Terminal Procedures

KPTV — Porterville Muni

PORTERVILLE, CA · 5 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA PTVElevation 443 ft1 runwayLongest 5,960 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume SW-2Not for navigation

3 published instrument approaches: 1 VOR, serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
GPS RWY 12 chart previewGPS RWY 120APDF
GPS RWY 30 chart previewGPS RWY 300BPDF
VOR-A chart previewVOR-A0PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KPTV airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
May-oct all 0700-1900
ARTCC
Los Angeles Center
Flight service
Rancho Murieta
NOTAM facility
PTV (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
15E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
September 1942
Airport area
940 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
San Francisco
Last FAA inspection
2026-04-28

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KPTV radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8
Approach119.075Bakersfield

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

5,960 × 150 ft1230N1,000 ft
Runway layout at KPTV, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
12/305,960 ft150 ftAsphalt GoodHigh intensity
  12 135°TVASI (4-bar) 3°
  30 315°TVASI (4-bar) 3°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KPTV is

Latitude, longitude36.0295830, -119.0627220
Elevation443 ft
From Porterville3 nm SW

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FAA remarks for KPTV

  • HIRL RY 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2300; AFTER 2300 ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT VASI RY 12 - CTAF, VASI RY 30 OPER CONTINUOUSLY.
  • ARPT ATTENDANT 559-782-7540.
  • EMERGENCY CONTACT PORTERVILLE PD 559-782-7400

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near KPTV

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KTLRMefford FldTULARE, CA15 nm NW2
KDLODelano MuniDELANO, CA19 nm SW4
KVISVisalia MuniVISALIA, CA24 nm NW5
KMITShafter-Minter FldSHAFTER, CA32 nm S3
KHJOHanford MuniHANFORD, CA32 nm NW3
KBFLMeadows FldBAKERSFIELD, CA36 nm S13
L45Bakersfield MuniBAKERSFIELD, CA42 nm S4
O32Reedley MuniREEDLEY, CA43 nm NW3

VFR charts covering KPTV

Common questions about KPTV

What charts are available for KPTV?

5 current FAA charts for Porterville Muni, including 3 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KPTV?

CTAF 122.8. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KPTV?

Porterville Muni has 1 runway. The longest is 12/30 at 5,960 ft by 150 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KPTV have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KPTV has 3 published instrument approaches.

Is KPTV a towered airport?

No — Porterville Muni has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KPTV charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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