Porterville Municipal Airport

Porterville Municipal Airport (IATA: PTV, ICAO: KPTV, FAA LID: PTV) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Porterville, a city in Tulare County, California, United States. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation facility.

History

The airport was opened in September 1942 as Porterville Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourth Air Force as a training base during World War II. It was a sub-base to Lemoore AAF, being used as a pilot training facility. Improvements to the site included a fueling system utilizing nine underground storage tanks. These tanks were filled and abandoned in place. Also located on site are ten fueling pits, which are presently unused. The field had the Air Echelon element from the Western Signal Aviation Unit Training Center at Camp Pinedale.

At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use. The War Assets Administration disposed of the property between 1948 and 1953. In 1948, 835 acres (3.38 km) were returned to Porterville. The remaining land was sold to the Tulare County Housing Authority.

Facilities and aircraft

Porterville Municipal Airport covers an area of 940 acres (380 ha) at an elevation of 442 feet (135 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,908 by 150 feet (1,801 x 46 m).

For the 12-month period ending January 30, 2009, the airport had 43,550 aircraft operations, an average of 119 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 92 aircraft based at this airport: 73% single-engine, 11% multi-engine, 10% helicopter and 6% ultralight.

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:	2006-09-28
Airport Identifier:	PTV
Longitude/Latitude:	119-03-45.8320W/36-01-46.5880N -119.062731/36.029608 (Estimated)
Elevation:	442 ft / 134.72 m (Surveyed)
Land:	940 acres
From nearest city:	3 nautical miles SW of Porterville, CA
Location:	Tulare County, CA
Magnetic Variation:	15E (1980)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:	Publicly owned
Owner:	City Of Porterville
Address:	Po Box 432 Porterville, CA 93257
Phone number:	559-782-7480
Manager:	Frank Gayton FIRE CHIEF ARPT SUPERVISOR: JIM MCDONALD AIRPORT SERVICES COORDINATOR; PHONE (559) 782-7540.
Address:	291 N Main Porterville, CA 93257
Phone number:	559-782-7480

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:	Open to public
Wind indicator:	Yes
Segmented Circle:	Yes
Control Tower:	No
Attendance Schedule:	MAY-OCT/ALL/0700-1900,NOV-APR/ALL/0800-1700 ARPT ATTENDANT 559-782-7540.
Lighting Schedule:	DUSK-DAWN HIRL RY 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2300; AFTER 2300 ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT VASI RY 12 - CTAF, VASI RY 30 OPER CONTINUOUSLY.
Beacon Color:	Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge:	No
Sectional chart:	San Francisco
Region:	AWP - Western-Pacific
Traffic Pattern Alt:	1000 ft
Boundary ARTCC:	ZLA - Los Angeles
Tie-in FSS:	RIU - Rancho Murieta
FSS on Airport:	No
FSS Phone:	916-354-0161
FSS Toll Free:	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:	PTV (NOTAM-d service avaliable)
Federal Agreements:	NGRY

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.800
Unicom:	122.800

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL80 A SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
Airframe Repair:	MAJOR
Power Plant Repair:	MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Radio Navigation Aids

Based Aircraft

Operational Statistics

General Info
Country	United States
State	CALIFORNIA
FAA ID	PTV
Latitude	36-01-46.588N
Longitude	119-03-45.832W
Elevation	442 feet
Near City	PORTERVILLE

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