General Aviation

 

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier:  WMC
Lat/Long:  40-53-47.8000N / 117-48-21.2000W
40-53.796667N / 117-48.353333W
40.8966111 / -117.8058889
(estimated)
Elevation:  4308 ft. / 1313.1 m (surveyed)
Variation:  16E (1995)
From city:  5 miles SW of WINNEMUCCA, NV
Time zone:  UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Savings Time)
Zip code:  89445

Airport Operations

Airport use:  Open to the public
Activation date:  10/1943
Sectional chart:  KLAMATH FALLS
Control tower:  no
ARTCC:  SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS:  RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:  WMC (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:  NOV-MAY 0700-1700, JUN-OCT 0700-1800
AFTER HOURS ON CALL AT 775-304-1350.
Pattern altitude:  5108 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:  lighted
Segmented circle:  yes
Lights:  DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 14/32 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT – CTAF.
Beacon:  white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:  122.8
WX ASOS:  120.175 (775-625-2200)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 132.25/380.05 (WINNEMUCCA RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance    VOR name    Freq    Var
INA at field   WINNEMUCCA VOR/DME   108.20   16E
SDOr143/32.3   SOD HOUSE VORTAC   114.30   18E

Airport Services

Fuel available:  100LL JET-A
Parking:  hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:  MAJOR
Powerplant service:  MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:  7000 x 100 ft. / 2134 x 30 m
Surface:  asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel:  75.0
Double wheel:  125.0
Double tandem:  200.0
Runway edge lights:  medium intensity
Runway edge markings:  RY 14/32 MARKINGS FADED.
  RUNWAY 14    RUNWAY 32
Latitude:  40-54.360167N   40-53.279983N
Longitude:  117-48.836635W   117-48.306962W
Elevation:  4301.2 ft.   4303.0 ft.
Gradient:  0.1%   0.1%
Traffic pattern:  left   left
Runway heading:  144 magnetic, 160 true   324 magnetic, 340 true
Markings:  nonprecision, in good condition   nonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator:  2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)    
Touchdown point:  yes, no lights   yes, no lights
Obstructions:  30 ft. pline, marked, 1000 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear   none

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:  4800 x 75 ft. / 1463 x 23 m
Surface:  asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel:  28.0
Runway edge lights:  medium intensity
  RUNWAY 2    RUNWAY 20
Latitude:  40-53.458473N   40-54.067222N
Longitude:  117-48.367923W   117-47.703760W
Elevation:  4302.9 ft.   4307.3 ft.
Gradient:  0.1%   0.1%
Traffic pattern:  left   left
Runway heading:  024 magnetic, 040 true   204 magnetic, 220 true
Markings:  basic, in good condition   basic, in good condition
Touchdown point:  yes, no lights   yes, no lights
Obstructions:  none   12 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear

 

Helipad H1

Dimensions:  25 x 25 ft. / 8 x 8 m
Surface:  concrete
Traffic pattern:  left   left

 

Helipad H2

Dimensions:  25 x 25 ft. / 8 x 8 m
Surface:  concrete
Traffic pattern:  left   left

 

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:  Publicly-owned
Owner:  CITY/COUNTY OF WINNEMUCCA
90 WEST 4TH STREET
WINNEMUCCA, NV 89445
Phone 775-623-6333
WINNEMUCCA CITY MGT CONTACT STEVE WEST.
Manager:  D. STEPHEN WEST
90 WEST FOURTH STREET
WINNEMUCCA, NV 89445
Phone 775-623-6333
FBO – BUSTER HIGH (775) 623-5091.

 

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:   34
Single engine airplanes:   32
Multi engine airplanes:   2
     
Aircraft operations: avg 70/day *
63%  local general aviation
31%  transient general aviation
6%  air taxi
<1%  military
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2008

 

Additional Remarks

FULL STRENGTH PAVEMENT AREAS INCLUDE N 1000 FT OF PARALLEL TWY (RY 14/32 TO TWY A); W 1000 FT OF TWY A; 600 FT OF N/S TWR (FM TWY A).
MOUNTAINS IN SW QUADRANT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 18 December 2008 at 0901Z and 15 January 2009 at 0900Z.
 

 
IAPs – Instrument Approach Procedures

RNAV (GPS) RWY 14    download (449KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32    download (362KB)
VOR/DME RWY 14    download (333KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply    download (19KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply    download (46KB)