Airport information
- FAA LID
- CL56
- Coordinates
- 39.7196, -121.8710
- Elevation
- 173 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- Sectional chart
- SAN FRANCISCO
- Airport use
- Private
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- OAKLAND (ZOA)
- Flight service (FSS)
- RANCHO MURIETA
- Attendance
- ALL 0900-1700
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Activated
- 1946/06
- Distance from city
- 1 W
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (PDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:07 AM | 12:07Z |
| Sunrise | 05:39 AM | 12:39Z |
| Sunset | 08:39 PM | 03:39Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:11 PM | 04:11Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:11 PM → 05:07 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:39 PM → 04:39 AM
Plan a flight from CL56
Runway 14/32
2,156 ft × 30 ft · Asphalt (Poor) 14
- Heading
- n/a
- Markings
- basic
- Traffic pattern
- Right
- Displaced threshold
- 300 ft
32
- Heading
- 295° mag · 312° true
- Markings
- basic
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Displaced threshold
- 200 ft
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIC · Chico | VOR-DME | 109.80 | r179° / 4.4 NM |
| RBL · Red Bluff | VORTAC | 115.70 | r125° / 28.3 NM |
| MXW · Maxwell | VORTAC | 110.00 | r016° / 29.1 NM |
| ILA · Williams | VORTAC | 114.40 | r352° / 39.6 NM |
| MYV · Marysville | VOR-DME | 110.80 | r324° / 39.8 NM |
VFR sectional
No published instrument procedures or Chart Supplement for CL56. VFR sectional link above.
Services
- Fuel available
- 100LL
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Parking
- tiedowns, hangars
Ownership & management
Owner
RANCHAERO INC
2599 OAK PARK AVE, CHICO, CA
530-342-5242
Manager
JESSE GRIGG
2599 OAK PARK AVE, CHICO, CA
530-342-5242
Remarks FAA
- THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
- ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.
- ARPT SURROUNDED BY +20 FT ORCHARD TREES.
- ULTRALIGHTS PROHIBITED.
- AGRICULTURE ACFT OPERNS PROHIBITED.
- TGL PROHIBITED.
- RY 14 HAS +80 FT TREES 1200 FT FM THLD 80 FT R.
- ARPT CLSD TO NIGHT OPNS.
- STUDENT PILOT SOLO FLIGHTS PROHIBITED.
- FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.
- TRAFFIC PATTERN INDICATORS ONLY.
- ADDNL CTC - JESSE GRIGG - 530-521-6242
- GROSS WEIGHT STRENGTH ESTIMATED PRVDD BY AMGR 12000 LBS.
- RWY 14 +15 FT ROAD 100 FT FM; +35 FT TREES 135 FT FM; +10 FT TREES 160 FT FM RY END.
- RWY 32 ORCHARD WITH +20 FT TREES LEFT & RIGHT 34 FT FM RY END.
- RWY 14 APCH RATIO 13:1 TO DSPLCD THLD OVER +40 FT TREES 535 FT FM DSPLCD THLD 120 FT L.
- RWY 32 APPROACH RATIO 21:1 TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD OVER +20 FT TREES, 230 FT FROM EOR, BOTH SIDES OF CENTERLINE
- SMALL CRACKS IN PAVEMENT SFC.
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