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K0Q5 · Shelter Cove Airport

FAA-LID · US · 8 NTSB events

ID K0Q5 Elev 73 ft Lat 40° 1.69' N Lon 124° 4.46' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,400 ft. Max gradient: 0.54%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 138.4° 3,400 ft 75 ft ASPH-F No 0.54%
30 314.4° 3,400 ft 75 ft ASPH-F No 0.54%

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).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 9 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)
  • ·ARPT USE RESTRICTED BY AMGR TO ACFT HAVING A MAXIMUM CERTIFICATED GROSS TKOF WGT OF 12,500 LBS OR LESS; CTC AMGR FOR ADDITIONAL INFO (707)986-7447.
  • ·STUDENT PILOT SOLO FLIGHTS PROHIBITED.
  • ·NO PRACTICE LOW APCHS OR TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.
  • ·BE ALERT FOR ULTRA-LIGHTS, HANGLIDERS AND PARACHUTERS INVOF ARPT.
  • ·GOLF CARTS OPERATING ON AND INVOF ARPT.
  • ·EXPECT CROSSWINDS, DOWNDRAFTS AND EXTDD PERIODS OF FOG YEAR-ROUND.
  • ·TERRAIN +40 FT DROP OFF LCTD 500 FT NORTH RY 12 END.
  • ·FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.
  • ·APCH RATIO 22:1 TO DSPLCD THLD, 37 FT TREE 191 FT R 341 FT FM EOR..

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

5

62.5% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 15,200 ops in 2008

2024 total

3,020

10-yr total

30,244

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

99.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

62.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Other 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=8

  • Other 4
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-08-17 Cessna 140 · Other · day →
2023-07-08 Beech P35 · Engine failure · day →
2019-10-24 Piper PA28R · Other · VMC · night →
2006-08-04 Cessna 182P · Other · IMC · day →
2005-08-01 Beech 35-A33 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1999-03-18 Aero Commander 500B · Fuel exhaustion · night-moonlit →
1994-09-05 Stinson 108-3 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1985-04-28 Piper PA-28-181 · Other · 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
Justin Chaffin Red Bluff CA 85 nm
Brett Rexford Mayes Williams CA 104 nm
Scott Roberson Chico CA 105 nm
Jason Bridger Emonds Cave Junction OR 130 nm
Jonathan Baror Davis CA 140 nm
Ashley Noel Snider Lincoln CA 146 nm
Joshua Beckham Mcclellan CA 149 nm
Marc Nelson Ballif Mcclellen CA 149 nm
Robert Frankovich Sacramento CA 149 nm
Mark William Montague Auburn CA 155 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
Charles William Ozanian Ferndale CA 34 nm
John Dee Huffaker Mendocino CA 45 nm
Colin Gilmartin Drake Mendocino CA 45 nm
Paul Zugar Arey Hyampom CA 45 nm
Matthew Coen Eureka CA 46 nm
Derek Jon Watts Eureka CA 46 nm
Roy Melvin Helsing Little River CA 48 nm
Blake Fred Jacobson Bayside CA 48 nm
Emma Elizabeth Mitchell Bayside CA 48 nm
Daniel Bryan Feramisco Arcata CA 50 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
Jeffery Andrew Ruffner Whitethorn CA 8 nm
Cetan Hena Ska Bluesky Redway CA 13 nm
Jerry Michael Roberts Honeydew CA 14 nm
Robert Steven Wiley Phillipsville CA 17 nm
Timothy Lawrence Carter Fortuna CA 34 nm
Joshua Joel Stanfield Fortuna CA 34 nm
Donald Ray Howell Jr Ferndale CA 34 nm
Leif Roland Wigman-Nilsson Ferndale CA 34 nm
John Scott Owen Loleta CA 37 nm
Samuel Robert Bearden Fort Bragg CA 38 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Lake Aero Styling & Repair
Lakeport, CA
 83 nm
Beaver Avionics, Inc.
Red Bluff, CA
 84 nm
PropJet 210 Aviation, Inc.
Windsor, CA
 109 nm
Cafaro Aviation Aircraft Maintenance
Paradise, CA
 115 nm
Direct Avionics
Novato, CA
 134 nm
Davis Air Repair, Inc.
Davis, CA
 139 nm
The Avionics Specialist, Inc.
Lincoln, CA
 144 nm
JLC Avionics, LLC
Ashland, OR
 145 nm
Axcess Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Mcclellan, CA
 149 nm
Chief Avionics, Inc.
Grants Pass, OR
 152 nm

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