Groveland / Yosemite Airport (E45), California
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Groveland / Yosemite Airport (E45) is an unattended, non-towered field in Groveland, California, serving low-volume business aviation traffic near Yosemite. A single asphalt runway and self-service 100LL fuel support transient piston traffic in the area.
Runways
Groveland / Yosemite Airport has one paved runway, 09/27, 3,624 ft long and 50 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Groveland / Yosemite Airport has 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Groveland / Yosemite Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Fresno Yosemite International (KFAT), 69 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Groveland / Yosemite Airport recorded 112 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at E45 peaks in July, according to FAA TFMSC data, with a secondary rise in the November-to-January period.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 18 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Groveland / Yosemite Airport averages 20.5 days above 90°F in July, 20.4 freeze days in January and 0.4 snow days in March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 91.2°F, and December the coldest, at 52.0°F.
Weather station is 2.5 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Groveland / Yosemite Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Runway lights for runway 09/27 are activated via CTAF.
There is a 200-foot gravel runway safety area at the west end, and a 100-foot gravel runway safety area at the east end.
The PAPI for runway 27 is unusable beyond 7 degrees left and right of the runway centerline.
Runway exit lights are identified by marker E81.
A SAYWEATHER ADZY weather system is available; it is not an FAA AWOS. CTAF activation is 5 clicks for runway lights, 4 clicks for full weather, and 3 clicks for winds.
Deer are present on and in the vicinity of the airport at all times.
Transient parking is available.
Fuel is available 24 hours a day via self-service.
A fee applies for overnight parking.
For clearance delivery, contact Oakland Center.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Groveland / Yosemite Airport has five airfields within 39 NM. The closest is Columbia, 15.08 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at E45
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at E45.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
What fuel is available at E45?
Groveland / Yosemite Airport offers 100LL only, dispensed through a 24-hour self-service pump. There is no Jet A available at this field, so operators requiring jet fuel must plan a fuel stop elsewhere.
Is there a customs facility at Groveland / Yosemite Airport?
E45 has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is at Fresno Yosemite International (KFAT), approximately 68.75 nautical miles away.
How long is the runway at Groveland / Yosemite Airport?
Groveland / Yosemite Airport has a single paved runway, 09/27, measuring 3,624 feet long and 50 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is the airport's only runway, so all fixed-wing traffic uses this single strip.