FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | TLR |
Lat/Long: | 36-09-23.7000N 119-19-35.6000W 36-09.395000N 119-19.593333W 36.1565833,-119.3265556 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 265.3 ft. / 80.9 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 12E (2020) |
From city: | 3 miles SE of TULARE, CA |
Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 93274 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 07/1940 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | RIU (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF. PAPI 13 OPRS CONSLY. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 120.0 (559-686-2613) |
FRESNO APPROACH: | 118.5 |
FRESNO DEPARTURE: | 118.5 |
WX AWOS-3PT at VIS (10 nm N): | 119.925 (559-651-2418) |
WX AWOS-3PT at PTV (15 nm SE): | 134.625 (559-784-3874) |
WX ASOS at HJO (17 nm NW): | 134.75 (559-585-8076) |
- COM WITH FRESNO APCH UNAVBL BLO 1000 FT; COM THRU RANCHO MURIETA FSS 1-800-992-7433.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
TTEr299/20.8 | | TULE VOR/DME | | 116.25 | | 16E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
SALYER FARMS | | 045/11.3 | | 205 | | 16E | | COR | -.-. --- .-. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 3901 x 75 ft. / 1189 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 36-09.664825N | | 36-09.125825N |
Longitude: | 119-19.810210W | | 119-19.377873W |
Elevation: | 265.3 ft. | | 262.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 135 magnetic, 147 true | | 315 magnetic, 327 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) UNUSBL BYD 7 DEG R OF CNTRLN. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 295 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. trees, 520 ft. from runway, 150 ft. both sides of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear TREES PENETRATE THE APCH 520 FT FROM THE RWY 31 APCH THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF TULARE 411 EAST KERN AVENUE TULARE, CA 93274 Phone 559-685-2300 |
Manager: | JOSH MCDONNELL 3981 SOUTH K STREET TULARE, CA 93274 Phone 559-684-4201 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 27 | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 69/day * | 52% | local general aviation | 48% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 29 December 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC FRESNO APCH AT 559-487-5405. |
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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (194KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (348KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KVIS - Visalia Municipal Airport (10 nm N)
KPTV - Porterville Municipal Airport (15 nm SE)
KHJO - Hanford Municipal Airport (17 nm NW)
KDLO - Delano Municipal Airport (25 nm S)
O32 - Reedley Municipal Airport (31 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Mark Robinson & HeliHigh.com
Photo taken 07-Jul-2013
looking southeast.
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 28-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 13:23 |
Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 13:49 |
Sunset | | 19:16 | | 02:16 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:41 | | 02:41 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-Mar-2024 18:02:18 |
Local (UTC-7) | 28-Mar-2024 11:02:18 |
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METAR |
KVIS 10nm N | 281756Z AUTO 34010KT 6SM -RA BR SCT009 OVC019 11/10 A3013 RMK AO2 WSHFT 1659 SLP212 6//// T01110100 10133 20111 53012 PNO $
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KPTV 15nm SE | 281556Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM OVC033 13/11 A3011 RMK AO2 RAE38 SLP197 P0000 T01280111
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KHJO 17nm NW | 281753Z AUTO 35010G16KT 10SM OVC034 13/09 A3013 RMK AO2 RAE10 SLP205 P0000 60003 T01280094 10139 20111 51013
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TAF |
KVIS 10nm N | 281720Z 2818/2918 28007KT 4SM -RA OVC020 FM281900 32008KT P6SM SCT050 FM290300 31005KT P6SM BKN200 FM291400 VRB03KT P6SM OVC100
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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