Visalia Municipal Airport

Visalia Municipal Airport (KVIS) is a medium airport in Visalia, CA. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code KVIS or IATA code VIS. It sits in North America.

Visalia Municipal Airport is a regional airport primarily serving general aviation, charter, and corporate flight departments. The 6,562-foot runway means it is well-suited as a dedicated bizjet field, free from airline scheduling pressure.

The longest runway measures 6,562 ft (2,000 m), a midsize and super-midsize-class field. Representative aircraft that operate comfortably here include the Citation Longitude, Challenger 350, and Gulfstream G280. In practice this comfortable for most midsize and super-mid charter equipment.

Visalia Municipal Airport sits near sea level at 295 ft.

Local operations run on America/Los_Angeles. Without scheduled airline traffic, the field tends to be quieter and more flexible for charter and corporate operations — a useful characteristic for early morning, late night, or short-notice flights that would be impractical at a hub.

SkyAccess currently tracks 333 departing and 273 arriving private-jet legs at KVIS across the next six months of operator inventory. 11 charter operators have run trips through this field in our recent inventory window.

Regional fields like KVIS are a meaningful share of US private aviation — closer to the trip's actual origin or destination than the nearest major hub, with shorter ramp-to-cabin times that are the main reason owners and brokers prefer them.

Visalia Municipal Airport was the first airport in Tulare County, California, United States, designated in 1929. The airport is 5 mi (8.0 km) west of downtown Visalia. The airport is eligible for the Essential Air Service program, but has no scheduled air service, having previously been ineligible to request funding for service until April 30, 2026.