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Class G

San Rafael Airport

ID CA35 Elev 5 ft Lat 38° 1.01' N Lon 122° 31.26' W Zulu …

Live conditions at CA35

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Aerial view · CA35

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for CA35 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at CA35

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,700 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 — 2,700 ft 30 ft ASPH-F Yes —
22 315.4° 2,700 ft 30 ft ASPH-F Yes —

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for CA35, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

0 matched · 3 not yet translated

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.
  • ·EMAIL: [email protected] FAA APPROVED STD FIXTURES & THR LGTS; EACH SIDE THR.
  • ·FOR FUEL CALL 415-472-7700.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at CA35

24 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

1

10.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

See ranking across all airports → · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=24

  • Other 13
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Ground collision 2
  • Midair / near-midair 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-07-08 Cessna 172N · Weather · VMC · night →
2014-12-20 FERDON THORP T 18 · CFIT · day →
2012-11-20 Cessna 210 · Engine failure · day →
2011-10-13 SPINK ROBERT M PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2004-08-30 Rockwell 112TCA · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2003-10-03 Piper PA-28-180 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1986-12-06 Cessna 182Q · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1986-06-20 Beech A-36TC · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1986-04-23 Cessna,Beech 195A,35 · Midair / near-midair · day →
1983-05-15 Beech 35P · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1981-07-19 Cessna 140 · Other →
1980-10-12 Cessna 170B · Other →
1980-09-28 DEHAVILLAND DH-82 · Other →
1980-07-22 Beech D-17S · Other →
1980-03-08 Piper PA-18 · Other →
1979-09-01 Cessna 180 · Other →
1978-12-23 Bellanca 17-31 · Other →
1977-10-23 Stinson L-5 · Other →
1977-07-07 Cessna 421A · Other →
1975-03-08 Colonial C-2 · Other →
1971-06-04 Beech B23 · Other →
1970-04-18 Bellanca 17-30 · Other →
1969-12-21 Piper PA-23 · Other →
1966-09-13 Bell 47G-3B · Ground collision →

Designees in CA

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as CA35 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

5,776

Flight Instructors

A&P

22,561

Mechanics

AME

139

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

25

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

1

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

17

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

20

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

45

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

66

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

126

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

TCE

38

Training Center Evaluators (TCE)

ODA

11

Organizational Designations

Schools

243

Flight Schools

FBO

209

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

82

Flying Clubs

Repair

56

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

63

EAA Chapters

DPEs near CA35

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Terence Wilson Alameda CA 21 nm
Mark Pollard Walnut Creek CA 24 nm
Michael Healey Foster City CA 30 nm
Evan Paraskevopoulos Hayward CA 31 nm
Geary Lee Padden Belmont CA 32 nm
James Courtney Higgins San Carlos CA 33 nm
R Rohlfing San Carlos CA 33 nm
John Erich Sawatzky Oakley CA 39 nm
Jonathan Baror Davis CA 49 nm
Brian Petschauer Burbank CA 50 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near CA35

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
David Spencer Mitchell San Rafael CA 2 nm
Joseph Antonio Belli San Rafael CA 2 nm
Frederick Benjamin Casini San Rafael CA 2 nm
Henric Amadeus Colenbrander San Rafael CA 2 nm
Nicole Irene Malherbe San Rafael CA 2 nm
Iddo Shmuel Yoshpe San Rafael CA 2 nm
Joseph K Ford Jr San Rafael CA 2 nm
Jared Ingersoll Dowell San Rafael CA 2 nm
Peter Fergus Shenk San Rafael CA 2 nm
Nathan Louis Wilson San Rafael CA 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near CA35

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Joseph Robert Collins San Rafael CA 2 nm
Keith Walter Ellenberger San Rafael CA 2 nm
Charles Renoldi Clotere San Rafael CA 2 nm
Kevin Michael Pollitt San Rafael CA 2 nm
Kevin Robert Lent San Rafael CA 2 nm
Arch Hamilton Rowan San Rafael CA 2 nm
Richard M Wong San Rafael CA 2 nm
Brian Edward Carver San Rafael CA 2 nm
Steven Michael Sullivan San Rafael CA 2 nm
Andres Minoza Amil Iii San Rafael CA 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near CA35

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Direct Avionics
Novato, CA
 8 nm
HF Hangars
Hayward, CA
 29 nm
Absolute Aero Maintenance
Hayward, CA
 29 nm
Sullivan Propeller Specialists
Hayward, CA
 29 nm
PropJet 210 Aviation, Inc.
Windsor, CA
 32 nm
Peninsula Avionics, LLC
Palo Alto, CA
 39 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Oakland, CA
Fremont, CA
 44 nm
Davis Air Repair, Inc.
Davis, CA
 46 nm
LAC Avionics, Inc.
San Jose, CA
 49 nm
Quality Aero Maintenance
Acampo, CA
 60 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.