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Bishop Airport (BIH) in Bishop, California
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Bishop Airport (BIH)

  • General
  • Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 04/01/1940, Runways: 5, Land Area Covered By Airport: 830 acres, Ownership: Publicly owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 01327.*A, Location ID: BIH, Region: Western-Pacific, District Office: LAX, Unicom Frequency: 123.000 MHz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 123.000 MHz, Traffic Pattern Altitude: 1000, Aeronautical sectional chart: San Francisco, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: RAL, Tie-In FSS Name: Riverside, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 4124 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: NGS (2008-07-09), Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCO, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZOA, Boundary ARTCC Name: Oakland, Airspace Determination: Not Analyzed, Federal Agreements: NGPY3, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: BIH, Last Inspection Date: 06/15/2015, Inspection Group: State aeronautical personnel, Inspection Method: State
  • Location
  • State: California, County: Inyo, City: Bishop, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 37° 22' 23.200'', Lng: -118° 21' 49'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 37.373111, Lng: -118.363611, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: NGS (2008-07-09), Distance from central business district: 2 mi (E) Find on map
  • Owner
  • City Of Los Angeles, Dept Of Public, 300 Mandich Street, Bishop, Ca 93514, (760) 873-0342
  • Manager
  • Ken Babione, 703 Airport Road, Bishop, Ca 93514, (760) 872-2971
  • Operations
  • Period: 06/15/2014 - 06/15/2015, Itinerant Operations: 16,000, Local Operations: 7,000, Military Operations: 3,000
  • Aircraft
  • Single Engine Aircraft: 39, Multi Engine Aircraft: 5, Jet Engine Aircraft: 1, Gliders Operational: 3
  • Additional
  • Fuel Types: 100LLA, Magnetic Variation: 15E (Year 1985), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Bulk Oxygen Type: Low pressure, Lighting Schedule: See Rmk, Beacon Schedule: See Rmk, Airframe repair service availability/type: Major, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Major, Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: Yes, Other services: AFRT, CHTR, GLD, INSTR, RNTL, TOW
  • Remarks
  • DUSK-DAWN

Runway 1

  • Base End
  • Base End ID: 07, True Alignment: 90, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Poor, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 37° 22' 25.138'', Lng: -118° 22' 26.887'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 37.373650, Lng: -118.374135, Physical Elevation: 4124 ft, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 4124.3 ft, Runway Visual Range Equipment (RVR): Midfield, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): No, Centerline Lights: No, Touchdown Lights: No, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Other than utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 24, Object Height: 47 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 1350.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 130L ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.4, Position Source: NGS (07/09/2008), Elevation Source: NGS (07/09/2008), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: AVN (04/11/2011)
  • Reciprocal End
  • Reciprocal End ID: 25, True Alignment: 270, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Poor, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 37° 22' 24.662'', Lng: -118° 21' 17.934'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 37.373517, Lng: -118.354982, Physical Elevation: 4100 ft, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 4114.5 ft, Runway Visual Range Equipment (RVR): Midfield, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): No, Centerline Lights: No, Touchdown Lights: No, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Other than utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 50, Runway End Gradient: 0.4, Position Source: NGS (12/10/2005), Elevation Source: NGS (07/09/2008), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: AVN (04/14/2011)

Runway 2

  • Base End
  • Base End ID: 12, True Alignment: 135, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Poor, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 37° 22' 48.509'', Lng: -118° 22' 24.015'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 37.380141, Lng: -118.373338, Physical Elevation: 4123 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 48.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.03 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 4122.7 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: V2L, Runway Visual Range Equipment (RVR): Midfield, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): No, Centerline Lights: No, Touchdown Lights: No, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Other than utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 50, Runway End Gradient: 0.3, Position Source: NGS (07/09/2008), Elevation Source: NGS (07/09/2008), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: AVN (04/11/2011)
  • Reciprocal End
  • Reciprocal End ID: 30, True Alignment: 315, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Poor, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 37° 21' 55.649'', Lng: -118° 21' 18.914'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 37.365458, Lng: -118.355254, Physical Elevation: 4100 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 52.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.04 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 4110.9 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: V2L, Runway Visual Range Equipment (RVR): Midfield, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): No, Centerline Lights: No, Touchdown Lights: No, Controlling Object Description: PLINE, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Other than utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 38, Object Height: 35 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 1555.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 175L ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.3, Position Source: NGS (07/09/2008), Elevation Source: NGS (07/09/2008), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: AVN (04/11/2011)

Runway 3

  • Base End
  • Base End ID: 16, True Alignment: 180, Instrument Landing System (ILS) Type: Localizer-type directional aid, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Poor, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 37° 22' 50.642'', Lng: -118° 21' 41.900'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 37.380734, Lng: -118.361639, Physical Elevation: 4112 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 39.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.03 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 4112.7 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: V2L, Runway Visual Range Equipment (RVR): Midfield, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): No, Centerline Lights: No, Touchdown Lights: No, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Other than utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 50, Runway End Gradient: 0.1, Position Source: NGS (07/09/2008), Elevation Source: NGS (07/09/2008), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: AVN (04/11/2011)
  • Reciprocal End
  • Reciprocal End ID: 34, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Poor, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 37° 21' 55.291'', Lng: -118° 21' 42.495'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 37.365359, Lng: -118.361804, Physical Elevation: 4105 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 42.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.03 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 4109.9 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: V2L, Runway Visual Range Equipment (RVR): Midfield, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): No, Centerline Lights: No, Touchdown Lights: No, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Other than utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 41, Object Height: 30 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 1442.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: B ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.1, Position Source: NGS (07/09/2008), Elevation Source: NGS (07/09/2008), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: AVN (04/11/2011)

Runway 4

    Runway 5

      FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 3 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Bishop)
      FAA Registered Aircraft: 46 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)

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