Visalia Municipal
VIS · KVIS · Visalia, California · Tulare County · map
Visalia Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Visalia, 4 miles west of Visalia, California, 292 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 6,562 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 161 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 32,500 takeoffs and landings a year. About 15 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Visalia Municipal?
Its FAA code is VIS, and its ICAO code is KVIS.
Where is Visalia Municipal?
It is 4 miles west of Visalia, California, 292 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Visalia Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 12/30, is 6,562 feet long.
Does Visalia Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Visalia Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Visalia Municipal?
Airline flights go to 3 airports, the busiest of them Oakland San Francisco Bay, Moffett Federal Airfield, Van Nuys. Every route
Are there flight schools at Visalia Municipal?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Visalia Flyers LLC and Hollister Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Visalia Municipal?
3 pilot examiners and 4 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 Visalia Municipal…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA VIS · ICAO KVIS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Visalia
- Elevation
- 292 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm; weekends, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 6,562 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| H1 | 45 × 45 ft | Concrete, good |
- Runway 12: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 917 ft, 5,635 ft available for landing, fence 4 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 30: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 5,635 ft available for landing, tree 61 ft high 3,175 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery | 118.5 | |
| Vis and aWOS-3PT | 119.925 | |
| Visalia and rco | 122.6 | Visalia |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 559-651-2418.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Mefford Field (10 nm south), Reedley Municipal (21 nm north), Porterville Municipal (24 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
- Runway 30 designated calm wind runway.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 30; runway end identifier lights runway 12; PAPI runway 12 and 30; high-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- Ron tiedown fee.
- No downwind turns when departing runway 12 until rchg traffic pattern altitude.
- SELF-SERVICE fuel 100LL available 24 hours.
- SELF-SERVICE fuel jet a available 24HRS.
- Helipad on parallel taxiway; then hovertaxi to adjacent concrete parking pad; 20000 pounds maximum weight.
- Approach ratio 20:1 to displaced thld.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 676 departures from VIS in those twelve months, carrying 4 passengers in 14 seats (29% filled), to 3 destinations on 2 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visalia Municipal → Oakland San Francisco Bay VIS–OAK | 674 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Visalia Municipal → Moffett Federal Airfield VIS–NUQ | 1 | 2 | Scott Aviation, LLC ... |
| Visalia Municipal → Van Nuys VIS–VNY | 1 | 2 | Scott Aviation, LLC ... |
All 3 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 120 |
| multi-engine | 36 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 2 |
| other | 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 32,500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,000 |
| general aviation, travelling | 25,000 |
| general aviation, local | 6,000 |
| military | 500 |
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 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.
- Hollister Flying Club 1 aircraft · Tulare, 12 miles away Hollister Soaring Center operates a glider flight school and scenic flight service at Hollister, California.
- Central Valley Flight School LLC 3 aircraft · Hanford, 13 miles away
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: 4 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 (21 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 (32 nm) · (559) 970-8147 · [email protected]
- Jimmy Louis Shamp private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Fresno, CA (32 nm) · (559) 779-4406 · [email protected]
All 13 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 · 18 since 1982, 6 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 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
- Hollister Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Central Valley Flight School LLC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Ams Avionics INC · repair station
- Ly-Con Rebuliding CO. · repair station
- Main Turbo Systems INC · repair station
- Oakland San Francisco Bay (OAK) 674 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) 1 flights in twelve months · Scott Aviation, LLC d/b/a Silver Air
- Van Nuys (VNY) 1 flights in twelve months · Scott Aviation, LLC d/b/a Silver Air
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 18 since 1982 · 6 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 27,642 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/VIS.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.