Sierra Sky Park Airport
E79 · Fresno, California · Fresno County · map
Sierra Sky Park Airport is a public-use airport owned by Herndon-Doolittle Assc, INC., 7 miles northwest of Fresno, California, 321 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 2,473 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Sierra Sky Park Airport?
Its FAA code is E79.
Where is Sierra Sky Park Airport?
It is 7 miles northwest of Fresno, California, 321 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Sierra Sky Park Airport?
Its one runway, 12/30, is 2,473 feet long, asphalt.
Does Sierra Sky Park Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Sierra Sky Park Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Golden State Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Sierra Sky Park Airport?
4 pilot examiners and 6 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 Sierra Sky Park Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA E79
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Herndon-Doolittle Assc, INC.
- Elevation
- 321 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 979 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- 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
- May 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,473 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 90 ft, road 10 ft high 275 ft from the end
- Runway 30: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 90 ft, road 15 ft high 330 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
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Fresno Chandler Executive (7 nm south), Fresno Yosemite International (8 nm southeast), Madera Municipal (15 nm northwest), Reedley Municipal (23 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Fresno Chandler Executive (7 nm south), Fresno Yosemite International (8 nm southeast), Madera Municipal (15 nm northwest), Selma Airport (19 nm southeast).
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
- E111 provided VFR; conditions only.
- Calm wind runway 30.
- PAPI runway 30 operates continuously; low-intensity runway lights sunset to sunrise.
- Also charlene heuer and thomas a shekoyan.
- Runway 12 approach ratio from displaced threshold 20:1
- Runway 30 approach ratio from displaced threshold 21:1.
- 5-45 feet tall above ground level obstruction light poles located 211 feet east and parl to runway centerline.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Fresno from the FAA register
293 aircraft are registered to owners in Fresno, California: 204 piston singles, 28 turboprops, 22 helicopters, 17 piston twins, 15 business jets. 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:
- Golden State Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Fresno, 9 miles away Golden State Flyers is a flight school based in Fresno, California that offers FAA Part 61 certified flight training from discovery flights through commercial pilot licenses, as well as scenic and sightseeing flights.
Charter operators and airlines based in Fresno:
- Rogers Helicopters, INC. 7 aircraft on the certificate Rogers Helicopters is a helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft operator based in Fresno, California, providing charter, external load, aerial firefighting, agricultural, and government services.
- Ambrosini Helicopters INC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Whirlwide, INC. 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Fresno:
- Fresno Flight and Air Repair LLC
- Newburn JR, William A
- Rogers Helicopters INC
- Signature Flight Support LLC
- Yada Yada Yada INC
- Yada Yada Yada INC
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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 1 training center examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- James Eric Brannan private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Fresno, CA (8 nm) · (559) 970-8147 · [email protected]
- Jimmy Louis Shamp private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Fresno, CA (8 nm) · (559) 779-4406 · [email protected]
- Daniel Robert Gudgel private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Gudgel Aviation Base · Lemoore, CA (33 nm) · (559) 696-9697 · [email protected]
- Scott Richard Siemiller private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Winton, CA (49 nm) · (209) 201-2866 · [email protected]
All 17 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).
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- 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 · 7 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Fresno 293 aircraft · 204 piston singles, 28 turboprops, 22 helicopters
- Rogers Helicopters INC 8 aircraft in town
- Gadamic LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Adventures In the Sky Aviation LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Raven Aviation LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Rogers Helicopters, INC. 7 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Ambrosini Helicopters INC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Whirlwide, INC. 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Golden State Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Fresno Flight and Air Repair LLC · repair station
- Newburn JR, William A · repair station
- Rogers Helicopters INC · repair station
- Signature Flight Support LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- 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 27,610 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/E79.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 23, 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.