BIG BEAR CITY, CA · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026
1 published instrument approach: 1 RNAV (GPS).
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | 2B |
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | OKACO ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) | — |
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | TAKEOFF MINIMUMS | — | |
 | ALTERNATE MINIMUMS | — |
Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.
From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.
| Service | Frequency | Call sign |
|---|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.725 |
Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 5,850 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt Good | Medium intensity |
| 08 90°T | PAPI (2-box) 4.3° · displaced threshold 370 ft · right-hand circuit | |||
| 26 270°T | PAPI (2-box) 4.3° · displaced threshold 600 ft | |||
Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.
34.2637780, -116.8560280
6,752 ftPaste the coordinates into a simulator’s world map to drop straight onto the field.
Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.
Big Bear City’s instrument coverage is notably narrow: the sole RNAV (GPS) approach serves only one end of runway 08/26. Arrivals therefore have no published instrument approach to the reciprocal end. The chart set also includes an obstacle departure procedure, but no airport diagram. With a single 5,850 ft runway, all runway operations share one alignment.
Nearby chart coverage varies sharply. Palm Springs International, March ARB and San Bernardino International have substantially broader procedure sets, while Apple Valley and Redlands Municipal are much closer to L35’s limited coverage. The Los Angeles and Phoenix sectionals provide broader VFR context around the field, complemented by the more detailed Los Angeles Terminal Area Chart.
| ID | Airport | City | Distance | Charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KREI | Redlands Muni | REDLANDS, CA | 18 nm SW | 2 |
| KSBD | San Bernardino Intl | SAN BERNARDINO, CA | 21 nm SW | 13 |
| KAPV | Apple Valley | APPLE VALLEY, CA | 25 nm NW | 3 |
| KRIV | March ARB | RIVERSIDE, CA | 30 nm SW | 15 |
| KPSP | Palm Springs Intl | PALM SPRINGS, CA | 31 nm SE | 20 |
| KRIR | Flabob | RIVERSIDE/RUBIDOUX/, CA | 32 nm SW | 2 |
| KVCV | Southern California Logistics | VICTORVILLE, CA | 33 nm NW | 7 |
| KHMT | Hemet-Ryan | HEMET, CA | 33 nm S | 4 |
4 current FAA charts for Big Bear City, including 1 instrument approach. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.
CTAF 122.725. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.
Big Bear City has 1 runway. The longest is 08/26 at 5,850 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.
No ILS is published. In total L35 has 1 published instrument approach, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).
Every published approach serves one runway end. There is no instrument procedure to the reciprocal direction, so an arrival in instrument conditions commits to that single approach direction regardless of the wind.
The field elevation is 6,752 ft. At that height the air is thin enough to matter: take-off and landing distances are longer than the same aircraft would need at sea level, and the effect worsens as temperature rises. The approach charts carry the altitudes that apply.
No — Big Bear City 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.
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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