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| When not underwater diving then Jorge is soaring in the clouds in his Cessna |
We love to fly in to various airports for holiday. My husband has been a private pilot of our Cessna 172 for more than 20 years now. For many of those years it was his commuter transportation while working far away from the family.
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| A wonderful way to commute to Abalone Bay |
It also was our means of visiting our children’s grandparents who resided on the other side of the state. With two small airports close by it was an easy choice to make Sea Ranch Abalone Bay Vacation Home our choice for a vacation home.
Sea Ranch has its own PRIVATE RUNWAY open only to Sea Ranch Association members, their invites, and their renters.
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| Runway 30 of TSR Airstrip- Photo may not be current or correct |
Parked aircraft MUST display a Sea Ranch owner’s decal, an owner ID card or a valid Sea Ranch vehicle hang tag clearly visible to Sea Ranch security personnel. Association members and rental agencies must provide this ID to their pilot invitees. Guests arriving by airplane need permission to land.
| VFR Map |
An alternative runway is the Ocean Ridge Airport in nearby Gualala.
Included here is Air Navigation information for those of you who are pilots or who may have friends or family members who are pilots. I have also dedicated a page to our website for the pilot flying into The Sea Ranch along with other nearby fly-in destinations.
Ownership: PRIVATELY OWNED
Use: PRIVATE
Owner’s Name: THE SEA RANCH ASSOCIATION
Address: P.O. BOX 16
THE SEA RANCH, CA 95497
Owner’s Phone: 707-785-2444
Manager’s Name: JOHN PRESCOTT, OPS MGR
Address: P.O. BOX 16
THE SEA RANCH, CA 95497
Phone: 707-785-2444
FAA Region: WESTERN-PACIFIC
FAA Field Office: SFO
FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 FEBRUARY 2014
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CA51 |
| Lat/Long: | 38-42-16.6830N / 123-25-57.0310W 38-42.278050N / 123-25.950517W 38.7046342 / -123.4325086 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 360 ft. / 109.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of THE SEA RANCH, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 95497 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | VOR name | Freq | Var | |||
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| ENIr183/22.2 | MENDOCINO VORTAC | 112.30 | 16E | |||
| STSr276/31.5 | SANTA ROSA VOR/DME | 113.00 | 16E |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 2600 x 40 ft. / 792 x 12 m | ||||
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition | ||||
| Weight bearing capacity: |
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| RUNWAY 12 | RUNWAY 30 | ||||
| Elevation: | 340.0 ft. | 338.0 ft. | |||
| Gradient: | 0.1% | 0.1% | |||
| Traffic pattern: | right | right | |||
| Displaced threshold: | no | 300 ft. | |||
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | basic, in fair condition | |||
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | no | |||
| Obstructions: | hill, 700 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear | trees hill, 3200 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear +TV TWR 1.5 MILES & 300′ LEFT OF CNTRL RWY 30 APCH END LGTD: 1015′ MSL. |
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Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | THE SEA RANCH ASSOCIATION P.O. BOX 16 THE SEA RANCH, CA 95497 Phone 707-785-2444 |
| Manager: | JOHN PRESCOTT, OPS MGR P.O. BOX 16 THE SEA RANCH, CA 95497 Phone 707-785-2444 |
Airport Operational Statistics
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Additional Remarks
| – | 200-FOOT OVERRUN EACH END RWY 12/30. | ||||
| – | FLD CONDS–TWYS SOME WEATHERING-GOOD; APRON FAIR. | ||||
| – | ALL AIRCRAFT W/ACCELERATE-STOP DISTANCE EXCESS OF 2300 FEET, PROHIBITED FROM USING ARPT. | ||||
| – | RWYS 12/30 LEFT TURN AFTER TKOF. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at CA51. Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
O60 – Cloverdale Municipal Airport (21 nm E)
KUKI – Ukiah Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
1O2 – Lampson Field Airport (30 nm NE)
KSTS – Charles M. Schulz – Sonoma County Airport (31 nm E)
KLLR – Little River Airport (37 nm NW)
Sea Ranch Association Airstrip Briefing
January 17, 2014: Use Airstrip, AWOS Data and Facilities at your own Risk
Runway: 2600 ft. by 40 ft. Runway has a 300 ft. displaced threshold
Runway
- Hump in middle-prevents seeing traffic or deer at end
- Turkeys and deer are frequently on or near the runways
- A 25 foot AWOS Tower is near the main windsock
General Approach:
- On gusty days expect wind shear, turbulence & loss of lift on short final
- No Straight-ins
- No Base entries. Announce all intentions on 122.9
Runway 30 approach:
Enter right upwind at midfield. Check for deer, turkeys, or people on runway then right crosswind to right downwind to right base to final.
Runway 12 approach:
Airstrip license specifies that approach to Runway 12 be “…angled 15° westerly of runway…” i.e. from Pool and Tennis Courts (1 mile up the coast from Runway 12), turn to 105 and proceed to Runway 12.
Arrivals
- Always use right traffic. Departures
- Always use left traffic.
Other
- No operations between local sunset and sunrise
- No touch and goes
Uncertified AWOS info available at 707-785-9999 or by 5 clicks on 122.9
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