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CA66 · Monterey Bay Academy Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID CA66 Elev 70 ft Lat 36° 54.37' N Lon 121° 50.58' W Zulu …

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,200 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 — 2,200 ft 50 ft Dirt No —
28 — 2,200 ft 50 ft Dirt No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 12 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (12 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-3748.
  • ·ONGOING UAS ACT FROM SFC TO 10000 FT MSL.
  • ·SEE ADDNL CTC FOR LIABILITY RLS FORM.
  • ·FLT BELOW 1000 FT AGL PROHIBITED EXC IN PAT OVER MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY.
  • ·CTN REGARDING AGRICULTURAL OPS, OCNL IRRIGATION ON TURF AND PEOPLE USING DIRT ROADS ADJ TO RWY.
  • ·RCMD OVERFLYING AIRFIELD TO OBS OPS ADJ TO RWY BFR LDG.
  • ·AIRFIELD OPERATIONS LIMITED TO DAYLIGHT HOURS.
  • ·IN OBSERVANCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST SABBATH, PLEASE DO NOT LAND ON AIRFIELD FROM SUNSET FRIDAYS TO SUNSET SATURDAYS.
  • ·AVOID OVERFLYING HOUSES LOCATED ABOVE COAST, 3/4 NM SSE OF THE AIRFIELD.
  • ·STUDENT SOLO FLIGHTS NOT RECOMMENDED.
  • ·ADDNL CONTACT: ART SIORDIA, AIR SPACE INTEGRATION; 450 MCQUAIDE DR, LA SELVA BEACH, CA 95076; 831-888-6064; [email protected].
  • ·ENTER TFC PAT FM OCEAN SIDE TO AVOID FLYING OVR MONTEREY BAY ACADEMY BLDGS AND HORSE STABLES.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Monterey Bay Academy Airport is a small daytime only airfield located near the city of Watsonville in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. This private-use airport is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and is located on the campus of Monterey Bay Academy, previously the military installation Camp McQuaide. The grass airfield is currently managed by AirSpace Integration. Prior permission for use is required from the airport owner.

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-02-09 Bellanca 7GCAA · CFIT · day →
1990-09-18 Piper PA-38-112 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →

Designees in CA

CFI Flight Instructors 5,776 A&P Mechanics 22,561 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 139 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 20 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 45 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 66 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 126 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 38 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 243 FBO Fixed Base Operators 209 Clubs Flying Clubs 82 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 56 EAA EAA Chapters 63

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Margaret Watt Hollister CA 22 nm
Clayton Miles Conrad San Jose CA 23 nm
Jennifer Rayne Watson San Jose CA 23 nm
Brian Petschauer Burbank CA 25 nm
James Courtney Higgins San Carlos CA 41 nm
R Rohlfing San Carlos CA 41 nm
Geary Lee Padden Belmont CA 42 nm
Michael Healey Foster City CA 44 nm
Evan Paraskevopoulos Hayward CA 45 nm
Terence Wilson Alameda CA 54 nm

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

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Kendle Alan Wieland La Selva Beach CA 1 nm
Frank Joseph Siri Iii La Selva Beach CA 1 nm
Johannes Posthumus La Selva Beach CA 1 nm
Wells Edward Wenger Freedom CA 3 nm
Nathan Albert Lewis I Watsonville CA 4 nm
Robert Farel Van Wagenen Watsonville CA 4 nm
Hiro Patrick Yamoto Watsonville CA 4 nm
Ryan Edward Manning Watsonville CA 4 nm
Travis Townsend Smith Watsonville CA 4 nm
Scott William Berry Watsonville CA 4 nm

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

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
John Ross Gibson La Selva Beach CA 1 nm
Charles Lester King Freedom CA 3 nm
Atushi Poston Nagai Freedom CA 3 nm
Travis Wade Nansel Freedom CA 3 nm
Daniel Gregory Fraga Freedom CA 3 nm
Stanley Eugene Crawford Watsonville CA 4 nm
Robert Farel Van Wagenen Watsonville CA 4 nm
Hiro Patrick Yamoto Watsonville CA 4 nm
Gerver Antonio Melgar Monroy Watsonville CA 4 nm
Savannah Marie Adams Watsonville CA 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Belardi Interiors, Inc
Watsonville, CA
 3 nm
NorCal Avionics, LLC
Watsonville, CA
 3 nm
T & P Aero Refinishers
Salinas, CA
 18 nm
Advancetech Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Salinas, CA
 19 nm
LAC Avionics, Inc.
San Jose, CA
 27 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Oakland, CA
Fremont, CA
 34 nm
Peninsula Avionics, LLC
Palo Alto, CA
 35 nm
Sullivan Propeller Specialists
Hayward, CA
 46 nm
Absolute Aero Maintenance
Hayward, CA
 47 nm
HF Hangars
Hayward, CA
 47 nm

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