FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier:  | CVH |  
| Lat/Long:  | 36-53-36.0510N 121-24-36.9850W 36-53.600850N 121-24.616417W 36.8933475,-121.4102736 (estimated) |  
| Elevation:  | 230.6 ft. / 70.3 m (surveyed) |  
| Variation:  | 15E (1995) |  
| From city:  | 3 miles N of HOLLISTER, CA |  
| Time zone:  | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |  
| Zip code:  | 95023 |  
 
Airport Operations
| Airport use:  | Open to the public |  
| Activation date:  | 04/1943 |  
| Control tower:  | no |  
| ARTCC:  | OAKLAND CENTER |  
| FSS:  | OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |  
| NOTAMs facility:  | OAK (NOTAM-D service available) |  
| Attendance:  | 0800-1700 AMGR AT ARPT MON-FRI 0800-1500. |  
| Pattern altitude:  | 1030.6 ft. MSL TPA FOR HELICOPTERS 500 FT AGL. |  
| Wind indicator:  | lighted |  
| Segmented circle:  | yes |  
| Lights:  | ACTVT REIL RWY 24, 13, & 31; VASI RWY 24; PAPI RWY 13 & 31; MIRL RWY 06/24 & 13/31 - CTAF. |  
| Beacon:  | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |  
 
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM:  | 123.0 |  
| WX AWOS-3:  | 120.425 (831-636-4394) |  
| NORCAL APPROACH:  | 124.525 |  
| NORCAL DEPARTURE:  | 124.525 |  
| WX AWOS-3P at E16 (14 nm NW):  | 118.350 (408-918-7724) |  
| WX ASOS at SNS (17 nm SW):  | PHONE 831-422-2830 |  
| WX ASOS at WVI (18 nm W):  | 132.275 (831-724-8794) |  
 
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance |    | VOR name |    | Freq |    | Var |  
| SNSr017/16.6 |  | SALINAS VORTAC |  | 117.30 |  | 17E |  
| PXNr273/32.2 |  | PANOCHE VORTAC |  | 112.60 |  | 16E |  
| SJCr122/38.6 |  | SAN JOSE VOR/DME |  | 114.10 |  | 16E |  
 
Airport Services
| Fuel available:  | 100LL JET-A 100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HRS CREDIT CARD LOCK SYSTEM. |  
| Parking:  | tiedowns |  
| Airframe service:  | MAJOR |  
| Powerplant service:  | MAJOR |  
| Bottled oxygen:  | NONE |  
| Bulk oxygen:  | NONE |  
 
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions:  | 6350 x 100 ft. / 1935 x 30 m |  
| Surface:  | asphalt, in good condition |  
| Weight bearing capacity:  | | Single wheel:  | 30.0 |  | Double wheel:  | 45.0 |  
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| Runway edge lights:  | medium intensity |  
 | RUNWAY 13 |    | RUNWAY 31 |  
| Latitude:  | 36-54.080233N |  | 36-53.256912N |  
| Longitude:  | 121-25.077358W |  | 121-24.273095W |  
| Elevation:  | 203.2 ft. |  | 230.6 ft. |  
| Traffic pattern:  | left |  | left |  
| Runway heading:  | 127 magnetic, 142 true |  | 307 magnetic, 322 true |  
| Markings:  | nonprecision, in good condition |  | nonprecision, in fair condition |  
| Visual slope indicator:  | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |  | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |  
| Runway end identifier lights:  | yes |  | yes |  
| Touchdown point:  | yes, no lights |  | yes, no lights |  
 
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions:  | 3149 x 100 ft. / 960 x 30 m |  
| Surface:  | asphalt, in good condition |  
| Weight bearing capacity:  | | Single wheel:  | 30.0 |  | Double wheel:  | 45.0 |  
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| Runway edge lights:  | medium intensity |  
 | RUNWAY 6 |    | RUNWAY 24 |  
| Latitude:  | 36-53.383495N |  | 36-53.545027N |  
| Longitude:  | 121-24.804840W |  | 121-24.190927W |  
| Elevation:  | 224.1 ft. |  | 222.9 ft. |  
| Traffic pattern:  | left |  | left |  
| Runway heading:  | 057 magnetic, 072 true |  | 237 magnetic, 252 true |  
| Markings:  | basic, in good condition |  | basic, in good condition |  
| Visual slope indicator:  |  |  | 2-box VASI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) |  
| Runway end identifier lights:  |  |  | yes |  
| Touchdown point:  | yes, no lights |  | yes, no lights |  
| Obstructions:  | 65 ft. hill, 1700 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |  | 15 ft. road, 510 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |  
 
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership:  | Publicly-owned |  
| Owner:  | CITY OF HOLLISTER 375 5TH ST. HOLLISTER, CA 95023 Phone 831-636-4365 |  
| Manager:  | JEFF CRECHRIOU 60 AIRPORT DRIVE HOLLISTER, CA 95023 Phone 831-636-4365 FAX (831)636-4366. |  
 
Additional Remarks
 | -  | MODEL ACFT CLUB CONDUCTING FLT OPNS 3 MILES WNW OF ARPT HEADING OF 290 DEGREES FM ARPT SURFACE TO 500' AGL. |  
 | -  | CAUTION - WATCH FOR FIRE FIGHTING ACFT MAY THRU OCT. |  
 | -  | GLIDER ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT. |  
 | -  | RECOMMEND PILOTS TO BEGIN RY 31 TAKEOFF ROLL AT OR BEYOND THE THLD (PAST TAXIWAY B). |  
 | -  | FOR CD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-3748. |  
 
 
    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 from 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z. 
  IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |  
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 |    | 
download (237KB) |  
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 |    | 
download (231KB) |  
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply |    | 
download (139KB) |  
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply |    | 
download (128KB) |  
 
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures: 
E16 - San Martin Airport (14 nm NW) 
KSNS - Salinas Municipal Airport (17 nm SW) 
KWVI - Watsonville Municipal Airport (18 nm W) 
KOAR - Marina Municipal Airport (21 nm SW) 
KMRY - Monterey Regional Airport (28 nm SW) 
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| Aerial photo |  
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct 
 
Photo courtesy of www.focalflight.com
Photo taken 10-Apr-2015
looking east.
 
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| Sunrise and sunset |  
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 Times for 04-Nov-2025 
 |   | Local (UTC-8) |   | Zulu (UTC) |  
| Morning civil twilight |  | 06:07 |  | 14:07 |  
| Sunrise |  | 06:34 |  | 14:34 |  
| Sunset |  | 17:05 |  | 01:05 |  
| Evening civil twilight |  | 17:32 |  | 01:32 |  
 
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| Current date and time |  
| Zulu (UTC)   | 04-Nov-2025 08:25:38 |  
| Local (UTC-8)   | 04-Nov-2025 00:25:38 |  
 
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| METAR |  
| KCVH  | 040755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3010 RMK A01
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KE16  14nm NW  | 040755Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 10/09 A3011 RMK AO2
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KSNS  16nm SW  | 040802Z AUTO 36003KT 1/2SM R31/2800VP6000FT FG VV002 11/11 A3009 RMK AO2 T01110111
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KWVI  18nm W  | 040753Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV002 11/11 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01110111 401500100
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| TAF |  
KSNS  16nm SW  | 040549Z 0406/0506 34006KT P6SM SCT007 TEMPO 0407/0409 OVC007 FM040900 VRB02KT 1SM BR OVC004 FM041700 13005KT 5SM BR SCT015 FM042000 32010KT P6SM SKC FM050400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT005 
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| NOTAMs |  
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