Gravelly Valley Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 39-27-02.6000N (39.450722)
Longitude: 
 122-57-16.6000W (-122.954611)
Elevation: 
 1900.0 feet MSL (579 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 13.4 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -8.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 17 N.M. N of Upper Lake, California
Found On: 
 San Francisco Chart
FAA Region: 
 AWP

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
FRANK AEBLY
10025 ELK MTN ROAD
UPPER LAKE, CA 95485
707-275-1401		 US FOREST SERVICE
10025 ELK MTN ROAD
UPPER LAKE, CA 95485
707-275-2361

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 10/1944
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZOA (Oakland)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZOA (Oakland)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2900 feet (884 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 OAK
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 1Q5

    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
    19.4 Ells Field/Willits Municipal Airport
    (O28)    		 270 257 100LL
    22.6 Ukiah Municipal Airport
    (UKI KUKI UKI)    		 210 197 100LL, Jet A
    25.0 Round Valley Airport
    (O09)    		 324 311 100LL
    27.7 Lampson Field Airport
    (1O2)    		 174 161 100LL
    34.4 Willows/Glenn County Airport
    (WLW KWLW WLW)    		 83 70 100LL
    38.8 Little River Airport
    (KLLR LLR)    		 253 240 100LL
    40.5 Cloverdale Municipal Airport
    (O60)    		 182 169 100LL
    40.7 Haigh Field Airport
    (O37)    		 66 53 100LL
    46.3 Hell'er High Water Airport
    (45CL)    		 333 319 80, 87, 100LL
    46.8 Corning Municipal Airport
    (0O4)    		 50 37 100LL
    47.5 Colusa County Airport
    (O08)    		 109 96 100LL
    47.9 Healdsburg Municipal Airport
    (KHES HES)    		 176 163 100LL
    52.7 Ranchaero Airport
    (CL56)    		 71 58 100LL
    53.0 Red Bluff Municipal Airport
    (RBL KRBL RBL)    		 37 24 100LL, Jet A
    54.7 Chico Regional Airport
    (CIC KCIC CIC)    		 67 54 100LL, Jet A
    55.0 Garberville Airport
    (O16)    		 314 300 100LL
    56.8 Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County Airport
    (STS KSTS STS)    		 173 160 100LL, Jet A-1
    57.6 Angwin-Parrett Field Airport
    (2O3)    		 154 141 100LL
    61.8 Oroville Municipal Airport
    (OVE KOVE OVE)    		 87 74 100LL, Jet A
    63.8 Paradise Skypark Airport
    (CA92)    		 75 62 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 NO LNDG ON RY 19 DUE TO HILL NE OF ARPT.
    A110-10 RWY IS UNPAVED; THERE MAY BE RUTS AND LARGE ROCKS ON RWY.
    A110-4 NO TKOF ON RY 01 DUE TO HILL NE OF ARPT.
    A110-5 CAUTION: HANG GLIDER OPS; PARTICULARLY SUMMER MONTHS.
    A110-6 CAUTION: DO NOT LAND S OF HULL MOUNTAIN ROAD.
    A110-7 TREES PENETRATE THE TRNSL SFC ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ARPT.
    A110-8 BE ALERT FOR OCNL WILDLIFE ON RY.
    A110-9 FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.
    A14 DISTRICT RANGER.
    A16 UPPER LAKE RANGER DISTRICT, UPPER LAKE.
    A31-01/19 300' STOPWAY AT SOUTH END OF RWY.
    A32-01/19 BTWN PARALLEL DIRT ROADS.
    A33-01/19 RWY WAS GRADED IN JULY 2025.
    A42-01 THR MARKED WITH WHITE TIRES.
    A42-19 MKD WITH WHITE TIRES.
    E111 E111: PREDATES 1958 FA ACT.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 01/19
    Longest Runway: 01/19 is 4050 ft (1234 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    1Q5 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 01/19  4050 ft x 200 ft (1234 m x 61 m)
    Surface:  Gravel - Good condition - No special surface treatment

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

    Runway 01

    Runway 19
    Latitude: 
    		 39-26-45.4100N 39-27-19.6900N
    Longitude: 
    		 122-57-29.9200W 122-57-03.2400W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES HILL
    Object Height: 
    		 36 800
    Distance from End: 
    		 600 800
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 125 ft. right of centerline 0 ft. left and right of centerline
    REIL: 
    		 No No
    Touchdown Lights: 
    		 No No
    Centerline Lights: 
    		 No No

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available
    Other Services: 
    		 Skydiving instruction

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