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L06 Furnace Creek Airport
Death Valley National Park, California, USA

GOING TO DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK?


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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
BTYr181/21.4BEATTY VORTAC114.7016E

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: 36-27.871500N36-27.390167N
Longitude: 116-52.883333W116-52.693333W
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 15 ft. brush, 210 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline15 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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 3
Single engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 42/month *
98% transient general aviation
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 08 January 2024

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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Aerial photo of L06 (Furnace Creek Airport)
Photo by Jassen Photography
Photo taken 25-Mar-2015
looking northwest.

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1313:13
Sunrise06:3913:39
Sunset19:0602:06
Evening civil twilight19:3202:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 11:35:44
Local (UTC-7)  28-Mar-2024 04:35:44
 
METAR
KDRA 
42nm E 
281053Z AUTO 21021G30KT 10SM CLR 14/M02 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 21039/1010 SLP090 T01441017
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