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A Few Airport details:Coordinates: The official Airport Directory coordinates
are: N34° 52.25 W118° 12.55 which is not the center of the airport.
Runway: 08-26 is 3,600 feet by 50 feet. The winds generally favor
Runway 26. Calm wind runway is Runway 26; please use it for departures if possible for
noise abatement. Avoid over-flying schools 1 mi. E (left base for
26) & 1 mi. SW (left crosswind turnout from 26). Elevation: 2,415 feet MSL. Patterns: Airplane pattern -- south side at 800 ft AGL, Glider and ultralight pattern -- north side at 500 ft AGL; Straight-ins discouraged due to possible no-radio traffic. Com Freqs: CTAF is 122.9, For flight following North, contact Joshua Approach on 133.65; South, Joshua on 124.55. Lights: Rotating beacon & MIRL single intensity. On from Dusk to 10 PM. After 10 PM they become PCL (Pilot Controlled Lighting) using 122.9. 5 clicks in 5 seconds turns them on, 7 clicks turns them off. IFR Operations: Rosamond has no IFR approach. However, Fox Field (KWJF, 7 miles S.) has both VOR/GPS and ADF approaches and it would be a rare situation not to be able to reach VFR conditions on the approach, cancel and depart VFR/SVFR from Fox to Rosamond. Terrain between Fox and Rosamond is flat and essentially unobstructed. Rosamond IFR departures can contact Joshua Approach on the ground (124.55) for clearance delivery and/or release. Normal departure would be to file "direct PMD (Palmdale VOR)...", (rest of route). Note: Due to our proximity to a military MOA, ATC must issue a clearance that starts at the point you reach "their" airspace at about 4000 MSL & 3 miles south. You can depart & climb either VFR or pilot nav 'maintaining own terrain clearance' to reach that point. Similarly, you could file a valid IFR clearance into Rosamond but you would have to cancel during your arrival before leaving their controlled airspace. Noise abatement: We are a residential skypark and are surrounded by non-aviation residential housing, PLEASE take this into consideration with regard to unnecessary aerial theatrics. No touch & goes from 9 PM to 8 AM (use Fox Field); run-up on pads north of runway only. Calm or negligible wind please use Rwy 26 for departures. No South turnouts prior to airport boundary!
Weight limit: 15,000 pounds max gross weight (For larger acft,
suggest Fox Field, 7 mi. S.) FSS: Riverside Radio on 122.4 ATIS: Nearest 7mi South: Fox Field on 126.3 (Wind speed may vary
significantly from Fox
reading but direction usually tracks fairly well). Current
Skypark wind conditions are also uploaded every 5 minutes to this website on our
weather page and to a
cell-phone/PDA optimized page at
skypark.mobi.
(Automated and unmonitored system, be sure to check time/date
stamp for currency) Fuel: 100LL, 24-hour self-service w/credit card (Visa/MC/AmEx/Discover). Price will of course be subject to change but generally will be competitive with other non-subsidized operations in area. Discounts may be available for prepay, contact the vendor, 661-256-9271. FBO/Flight Instruction: No services at present. Restaurant: On the field E. of FBO area, Golden Cantina (661) 256-6737. Mexican/American and Seafood. Open from 4PM daily for dinner only, except champagne brunch on Sundays from 10AM. Paved ramp space in front of restaurant, chocks only, park at your own risk. Ground Transportation:
Rosamond Taxi, 661-256-8294,
"Available 24/7"
Hints From Local Pilots...Desert wind conditions can be gusty, particularly during the afternoon and early evening hours in warmer months. These winds will commonly be 15-20 kts. from 230 degrees - or about a 20 - 30 degree left crosswind on Runway 26. Be prepared for low-level turbulence from buildings along the south side of the runway, which may be partially avoided by planning touchdown about 1/3 of the way down the runway. |
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El-zero-zero located in Southern California's Antelope Valley,
north of Los Angeles. We are seven miles north of William J. Fox Airport (WJF)
and two miles west of the town of Rosamond. [