Porterville Municipal charts & airport diagram
Porterville Municipal (PTV · KPTV) in Porterville, CA publishes 6 FAA charts, including 3 instrument approaches (VOR, GPS). Every one links straight to the current FAA PDF. · Open on the map
All of Porterville Municipal — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherLowest minimums here: VOR · Every chart below links straight to the current FAA PDF.
What KPTV publishes
Instrument approaches at KPTV
Porterville Municipal has 3 published instrument approaches of 2 types (VOR and GPS). None of them offer vertical guidance, so every approach here is flown to a minimum descent altitude. One is circling only — bringing you to the airport rather than a runway, to circle for whichever runway the wind favors at circling minimums.
Takeoff, alternate and surface information
- Takeoff minimums are published for KPTV. Standard is 1 statute mile visibility for one and two engine aircraft (½ mile for more than two) unless this section says otherwise; Part 91 operators are not bound by them but the obstacle notes apply to everyone.
- Non standard alternate minimums are published: if you file KPTV as an IFR alternate, the required forecast is higher than the default 600-2 for precision or 800-2 for non precision approaches. Check the alternate rule tool.
All 6 charts, as a list every plate with its direct FAA link
Airport documents 1
- A/FD Chart Supplement ↗
Approaches 3
- GPS GPS RWY 12 ↗ Rwy 12
- GPS GPS RWY 30 ↗ Rwy 30
- VOR VOR-A ↗ · circling
Minimums 2
Frequently asked
Does KPTV have an instrument approach?
Yes. Porterville Municipal has 3 published instrument approaches: VOR, GPS. None of them offer vertical guidance, so all are non precision.
What is the lowest approach at KPTV?
VOR is the approach type with the lowest published minimums at Porterville Municipal. Like every approach here it has no vertical guidance: a minimum descent altitude, not a decision altitude. Actual minimums vary by aircraft category and are on the plate.
More about KPTV
Charts are the FAA d-TPP (d-TPP cycle 2609 (2026, cycle 9)) and Chart Supplement, reissued on the 28-day chart cycle and linked directly from the FAA. For planning and education only; always fly the current chart.
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