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KVIS · Visalia Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 18 NTSB events

ID KVIS FAA VIS Elev 295 ft Lat 36° 19.12' N Lon 119° 23.58' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,562 ft. Max gradient: 0.06%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 134.9° 6,562 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
30 314.9° 6,562 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.06%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.925
  • A/D FRESNO APP/DEP 118.500
  • RDO RANCHO RDO 109.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.050

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KVIS on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 25 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 12 threshold displaced 431 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Runway 30 threshold displaced 230 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

Watch for

  • Runway 12 threshold displaced 431 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 30 threshold displaced 230 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

All translated remarks (2)

  • Runway 12 threshold displaced 431 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 12: Thld dsplcd 431´

  • Runway 30 threshold displaced 230 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 30: Thld dsplcd 230´

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (25 sentences)
  • ·312 CALIFORNIA – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – VISALIA MUNI (VIS)(KVIS) 4 W UTC–8(–7DT) N36º19.12´ W119º23.57´ 293 B TPA—See Remarks NOTAM FILE VIS RWY 12–30: H6562X150 (ASPH–PFC) S–60, D–100, 2S–127, 2D–160 HIRL RWY 12: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´.
  • ·RWY 12: TORA–6560 TODA–7560 ASDA–6560 LDA–5635 RWY 30: TORA–5635 TODA–6635 ASDA–5635 LDA–5635
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE MALSR Rwy 30, REIL Rwy 12, PAPI Rwy 12 and Rwy 30, HIRL Rwy 12–30—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1600–0200Z‡, Sat–Sun 1700–0000Z‡.
  • ·Self–svc fuel 100LL avbl 24 hrs.
  • ·Self svc fuel Jet A avbl 24 hrs.
  • ·Rwy 30 designated calm wind rwy.
  • ·No downwind turns when departing Rwy 12 until reaching TPA.
  • ·Remaining overnight tiedown fee.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (559) 713-4282
  • ·AWOS–3PT 119.925 (559) 651–2418.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.05 RCO 122.6 (RANCHO MURIETA RADIO) ®FRESNO APP/DEP CON 118.5 CLNC DEL 118.5
  • ·CLASS E svc 1400–0800Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·TULE (VL) (DH) VOR/DME 116.25 TTE Chan 109(Y) N35º54.78´ W119º01.25´ 307º 30.3 NM to fld. 580/16E.
  • ·DME unusable: 044º–065º byd 38 NM ILS/DME 108.5 I–VIS Chan 22 Rwy 30.
  • ·Class IE. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HELIPAD H1: H45X45 (CONC) S–18, D–45, 2D–90 HELIPORT REMARKS: H1 Helipad on parallel twy then hover taxi to adjacent conc parking pad, 20,000 lb max wgt.
  • ·FUEL 100LL LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 12–30—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 12 lgtd thld relocated 455´, Rwy 30 lgtd thld relocated 240´ for ngt ops, 2685´ of Rwy 12–30 usable at ngt.
  • ·Crop dusting ops prohibited except by arpt manager 661–393–1800.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 661-391-1824
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Los Angeles ARTCC at 661-575-2079.
  • ·SHAFTER (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.4 EHF Chan 101 N35º29.07´ W119º05.84´ 289º 14.9 NM to fld. 549/14E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 029º–106º byd 40 NM 108º–131º byd 40 NM 132º–142º byd 40 NM blo 10,000´ 132º–142º byd 70 NM 153º–180º byd 40 NM 232º–249º byd 40 NM 327º–347º byd 40 NM blo 9,000´ 327º–347º byd 67 NM blo 18,000´ SAN FRANCISCO H–4H, L–3C, 9A IAP LOS ANGELES L–3D, 7B SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · VIS

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

22

since 1982

Fatal

7

31.8% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 98,280 ops in 1995

2024 total

32,500

10-yr total

401,600

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 95% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

7.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.38

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Ground collision 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

All time · n=18

  • Stall / spin 5
  • Other 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Ground collision 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-12-17 Beech,Socata 350,TBM 700 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2016-02-10 FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTLS · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2021-12-04 Beech V35 · Weather IMC · IMC · night →
2010-09-21 Mooney M20C · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2010-01-01 Hiller UH-12E · Other · VMC · day →
2007-03-03 Mooney M20D · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2006-01-13 Piper PA-30 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2005-12-10 Piper PA-32RT-300 · CFIT · IMC · day →
2004-04-19 Aviat A-1A · Stall / spin · day →
2003-11-16 Beech A36TC · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1995-08-17 Beech D55 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1995-03-13 Cessna 150E · Other · VMC · day →
1991-06-11 Fairchild SA227-AC · Gear-up · VMC · night →
1988-08-03 Mooney M20E · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1986-09-29 Hiller UH-12E · Other · VMC · day →
1986-09-07 Beech A-36 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
1984-05-05 Piper PA-24-250 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-09-19 Piper PA-28181 · Engine failure · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in CA

CFI Flight Instructors 5,776 A&P Mechanics 22,561 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 139 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 20 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 45 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 66 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 126 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 38 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 243 FBO Fixed Base Operators 209 Clubs Flying Clubs 82 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 56 EAA EAA Chapters 63

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Daniel Robert Gudgel Lemoore CA 20 nm
James Eric Brannan Fresno CA 34 nm
Jimmy Louis Shamp Fresno CA 34 nm
Donna Marie Webster Bakersfield CA 60 nm
Todd Hunter Schultz Bakersfield CA 60 nm
Eric Alan Cook Paso Robles CA 76 nm
Mark Thomas Donnelly Paso Robles CA 76 nm
Scott Richard Siemiller Winton CA 87 nm
Gregory Holden Morris Mojave CA 98 nm
Michael Joseph Masucci Mojave CA 98 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Lloyd Jack Fries Visalia CA 3 nm
John Nelson Howe Visalia CA 3 nm
Thomas Lee Reynolds Visalia CA 3 nm
Kenneth Young Visalia CA 3 nm
Kevin B Perry Visalia CA 3 nm
Lawrence Mark Smith Visalia CA 3 nm
Rilla Leslie Epling Visalia CA 3 nm
William David Johnston Visalia CA 3 nm
Kevin James Mcphaill Visalia CA 3 nm
Lawrence Golomb Jr Visalia CA 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Gary Lee Main Visalia CA 3 nm
Stephen Winton Stewart Visalia CA 3 nm
Kenneth Young Visalia CA 3 nm
Walter Adam Ransberger Visalia CA 3 nm
Henry Fierro Jr Visalia CA 3 nm
Robert Anthony Villegas Visalia CA 3 nm
Norbert Mudaheranwa Visalia CA 3 nm
Christian Munoz Visalia CA 3 nm
Byron Pierce Vander Weide Visalia CA 3 nm
Joel Lynn Engstrom Visalia CA 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Alta Aircraft Detailing LLC
Kingsburg, CA
 12 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Fresno, CA
 32 nm
Megahertz Avionics, Inc.
Bakersfield, CA
 57 nm
Golden State Propeller, Inc
San Luis Obispo, CA
 88 nm
ACI Jet AOG
San Luis Obispo, CA
 89 nm
San Luis Avionics, Inc.
San Luis Obispo, CA
 89 nm
ASB Avionics, LLC
Mojave, CA
 97 nm
Advancetech Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Salinas, CA
 109 nm
T & P Aero Refinishers
Salinas, CA
 109 nm
High Desert Avionics
Lancaster, CA
 111 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.