Information about transportation in Tulare County, California.
Includes the Porterville Municipal Airport, Visalia Municipal Airport,
Medford Air Field, Sequoia Air Field, a forestry support air base,
and the large international airports closest to Tulare County.
See also other
Tulare County Transportation.
Porterville Municipal Airport (PTV)
940 acre general aviation airport owned by the city of Porterville.
Facilities include one asphalt runway about 5,900 long by about 150 feet wide.
First opened in 1942 ad the Porterville Army Airfield.
The Porterville Municipal Airport is located at 1893 South Newcomb
Street in Porterville.
Porterville Air Attack Base
Forestry service air base situated on the property
of the Porterville Municipal Airport. Supports
United States Forest Service and State of California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
air operations protecting the southern Sierra Mountains.
Visalia Municipal Airport (VIS)
820 acre airport owned by the city of Visalia.
Primarily a general aviation airport but a few scheduled
flights are offered by
SeaPort Air.
The airport has one asphalt runway about 6,560 feet long
by about 50 feet wide and a helipad about 45 feet by 45 feet.
The Visalia Municipal Airport is located about five miles
west of downtown Visalia at 9501 Airport Drive.
Medford Field Airport (TLR)
206 acre, general aviation airport owned by the city of Tulare.
one asphalt runway about 3,900 long by 75 feet wide.
Sequoia Field Airport
150 acre general aviation air field owned by the county of Tulare.
The airport has one asphalt runway about 3,010 feet
wide by about 60 feet wide.
Located a few miles north of central Visalia.
Large Airports Closest to Tulare County
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Bakersfield Meadows Field Airport (BFL) 62 miles
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Fresno-Yosemite International Airport (FAT) 60 miles
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San Jose International Airport (SJC) 210 miles
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LA-Ontario International Airport (ONT) 220 miles
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Orange County John Wayne Airport (SNA) 220 miles
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Oakland International Airport (OAK) 220 miles
Public and Private Airports in Tulare County
Directory on the Toll Free Airline Web site that
includes public and private airplane ports and heliports in
Tulare County.
Other Transportation in Tulare County
Tulare County Travel Guide
San Joaquin Valley of Central California
Central California Travel Guide
