39-27-02.6000N 122-57-16.6000W 39-27.043333N 122-57.276667W 39.4507222,-122.9546111 (estimated)
Elevation:	1900 ft. / 579 m (estimated)
Variation:	17E (1985)
From city:	17 miles N of UPPER LAKE, CA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	95469

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	10/1944
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	OAKLAND CENTER
FSS:	OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	OAK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Pattern altitude:	2700 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ENIr016/28.1		MENDOCINO VORTAC		112.30		16E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions:

4050 x 200 ft. / 1234 x 61 m
BTWN PARALLEL DIRT ROADS.

Surface:

gravel, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge markings:

MKD WITH WHITE TIRES.

RUNWAY 1

RUNWAY 19

Latitude:

39-26.756833N

39-27.328167N

Longitude:

122-57.498667W

122-57.054000W

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway end identifier lights:

Obstructions:

36 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear

800 ft. hill, 800 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	US FOREST SERVICE 10025 ELK MTN ROAD UPPER LAKE, CA 95485 Phone 707-275-2361
Manager:	FRANK AEBLY 10025 ELK MTN ROAD UPPER LAKE, CA 95485 Phone 707-275-1401 UPPER LAKE RANGER DISTRICT, UPPER LAKE.

Additional Remarks

-	NO LNDG ON RY 19 DUE TO HILL NE OF ARPT.
-	RWY IS UNPAVED; THERE MAY BE RUTS AND LARGE ROCKS ON RWY.
-	NO TKOF ON RY 01 DUE TO HILL NE OF ARPT.
-	CAUTION: HANG GLIDER OPS; PARTICULARLY SUMMER MONTHS.
-	CAUTION: DO NOT LAND S OF HULL MOUNTAIN ROAD.
-	TREES PENETRATE THE TRNSL SFC ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ARPT.
-	BE ALERT FOR OCNL WILDLIFE ON RY.
-	FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 1Q5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

O28 - Willits Municipal Airport - Ells Field (19 nm W)
KUKI - Ukiah Municipal Airport (23 nm SW)
1O2 - Lampson Field Airport (28 nm S)
KWLW - Willows/Glenn County Airport (34 nm E)
KLLR - Little River Airport (39 nm W)

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Area around 1Q5 (Gravelly Valley Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 30-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:46	12:46
Sunrise	06:15	13:15
Sunset	20:03	03:03
Evening civil twilight	20:32	03:32

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	30-Apr-2025 20:02:57
Local (UTC-7)	30-Apr-2025 13:02:57

METAR

KUKI
23nm SW

301956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/09 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02830094

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