Alpine County Airport (M45) Information

Markleeville, CA

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  • Alpine County Airport (M45) - Picture time after a successful crossing of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.This was a beautiful day but a little breezy which you seem to notice in planes like Aeroncas. - by S B J by S B J
  • Alpine County Airport (M45) - 59X at beautiful Alpine County with view to the west. Over those mountains (20 miles) on the right, is Lake Tahoe but you must climb to at least 11K feet to clear them with M45 being 5867 ft.With a light load,the C172 59X did very good! - by S B J by S B J
  • Alpine County Airport (M45) - Another picture of 05D at Alpine Co. with view to the east and the approach end of the runway if landing to the north. Runway can be seen right behind 05D. - by S B J by S B J
  • Alpine County Airport (M45) - N6905D at Alpine Co with its veteran pilot pointing toward the runway(unknown why) as he eats lunch.View is almost due south.Trail to the Walker river is on the right of 05D. - by S B J by S B J
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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:2013-12-12
Airport Identifier:M45
Airport Status:Operational
Longitude/Latitude:119-46-01.4000W/38-44-05.1000N
-119.767056/38.734750 (Estimated)
Elevation:5871 ft / 1789.48 m (Estimated)
Land:300 acres
From nearest city:3 nautical miles N of Markleeville, CA
Location:Alpine County, CA
Magnetic Variation:16E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:Alpine County
Address:50 Diamond Valley Rd
Markleeville, CA 96120
Phone number:530-694-2140
Manager:Brian Peters
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Address:50 Diamond Valley Rd
Markleeville, CA 96120
Phone number:530-694-2140
X 425

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:Open to public
Wind indicator:Yes
Segmented Circle:Yes
Control Tower:No
Landing fee charge:No
Sectional chart:San Francisco
Region:AWP - Western-Pacific
Traffic Pattern Alt:800 ft
Boundary ARTCC:ZOA - Oakland
Tie-in FSS:RNO - Reno
FSS on Airport:No
FSS Toll Free:1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:RNO (NOTAM-d service avaliable)
Federal Agreements:GSY

Airport Communications

CTAF:122.900

Airport Services

Airframe Repair:NONE
Power Plant Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimension:4443 x 50 ft / 1354.2 x 15.2 m
Surface:ASPH, Fair Condition
  Runway 17 Runway 35
Longitude:119-45-59.5314W119-46-03.1882W
Latitude:38-44-27.0296N38-43-43.2224N
Elevation:5827.00 ft5872.00 ft
Alignment:1274
Traffic Pattern:LeftRight
Markings:Basic, Fair ConditionBasic, Fair Condition
Runway End Identifier:NoNo
Centerline Lights:NoNo
Touchdown Lights:NoNo
Obstruction:150 ft hill, 3200.0 ft from runway, 425 ft left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear, 50:1 slope to clear

Remarks

LARGE STONES ALONG EDGE OF RWY OFF GRADED SFC.
NO SNOW REMOVAL, ARPT CLOSED WHEN SNOW ON RUNWAY.
TREES PENETRATING TRANSITIONAL SFCS E & W OF RY.
SOIL CONDITIONS OFF RY IS POOR IN WET CONDITIONS. CALL PUBLIC WORKS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 530-694-2140 EXT."0".
RY 17/35 LIMITED BY AIRPORT OPERATOR TO 4,800 LBS SINGLE WHEEL, 9,600 LBS DUAL WHEEL.

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