Monache Meadows Airport (L80)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-09-03
Airport Identifier	L80
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	118°10'41.9788" W / 36°13'5.2469" N -118.178327 / 36.218124 (Estimated)
Elevation	7874.00 ft / 2400.00 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	24 nautical miles S of Lone Pine, CA
Location	Inyo County, CA
Magnetic Variation	15E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	INYO NATIONAL FOREST
Address	640 S. MAIN STREET LONE PINE, CA 93545
Phone number	707-980-4383
Manager	TAWNY MELVILLE
Address	640 S. MAIN STREET P.O. BOX 8 LONE PINE, CA 93545
Phone number	707-980-4383

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Sectional chart	SAN FRANCISCO
Region	AWP - Western-Pacific
Responsible ARTCC	ZLA - LOS ANGELES
Tie-in FSS	RAL - RIVERSIDE
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	RAL (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF

122.9 MHz

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions	2383 x 30 ft (726 x 9 m)
Surface	TURF-DIRT
Surface treatment

	16	34
Physical elevation	7871.00 ft	7874.00 ft
Coordinates	36.221389 / -118.178611	36.214859 / -118.178044
Traffic pattern	Left	Right

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
NID	TACAN	CHINA LAKE	53X	111.60	14E	39.7 nm
TTE	VOR/DME	TULE	109Y	116.25	16E	44.9 nm

Remarks

• HAZARDOUS ARPT CONDS; MT FLYING EXPERIENCE RQRD. DEP AFTER 0900 NOT RCMDD DUE TO DENSITY ALT OVER 10000 FT.
• SFC CONDS NOT MNTD. NO WINTER MAINT; MAY BE SOFT/WET IN THE SPRING. SEASONAL CLOSURES - CHECK NOTAMS. WILDLIFE AND CATTLE ON AND INVOF ARPT.
• RWY ENDS MKD WITH WHITE DISCS. RCMD ARR RWY 34, DEP RWY 16 WHEN WIND CONDS PMT. WIND SOCKS LCTD AT EACH END OF THE RWY DUE TO UNPREDICTABLE GUSTING WIND CONDS. CTN: RWY 34 GO-ARND NOT RCMDD.
• NOISE-SENSITIVE AREA. NGT OPS PROHIBITED. DO NOT OVERFLY RANCH SOUTH OF THE ARPT.
• FLT FLWG RCMDD WITH JOSHUA APCH DUE TO MOA ACTVTY - 126.55 NORTH/133.65 SOUTH.