The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company Heliport

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METAR: METAR KSMO 051051Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM CLR 10/M01 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T01001011

TAF: TAF KSMO 051120Z 0512/0612 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM051300 03004KT P6SM SKC FM051800 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM052000 23006KT P6SM SKC FM060200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

Reporting Station: KSMO (2.2 NM at True Heading of 3)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1019.4
Temperature: 10 C (50 F)
Dewpoint: -1.1 C (30.02 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 33-59-04.0410N (33.984456)
Longitude: 
 118-27-00.2830W (-118.450079)
Elevation: 
 149.0 feet MSL (45 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 11.5 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -8.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 00 N.M. N of Marina Del Rey, California
Found On: 
 Los Angeles Chart
FAA Region: 
 AWP

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
NICHOLAS DUMBELL
4375 ADMIRALTY WAY
MARINA DEL REY, CA
(310) 823-1700		 CCRC MARINA, LLC
4375 ADMIRALTY WAY
MARINA DEL REY, CA 90292

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 11/1990
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZLA (Los Angeles)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZLA (Los Angeles)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1149 feet (350 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near CA79

    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
    1.9 Santa Monica Municipal Airport
    (SMO KSMO SMO)    		 358 347 100LL, Jet A, UL94
    3.3 Los Angeles International Airport
    (LAX KLAX LAX)    		 140 129 Jet A
    6.8 Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport
    (HHR KHHR HHR)    		 122 111 100LL, Jet A
    11.7 Compton/Woodley Airport
    (CPM KCPM CPM)    		 118 107 100LL
    12.2 Zamperini Field Airport
    (TOA KTOA TOA)    		 153 142 100LL
    13.7 Van Nuys Airport
    (VNY KVNY VNY)    		 351 340 100LL, Jet A
    13.7 Bob Hope Airport
    (BUR KBUR BUR)    		 19 8 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+, UL94
    16.6 Whiteman Airport
    (WHP KWHP WHP)    		 6 355 100LL, Jet A
    17.9 Long Beach (Daugherty Field) Airport
    (LGB KLGB LGB)    		 123 112 100LL, Jet A, UL94
    21.5 San Gabriel Valley Airport
    (EMT KEMT EMT)    		 73 62 100LL, Jet A
    24.4 Fullerton Municipal Airport
    (FUL KFUL FUL)    		 105 94 100LL, Jet A
    33.8 Brackett Field Airport
    (POC KPOC POC)    		 78 67 100LL, Jet A
    34.4 John Wayne/Orange County Airport
    (SNA KSNA SNA)    		 122 111 100LL, Jet A
    34.8 Camarillo Airport
    (KCMA CMA)    		 293 281 100LL, Jet A
    37.3 Santa Paula Airport
    (SZP KSZP SZP)    		 305 293 100LL
    38.7 Cable Airport
    (CCB KCCB CCB)    		 78 67 100LL, Jet A
    39.8 Oxnard Airport
    (OXR KOXR OXR)    		 289 277 100LL, Jet A
    40.5 Chino Airport
    (CNO KCNO CNO)    		 90 79 100LL, Jet A
    42.4 Ontario International Airport
    (ONT KONT ONT)    		 83 72 100LL, Jet A, Jet
    42.5 Corona Municipal Airport
    (KAJO AJO)    		 96 85 100LL

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    Remarks

    A110-1 EMERG HEL LDG FAC ONLY
    A110-2 FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.
    A52-H1 8 FT BLDG 25 FT N; 15 FT BLDG 64 FT S; 21 FT BLDG 90 FT SW.
    E111 EMERGENCY USE ONLY.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 20 ft (6 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    CA79 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  20 ft x 20 ft (6 m x 6 m)
    Surface:  Concrete - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 149.0
    Latitude: 
    		 33-59-04.0410N
    Longitude: 
    		 118-27-00.2380W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

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

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