Sequoia Field
D86 · Visalia, California · Tulare County · map
Sequoia Field is a public-use airport owned by the County of Tulare, 8 miles north of Visalia, California, 313 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,012 feet of asphalt. It has about 5 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 12,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Sequoia Field?
Its FAA code is D86.
Where is Sequoia Field?
It is 8 miles north of Visalia, California, 313 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Sequoia Field?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,012 feet long, asphalt.
Does Sequoia Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Sequoia Field?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Visalia Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Sequoia Field?
3 pilot examiners and 3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Sequoia Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA D86
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Tulare
- Elevation
- 313 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1942
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,012 × 60 ft | Asphalt, fair | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: threshold displaced 210 ft, fence 5 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Visalia Municipal (9 nm southwest), Reedley Municipal (15 nm northwest), Mefford Field (17 nm south), Porterville Municipal (28 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Visalia Municipal (9 nm southwest), Woodlake Airport (11 nm east), Reedley Municipal (15 nm northwest), Mefford Field (17 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in California · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Established prior to 1959.
- Fire fighting aircraft based in winter.
- Rmd director
- +5 feet fence 0-200 feet from runway end 125 feet right to 85 feet right.
- Approach ratio to displaced thld 50:1 from +5 feet fence 100 feet right 255 feet from displaced thld.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 3 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 12,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 3,000 |
| general aviation, local | 9,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Visalia from the FAA register
132 aircraft are registered to owners in Visalia, California: 88 piston singles, 17 turboprops, 9 piston twins, 8 helicopters, 5 drones. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in California.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Visalia Flyers LLC 3 aircraft · Visalia, 10 miles away Visalia Flyers LLC is a flight school in Visalia, California that provides flight instruction under Part 61 of the Federal Aviation Regulations and aircraft rental services.
Charter operators and airlines based in Visalia:
- Optimal Aviation Services, LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate Optimal Aviation Services is an FAA Part 135 on-demand charter operator based in Visalia, California, providing turboprop aircraft charter services to the southwest US with aircraft seating 9 or fewer passengers.
Repair stations in Visalia:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Daniel Robert Gudgel private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Gudgel Aviation Base · Lemoore, CA (26 nm) · (559) 696-9697 · [email protected]
- James Eric Brannan private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Fresno, CA (28 nm) · (559) 970-8147 · [email protected]
- Jimmy Louis Shamp private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Fresno, CA (28 nm) · (559) 779-4406 · [email protected]
All 12 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Visalia 132 aircraft · 88 piston singles, 17 turboprops, 9 piston twins
- Four Creeks Aviation INC 6 aircraft in town
- Visalia Flyers LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Gaf Holdings INC 3 aircraft in town
- Tulare County Sheriff 2 aircraft in town
- Optimal Aviation Services, LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Visalia Flyers LLC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Ams Avionics INC · repair station
- Ly-Con Rebuliding CO. · repair station
- Main Turbo Systems INC · repair station
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,642 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/D86.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.