| Map of Avenal, CA 93204, US | |
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Avenal, California is located in
Kings County, five miles west of Interstate 5, at the intersection of State
Route 33 and State Route 269. We are about half way between Los Angeles and
the San Francisco Bay area on the west side of the Central Valley. Avenal
has a varied combination of lift conditions including thermal, mountain
wave, ridge and convergence most of the year. You may contact us at 1-559-386-9552 or via email address as info@soaravenal.com. We are on the field throughout the week, with at least one Flight Instructor available at all times. If you wish to schedule a flight please access our CCSC Flight Scheduler found on the home page. |
Mid December through mid February fog is prevalent but soaring is great after the frequent frontal passages that occur at this time of year. Some call Avenal a "Mini Minden". Many long cross country flights have been made from this site including John Shelton's two diamond flights. In addition, a maximum reported altitude gain in a mountain wave just 5 miles west of the field was 15,700'! In the winter, wave flights over 12,500 msl are common.
| We have three runways, Rwy 31/13
about 3,200 ft. long and 350 ft. wide, Rwy 07/25, about 2,400 ft. long and 200 ft. wide,
and Rwy 35/17, about 2400 ft. long.
They are primarily grass with some dirt patches.
In the summer, the runways are extremely hard-packed clay with very little
grass to affect landings or takeoffs. The City of Avenal is just across Hwy 33 east of the field, while flat farmland borders the field on the south, west and north. We use and monitor 122.9 for field operations and 123.3 in the air, glider to glider or glider to ground. |
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This is a dedicated gliderport owned by a group of
glider pilots / enthusiasts who intend it to be for soaring as it's principal use. It is
shown as a restricted airport on both the San Francisco and Los Angeles sectionals.
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