Mefford Field Airport

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IATA: TLR

ICAO: KTLR

FAA: TLR

Tulare Weather

Location

Latitude: 
 36-09-23.7000N (36.156583)
Longitude: 
 119-19-35.6000W (-119.326556)
Elevation: 
 265.3 feet MSL (81 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 12.1 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -8.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. SE of Tulare, California
Found On: 
 San Francisco Chart
FAA Region: 
 AWP

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
JOSH MCDONNELL
3981 SOUTH K STREET
TULARE, CA 93274
559-684-4201		 CITY OF TULARE
411 EAST KERN AVENUE
TULARE, CA 93274
559-685-2300

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 07/1940
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0800-DUSK
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZOA (Oakland)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZOA (Oakland)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1265 feet (386 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 RIU
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  26
GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of 12/29/2020)

Total Operations:  25090
GA Local:  13090 52.2%
GA Itinerant:  12000 47.8%

Communications

CTAF:  122.700
Unicom:  122.700
Approach:  FRESNO
118.5
118.5
Departure:  FRESNO
118.5
118.5
AWOS-3PT:  120.0 (559-686-2613)

  • COM WITH FRESNO APCH UNAVBL BLO 1000 FT; COM THRU RANCHO MURIETA FSS 1-800-992-7433.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 209
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Johnston Aircraft Services, Inc.
   Update FBO info		 686-2161
Valley Air Crafts
   Update FBO info		 686-7401 100ll, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

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

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 SW-2
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SW-2
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near TLR

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
10.2 Visalia Municipal Airport
(VIS KVIS VIS)		 341 329 100LL, Jet A
13.4 Eckert Field Airport
(1Q1)		 88 76 100LL
13.4 Corcoran Airport
(CRO KCRO 43CN)		 256 244 100LL
14.9 Porterville Municipal Airport
(PTV KPTV PTV)		 120 108 100LL, Jet A
17.5 Hanford Municipal Airport
(KHJO HJO)		 303 291 100LL
18.0 Woodlake Airport
(O42)		 36 24 100LL
25.0 Delano Municipal Airport
(KDLO DLO)		 169 157 100LL
30.1 Selma Airport
(0Q4)		 328 316 100LL
31.4 Reedley Municipal Airport
(O32)		 349 337 100LL, Jet A
32.2 Wasco-Kern County Airport
(L19)		 182 170 100LL
39.5 Shafter-Minter Field Airport
(MIT KMIT MIT)		 170 158 100LL, Jet A
41.7 Fresno Yosemite International Airport
(FAT KFAT FAT)		 333 321 100, Jet A, Jet A++
42.0 Fresno Chandler Exec Airport
(FCH KFCH FCH)		 325 313 100LL
44.5 Harris Ranch Airport
(3O8)		 277 265 100LL
45.3 Meadows Field Airport
(BFL KBFL BFL)		 163 151 100, 100LL, Jet A
46.9 New Coalinga Municipal Airport
(CLG C80)		 270 258 100LL
51.0 Kern Valley Airport
(L05)		 119 107 100LL
52.4 Bakersfield Municipal Airport
(L45)		 162 150 100LL, Jet A
61.1 Taft-Kern County Airport
(L17)		 185 173 100LL, Jet A
62.0 William Robert Johnston Municipal Airport
(M90)		 305 293 100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110*G THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
A110-2 FOR CD CTC FRESNO APCH AT 559-487-5405.
A43-13 UNUSBL BYD 7 DEG R OF CNTRLN.
A57-31 TREES PENETRATE THE APCH 520 FT FROM THE RWY 31 APCH THLD.
A81-APT ACTVT MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF. PAPI 13 OPRS CONSLY.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 13/31
Longest Runway: 13/31 is 3901 ft (1189 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

TLR Airport Runway Details

Runway 13/31  3901 ft x 75 ft (1189 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  NGS as of 12/02/2008
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  12.5

Runway 13

Runway 31
Elevation: 
 265.3 262.5
Latitude: 
 36-09-39.8895N 36-09-07.5495N
Longitude: 
 119-19-48.6126W 119-19-22.6724W
Runway True Alignment: 
 147 327
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 ROAD TREES
Object Height: 
 15 40
Distance from End: 
 500 520
Object Centerline Offset: 
 295 ft. right of centerline 150 ft. left and right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 No No
Touchdown Lights: 
 No No
Centerline Lights: 
 No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 42 40

Services

Fuel Available: 
 100LL
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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