Airport information
- FAA LID
- E79
- Coordinates
- 36.8402, -119.8694
- Elevation
- 321 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- Sectional chart
- SAN FRANCISCO
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- OAKLAND (ZOA)
- Flight service (FSS)
- RANCHO MURIETA
- NOTAM facility
- RIU
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1947/05
- Distance from city
- 7 NW
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (PDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:10 AM | 12:10Z |
| Sunrise | 05:40 AM | 12:40Z |
| Sunset | 08:22 PM | 03:22Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 08:52 PM | 03:52Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
08:52 PM → 05:10 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:22 PM → 04:40 AM
Plan a flight from E79
Runway 12/30
2,473 ft × 50 ft · Asphalt (Fair) 12
- Heading
- n/a
- Markings
- basic
- Traffic pattern
- Right
- Displaced threshold
- 90 ft
30
- Heading
- 179° mag · 194° true
- Markings
- basic
- VGSI
- 2-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Displaced threshold
- 90 ft
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| CZQ · Clovis | VORTAC | 112.90 | r210° / 3.7 NM |
| FRA · Friant | VORTAC | 115.60 | r203° / 20.6 NM |
| NLC · Lemoore | TACAN | 113.30 | r353° / 30.1 NM |
| VIS · Visalia | VOR-DME | 109.40 | r311° / 34 NM |
| HYP · El Nido | VOR-DME | 114.20 | r117° / 34.1 NM |
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VFR sectional
Services
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns
Ownership & management
Owner
HERNDON-DOOLITTLE ASSC, INC.
7535 SPY GLASS, FRESNO, CA
559-436-2015
Manager
JAMES SHEEKOYAN
7535 SPY GLASS, FRESNO, CA
559-436-2015
Remarks FAA
- E111 PROVIDED VFR; CONDITIONS ONLY.
- CALM WIND RY 30.
- 5-45 FT TALL AGL OBSTN LGT POLES LCTD 211 FT E AND PARL TO RWY CNTRLN.
- FOR CD CTC FRESNO APCH AT 559-454-9805.
- PAPI RWY 30 OPR CONSLY; LIRL SS-SR.
- ALSO CHARLENE HEUER & THOMAS A SHEKOYAN.
- RWY 12 APCH RATIO FM DSPLCD THR 20:1
- RWY 30 APCH RATIO FM DSPLCD THR 21:1.
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