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KPTV Porterville Municipal Airport

Porterville, CA · 3 miles SW of PORTERVILLE, CA

Public Non-towered Publicly-owned ICAO KPTV

Location & operations

Elevation
443.2 ft
Coordinates
36-01-46.5000N 119-03-45.8000W
Lat / Long
36.0295833, -119.0627222
Mag. variation
15E (1980)
Time zone
UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Activated
09/1942
ARTCC
LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS
RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility
PTV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance
MAY-OCT 0700-1900, NOV-APR 0800-1700 ARPT ATTENDANT 559-782-7540.
Wind indicator
lighted
Segmented circle
yes
Beacon
white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
Lights
HIRL RY 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2300; AFTER 2300 ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT VASI RY 12 - CTAF, VASI RY 30 OPER CONTINUOUSLY.

Airport location no published diagram

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Runways

Longest 5960 ft

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Dimensions
5960 x 150 ft. / 1817 x 46 m
Surface
asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Edge lights
high intensity
Weight bearing
Single wheel 30.0

Runway 12

Heading
120 magnetic, 135 true
VGSI / PAPI
4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
Markings
nonprecision, in fair condition
Touchdown point
yes, no lights
REIL
no
Traffic pattern
left
Threshold elevation
431.2 ft.
Obstructions
15 ft. road, 480 ft. from runway, 292 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear

Runway 30

Heading
300 magnetic, 315 true
VGSI / PAPI
4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
Markings
nonprecision, in fair condition
Touchdown point
yes, no lights
REIL
yes
Traffic pattern
left
Threshold elevation
443.1 ft.
Obstructions
15 ft. road, 520 ft. from runway, 298 ft. left of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear

Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26

Departures — DP / ODP 2

Approaches — IAP 3

Arrivals — STAR 0

None published.

Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.

Communications

Control Tower
no
Ctaf/unicom
122.8
Wx Awos-3pt
134.625 (559-784-3874)
Bakersfield Approach
119.075 [1500-0700Z++, OT CTC LOS ANGELES CENTER]
Bakersfield Departure
119.075 [1500-0700Z++, OT CTC LOS ANGELES CENTER]

Services

Fuel
100LL JET-A 100LL:SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
Fuel available
100LL JET-A 100LL:SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking
tiedowns
Airframe service
MAJOR
Powerplant service
MAJOR
Bottled oxygen
NONE

Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.