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L06
Furnace Creek Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2024-10-31 0901Z
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Location Information for L06
Coordinates: N36°27.63' / W116°52.79'Located 00 miles N of Death Valley National Park, California on 40 acres of land. View all Airports in California.
Estimated Elevation is -210 feet MSL.
Operations Data
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Airport Communications
CTAF: | 122.900 |
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AWOS-3 at O26 (57.0 W): | 118.25 760-876-4014 |
ATIS at INS (58.5 E): | 290.45 |
ATIS at NID (61.1 SW): | 322.375 |
Nearby Navigation Aids
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Runway 15/33
Dimensions: | 3065 x 70 feet / 934 x 21 meters | |
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Surface: | Asphalt in Failed Condition UP TO 4 INCH SALT HEAVE ARND RWY CRACKS. COULD DMG ACFT WITH WHEEL FAIRINGS OR CAUSE A POTENTIAL TO BLOW OUT A TIRE. | |
Weight Limits: | S-4 | |
Runway 15 | Runway 33 | |
Coordinates: | N36°27.87' / W116°52.88' | N36°27.39' / W116°52.69' |
Traffic Pattern: | Right | Left |
Markings: | Basic in fair condition. | Basic in fair condition. |
Obstacles: | 15 ft Brush 210 ft from runway, 100 ft left of center | 15 ft Brush 500 ft from runway, 130 ft left of center |
Services Available
Fuel: | NONE |
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Transient Storage: | Tiedowns |
Airframe Repair: | NONE |
Engine Repair: | NONE |
Bottled Oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk Oxygen: | NONE |
Ownership Information
Ownership: | Publicly owned | |
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Owner: | US DEPT OF INTERIOR/PARK SVC | |
DEATH VALLEY NATL PARK | ||
DEATH VALLEY, CA 92328 | ||
760-786-3245 | ||
Manager: | ROB WISSINGER | |
DEATH VALLEY NATL PARK | ||
DEATH VALLEY, CA 92328 | ||
760-786-3245 | AIRPORT MANAGER IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT PARK RANGER, FOR EMERGENCIES CAN BE REACHED THROUGH PARK DISPATCH 760-786-2330 |
Other Remarks
- USE ONLY MKD RY FOR GROUND OPNS. SAFETY AREA ROUGH & SOFT.
- NO TIEDOWN ROPES OR CHAINS AVBL.
- DITCH 145 FT RIGHT OF RY 33.
- SAFETY AREAS ADJ RY CLSD, STAY ON PAVED AREA ONLY DUE TO EXTREMELY SOFT DIRT.
- ARPT CLSD TO NIGHT OPS.
- FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.
- RWY 15/33 PAVEMENT HEAVING, EXTREMELY ROUGH SFC. POTENTIAL FOR DMG TO ACFT USING THIS RWY. NOT RCMDD FOR ACFT WITH WHEEL PANTS.
- CA STATE PMT HAS BEEN SUSPD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
- ARPT LCTD 1 SM SW OF PARK HEADQUARTERS.
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KIYK | Inyokern Airport | 224° | 66.6 | |
KTNX | Tonopah Test Range Airport | 003° | 80.3 | |
KVGT | North Las Vegas Airport | 099° | 83.1 | |
KLAS | Harry Reid International Airport | 104° | 86.9 | |
KHND | Henderson Exec Airport | 108° | 89.6 | |
KBIH | Bishop Airport | 307° | 89.9 | |
KLSV | Nellis AFB Airport | 097° | 90.5 | |
L71 | California City Municipal Airport | 215° | 96.1 | |
KTPH | Tonopah Airport | 354° | 96.4 | |
KDAG | Barstow-Daggett Airport | 177° | 96.4 | |
KBVU | Boulder City Municipal Airport | 106° | 102.7 | |
KMHV | Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field Airport | 216° | 104.4 |
Comments
Condition of Furnace Creek airport L06 runway is poor
Furnace Creek (L06) airport in Death Valley should state the runway is in poor condition with wide cracks and curled up asphalt at the cracks. No known date for repair.
You have it listed as "good condition".
Furnace Creek runway condition
Roger Hansen's comment lists Furnace Creek's runway condition as "poor". "Fair" would be a better descriptor, just above "Poor" using an "Excellent", "Good", "Fair", "Poor" rating scale. The cracks are small in width and curled asphault edges are maybe an inch high. I landed there 9/30/19 (C172) and you notice the raised edges of the cracks on rollout, taxiing and takeoff but they do not deflect the controls or appear to overly abuse the tires. A commercial 20 passenger tour aircraft (Twin Otter I think) landed just before I left the next day. I wouldn't hesitate to fly in again.
Condition is dangerous
This is what your tires will hit at 60-100mph, depending on aircraft. The runway is covered with these ridges, probably frost damage from last year. Good luck avoiding.
Okay Runway
I would rate the runway okay. It's full of small expansion cracks and a few shallow potholes, but presented no problems for the 5.00 tires on my Tailwind. Absolutely no services or amenities. A 10 minute walk gets you to the Visitors Center and hotels. Nearest fuel is Beatty, NV or Lone Pine, CA. Stark and scenic terrain. Lots of military training activity in the area.
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