Fresno Chandler Executive Airport (KFCH), California
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Fresno Chandler Executive (KFCH) is a non-towered public airport in Fresno, California, serving business aviation traffic with a single paved runway. FAA TFMSC data show 412 business aviation operations in 2025, a modest volume placing this field in the lower activity tier.
Runways
Fresno Chandler Executive Airport has one paved runway, 12/30, 3,627 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Fresno Chandler Executive Airport has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Fresno Chandler Executive Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Fresno Yosemite International (KFAT), 6 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Fresno Chandler Executive Airport recorded 412 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in December. Business aviation traffic at KFCH is heaviest in the closing months of the year, with November and December operations well above the monthly average recorded elsewhere in 2025.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month December, 84 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 4.4 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Fresno Chandler Executive Airport has published operating constraints in five categories: access, runway notes, noise procedures, environmental and other notes.
Practice landings, low approaches, and touch-and-go or stop-and-go operations are authorized only between 0700 and 2200.
For clearance delivery, contact Fresno Approach.
Pilot-activated lighting: REIL runway 12 and 30, PAPI runway 12 and 30, MIRL runway 12/30 and taxiway lights, activated via CTAF between sunset and sunrise.
Approach ratio of 46:1 from the displaced threshold.
Approach ratio of 43:1 from the displaced threshold.
Runway 30 is the calm wind runway when wind reported by AWOS is less than 5 knots.
On runway 12, practice landings, low approaches, and touch-and-go or stop-and-go operations are not permitted due to noise-sensitive residential areas southeast of the airport.
After takeoff, climb on runway heading until passing 800 feet MSL; for safety and noise abatement, an initial climbout at best rate of climb is recommended.
Numerous birds reported in the vicinity of the airport.
100LL fuel is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Fresno Chandler Executive Airport has five airfields within 33 NM. The closest is Fresno Yosemite International (KFAT), 5.56 NM northeast.
Part of the California Central Valley area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KFCH
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Frequently asked questions
Is there customs service at KFCH?
KFCH, Fresno Chandler Executive, has no customs service onsite. The nearest customs facility is at Fresno Yosemite International (KFAT), located 5.56 nm away.
What fuel is available at Fresno Chandler Executive?
Fresno Chandler Executive stocks both 100LL and Jet A fuel. The 100LL grade is reported available 24/7, while the field's attendance schedule runs daily from 0800 to 1700 local.
How long is the runway at KFCH?
KFCH has a single paved runway, 12/30, measuring 3627 feet long and 75 feet wide with an asphalt surface. The airport is non-towered and sits at an elevation of 280 feet.