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LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA, USA

Airport Info
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Location

Latitude / Longitude: 38°53'38"N / 119°59'43"W
  38°53.6333'N / 119°59.72'W
  38.8939 / -119.9953
Elevation: 6268.4 ft. (surveyed)
Variation: 16E (1985)
From city: 03 miles SW of SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA

Operations

Facility use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: SAN FRANCISCO
Control tower: no
Boundary ARTCC: OAKLAND
Responsible ARTCC: OAKLAND
FSS: RENO [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: TVL (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: SEE RMK
Landing fee: no

Communications

CTAF: 122.850

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
SWR 143oT/21.4 SQUAW VALLEY VOR/DME 113.20 16E
HNW 74oT/36.7 HANGTOWN VOR/DME 115.50 17E
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID

Services

Fuel available: 100LLA
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH
Bulk oxygen: HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 8541 x 100 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,EXCELLENT CONDITION,SAW-CUT OR PLASTIC GROOVED
Edge lights: MEDIUM
 
Runway 18
Runway 36
Latitude: 38-54-19.1610N 38-52-56.8980N
Longitude: 119-59-31.1510W 119-59-55.2871W
Elevation: 6254.6 ft. 6268.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: left right
Runway true heading: 193 013
Displaced threshold: 800 ft. 2033 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:8541 TODA:8541 ASDA:7817 LDA:7017 TORA:8541 TODA:8541 ASDA:7741 LDA:5708
Markings: nonprecision instrument, in good condition basic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: 1,400 FOOT MEDIUM INTENSITY APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH SEQUENCED FLASHERS
Runway end identifier lights: no yes
Centerline lights: no no
Touchdown lights: no no
Instrument approach: LDA/DME
 

Operational Statistics

Annual operations: 9845
Commercial: 207
Air taxi: 657
Local: 646
Itinerant: 8099
Military: 236

Additional Remarks

  • AP SFC CONDS: TRML APRON EXCELLENT, TWY - RWY GOOD, NORTH GA APRON POOR.
  • AFTER WINTER STORMS RY 18/36 OPENS BEFORE ALL TWYS ARE CLEAR.
  • PREFERRED ARRIVAL RY 18; PREFERRED DEP RY 36.
  • RECREATIONAL AIRBORNE ACTIVITY ALONG SOUTHERN LAKE SHORE.
  • (E81) APRON ENTRANCE TWYS AND HIGH SPEED TWYS ONLY.
  • FOR LARGE AND HIGH PERFORMANCE ACFT DEP RY 18; RIGHT DOWNWIND DEP RECOMMENDED.
  • BIRDS AND WATERFOWL INVOF ARPT.
  • ADVERSE WEATHER EFFECTS MAGNIFIED BY MOUNTAINS.
  • TFC ADVISORIES & SEQUENCING IN THE TFC PAT ARE BASED ON POSITION REPORTS RECEIVED FROM PILOTS IN THESE AREAS.
  • ARPT SURROUNDED ON E; S & W BY RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN.
  • ACCESS NOISE RESTRICTIONS: MAX 80 DBA DEP, 84 DBA ARR (TRANSPORT - 86 DBA), MAX 77.1 DBA NIGHT LIMIT.
  • NOISE ABATEMENT, DEP RWY 36 HDG 1 MILE, LEFT 320 DEG TO SHORELINE.
  • FOR NOISE ABATEMENT INFO CALL (530) 542-6182.
  • AVOID DESOLATION WILDERNESS WEST OF ARPT.
  • AP CONDS NOT MMT 1600-0700 DLY.
  • TWY H CLSD PERM.
  • TPA 7500' MSL FOR SMALL ACFT; 8000' MSL FOR TRANSPORT/HIGH PERFORMANCE ACFT.
  • PARAGLIDERS AND MOTORIZED PRCHTS OPR FROM RWY SFC.
  • AP CONDS NOT MNT SAT/SUN.
  • COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -13C.

Instrument Procedures

Effective May 16, 2024 to Jun 12, 2024
   AIRPORT DIAGRAM (PDF)

IAPs (Instrument Approach Procedures)

   RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 (PDF)
   LDA RWY 18 (PDF)
   TAKEOFF MINIMUMS (PDF)

Departure Procedures

   RICHY SEVEN (PDF)
 
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