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D63

Dinsmore Airport
Dinsmore, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	D63
Lat/Long:	40-29-31.3760N 123-35-53.5970W 40-29.522933N 123-35.893283W 40.4920489,-123.5982214 (estimated)
Elevation:	2392.8 ft. / 729.3 m (surveyed)
Variation:	17E (1985)
From city:	1 mile E of DINSMORE, CA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	95526

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	09/1956
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	OAK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Pattern altitude:	3292.8 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
FOTr091/30.9		FORTUNA VORTAC		114.00		19E
ACVr125/37.4		ARCATA VOR/DME		115.05		17E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2504 x 48 ft. / 763 x 15 m
Surface:	asphalt, in fair condition
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	40-29.589980N	40-29.455887N
Longitude:	123-36.148673W	123-35.637895W
Elevation:	2386.7 ft.	2392.4 ft.
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Displaced threshold:	72 ft.	69 ft.
Markings:	basic, in fair condition	basic, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	150 ft. trees, 525 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 4:1 TO DSPLCD THR.	15 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway 15' ROAD AT 40' FM THR 125' R; +5' FENCE AT 0' FM THR 125' R.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	HUMBOLDT CO 1106 2ND ST EUREKA, CA 95501 Phone 707-839-5401
Manager:	JUSTIN HOPMAN 3561 BOEING AVE. MCKINLEYVILLE, CA 95519 Phone 707-382-2551 AIRPORT MANAGER LOCATED AT ARCATA/EUREKA AIRPORT.

Additional Remarks

-	DAY USE ONLY; CLSD NGTS.
-	MOUNTAINS WITH HIGH TREES INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
-	DEER IN VCNTY OF RWY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at D63.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFOT - Rohnerville Airport (25 nm W)
KEKA - Murray Field Airport (30 nm NW)
KACV - California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport (37 nm NW)
O85 - Benton Field Airport (55 nm E)
KRDD - Redding Regional Airport (60 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:25	14:25
Sunrise	06:54	14:54
Sunset	17:03	01:03
Evening civil twilight	17:31	01:31

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Nov-2026 00:23:08
Local (UTC-8)	08-Nov-2026 16:23:08

METAR

KFOT 31nm W	082355Z AUTO 30007KT 9SM CLR 16/14 A3010 RMK AO1
KO54 34nm NE	082355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/08 A3009 RMK A01
KACV 37nm NW	082353Z AUTO 31006KT 3SM BR FEW003 OVC008 14/13 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01440133 10167 20144 55002

TAF

KACV
37nm NW

082235Z 0823/0918 30006KT P6SM FEW016 TEMPO 0823/0901 2SM BR SCT008 FM090600 13002KT 4SM BR OVC050 FM091200 12004KT 5SM BR OVC050 TEMPO 0912/0915 5SM -RA OVC050 FM091500 13006KT P6SM OVC050 TEMPO 0915/0918 P6SM -RA OVC050

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