Furnace Creek Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
36-27-37.8000N (36.4605)
Longitude: 
116-52-47.3000W (-116.879806)
Elevation: 
-210.0 feet MSL (-64 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
11.7 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -8.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
00 N.M. N of Death Valley National Park, California
Found On: 
Las Vegas Chart
FAA Region: 
AWP

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
ROB WISSINGER
DEATH VALLEY NATL PARK
DEATH VALLEY, CA 92328
760-786-3245
US DEPT OF INTERIOR/PARK SVC
DEATH VALLEY NATL PARK
DEATH VALLEY, CA 92328
760-786-3245

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
05/1953
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZLA (Los Angeles)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZLA (Los Angeles)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
790 feet (241 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
RAL
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  3

Annual Operations (as of 01/08/2024)

Total Operations:  510
GA Itinerant:  500 98.0%
Military Aircraft:  10 2.0%

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 760

    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    Furnace Creek Ranch
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    786-2343 100LL
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Riverside(RAL)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near L06

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    56.9 Lone Pine/Death Valley Airport
    (O26)
    278 266 100LL, Jet A
    66.6 Inyokern Airport
    (IYK KIYK IYK)
    224 212 100LL, Jet A
    72.8 Sky Ranch Airport
    (3L2)
    123 112 100LL
    82.8 North Las Vegas Airport
    (VGT KVGT VGT)
    99 88 100LL, Jet A
    85.9 Jean Airport
    (0L7)
    118 107 100LL, Jet A
    86.6 Kern Valley Airport
    (L05)
    239 227 100LL
    86.6 Harry Reid International Airport
    (LAS KLAS LAS)
    104 93 100, 100LL, Jet A-1+
    89.4 Henderson Exec Airport
    (HSH KHND HND)
    108 97 100LL, Jet A
    89.8 Bishop Airport
    (BIH KBIH BIH)
    308 296 100LL, Jet A
    96.1 California City Municipal Airport
    (L71)
    215 203 100LL, Jet A
    96.5 Tonopah Airport
    (TPH KTPH TPH)
    354 342 100LL, Jet A
    96.5 Barstow-Daggett Airport
    (DAG KDAG DAG)
    177 166 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 USE ONLY MKD RY FOR GROUND OPNS. SAFETY AREA ROUGH & SOFT.
    A110-2 NO TIEDOWN ROPES OR CHAINS AVBL.
    A110-3 DITCH 145 FT RIGHT OF RY 33.
    A110-4 SAFETY AREAS ADJ RY CLSD, STAY ON PAVED AREA ONLY DUE TO EXTREMELY SOFT DIRT.
    A110-5 ARPT CLSD TO NIGHT OPS.
    A110-6 FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.
    A110-7 RWY 15/33 PAVEMENT HEAVING, EXTREMELY ROUGH SFC. POTENTIAL FOR DMG TO ACFT USING THIS RWY. NOT RCMDD FOR ACFT WITH WHEEL PANTS.
    A110-8 CA STATE PMT HAS BEEN SUSPD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
    A16 AIRPORT MANAGER IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT PARK RANGER, FOR EMERGENCIES CAN BE REACHED THROUGH PARK DISPATCH 760-786-2330
    A3 ARPT LCTD 1 SM SW OF PARK HEADQUARTERS.
    A33-15/33 UP TO 4 INCH SALT HEAVE ARND RWY CRACKS. COULD DMG ACFT WITH WHEEL FAIRINGS OR CAUSE A POTENTIAL TO BLOW OUT A TIRE.
    E111 ESTABD PRIOR TO 5/15/59.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 15/33
    Longest Runway: 15/33 is 3065 ft (934 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    L06 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 15/33  3065 ft x 70 ft (934 m x 21 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - Failed condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  4.0

    Runway 15

    Runway 33

    Latitude: 
    36-27-52.2900N 36-27-23.4100N
    Longitude: 
    116-52-53.0000W 116-52-41.6000W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    Right Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    Basic Basic
    Runway Markings Condition:
    Fair Fair
    Object at End: 
    BRUSH BRUSH
    Object Height: 
    15 15
    Distance from End: 
    210 500
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    100 ft. left of centerline 130 ft. left of centerline
    REIL: 
    No No
    Touchdown Lights: 
    No No
    Centerline Lights: 
    No No

    Services

    Bottled Oxygen: 
    None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    None
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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