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BAB

Beale Air Force Base · Beale Air Force Base

Key Facts

Technical summary and operational standards.

ILS Approach StatusILS FREQUENCIES VERIFIED ✅

Field Elevation

113 ft / 34 m

Transition Altitude

18,000 ft

Primary Channel

TWR 119.40 MHz (TWR)

Runway Summary

15/3312,000 ftConcreteLIGHTED

Details Runways Frequencies Navaids Nearby

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Briefing for Beale Air Force Base (KBAB), United States. This facility features 1 active runways with an elevation of 113 ft. Verified ILS frequencies are available for precision approaches.Maintain a Transition Altitude of 18,000 ft for altimeter reset.

Airport Details

Full geographical and organizational metadata.

Full Name

Beale Air Force Base

ICAO / IATA

KBAB / BAB

Municipality

Beale Air Force Base

Country

Region

US-CA

GPS Coordinates

39.136101, -121.436996

Transition Altitude

18,000 ft

Official Website

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Runways & ILS Approach Data

Detailed dimensions and verified landing frequencies.

Runway 15 / 33

ILSLIGHTED

Crosswind 15 Crosswind 33 TOD VDP

Length: 12,000 ft / 3,658 m
Surface: Concrete
Heading: 161.3° / 341.3°

RWY 15

109.50 MHz

ID: BAB | CRS: 145°

RWY 33

109.50 MHz

ID: MIZ | CRS: 325°

Nearby Navaids

VOR, NDB, DME stations in the vicinity.

MY · NDB (Halow)222 kHz

64 ft · Associated: KMYV
39.169399, -121.610001

MYV · VOR-DME (Marysville)110,800 kHz

60 ft · Associated: KMYV
39.098598, -121.572998

BAB · TACAN (Beale)108,600 kHz

165 ft · Associated: KBAB
39.134800, -121.441002

Communication Frequencies

ATC and advisory channels.

ACP 940TH COMD POST

25.60 MHz

APP NORCAL APP

125.40 MHz

ATIS ATIS

27.35 MHz

DEP NORCAL DEP

125.40 MHz

GND GND

121.60 MHz

MISC SUPERVISOR OF FLYING

138.50 MHz

PMSV PMSV METRO

23.98 MHz

POST WING COMD POST

32.10 MHz

PTD PTD

140.88 MHz

TWR TWR

119.40 MHz

Nearby Airports

Alternatives in the vicinity.

Yuba County Airport

Sacramento International Airport

McClellan Airfield

Sacramento Mather Airport

Sacramento Executive Airport

Data Source: OurAirports · Technical Briefing Jan 2026
ILS Data Source: AIP / FAA NASR Cycle Verified