Visalia Municipal Airport

Visalia Municipal Airport
Visalia Army Air Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Visalia
ServesVisalia, California
Elevation AMSL295 ft / 90 m
Coordinates36°19′07″N 119°23′34″W / 36.31861°N 119.39278°W / 36.31861; -119.39278
Websitewww.FlyVisalia.com
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VIS is located in California
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VIS is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 6,562 2,000 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 45 14 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 3/22/2022)32,500
Based aircraft161

Visalia Municipal Airport (IATA: VIS, ICAO: KVIS, FAA LID: VIS) is five miles west of downtown Visalia, in Tulare County, California, United States. The airport is eligible for the Essential Air Service program, but has no scheduled air service, and is not eligible to request funding for service until April 30, 2026.

The Federal Aviation Administration says this airport had 1,831 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2010, a decrease from 2,455 in 2009.[2] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation airport (the commercial service category requires 2,500 enplanements per year).[3]

  1. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for VIS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  3. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.