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KE16 · San Martin Airport

ICAO · US · 11 NTSB events

ID KE16 FAA E16 Elev 281 ft Lat 37° 4.90' N Lon 121° 35.82' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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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: 3,095 ft. Max gradient: 0.34%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 156° 3,095 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.34%
32 336° 3,095 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.34%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS 118.350
  • A/D NORCAL APP/DEP 120.100
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KE16 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 7 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 14/32 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)
  • ·NO CROSSWIND TURNS BLO 1300 FT MSL; DEPS CLIMB TO 2000 FT MSL.
  • ·APCHG ACFT FLY DOWNWIND LEGS E OF FREEWAY.
  • ·FOR CD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-3748.
  • ·ERIC PETERSON, DIRECTOR OF AIRPORTS.
  • ·BGNG JANUARY 1, 2022 100LL UNAVBL.
  • ·PAPI RWYS 14 & 32 ON CONTINUOUSLY.
  • ·LFT TFC PATTERN RWY 14 TO AVOID FLYING OVER SCHOOL & RGT TFC PATTERN RWY 32 TO AVOID FLYING OVER SCHOOL.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Q99South County Airport of Santa Clara County

Source: OurAirports community

Airport website ↗

NTSB events

11 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

26

since 1982

Fatal

1

3.8% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 120,000 ops in 1990

2024 total

33,166

10-yr total

330,328

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

6.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.23

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=11

  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Loss of control 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Other 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-07-13 Cessna 182P · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2017-06-24 Cessna 182 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2013-05-31 Bellanca 7ECA · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2008-08-20 Socata RALLYE 235E · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2007-04-07 Barnett MA-5 Charger · Engine failure · day →
2005-08-25 Piper PA-28-236 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2005-05-14 Beech C23 Sundowner · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2004-10-31 Bell 47D1 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2004-04-09 Piper PA-38-112 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1998-07-17 Piper PA-25-235 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1988-04-28 Piper PA-28-201T · Other · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

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
Clayton Miles Conrad San Jose CA 17 nm
Jennifer Rayne Watson San Jose CA 17 nm
Margaret Watt Hollister CA 17 nm
Brian Petschauer Burbank CA 21 nm
James Courtney Higgins San Carlos CA 41 nm
R Rohlfing San Carlos CA 41 nm
Evan Paraskevopoulos Hayward CA 41 nm
Geary Lee Padden Belmont CA 42 nm
Michael Healey Foster City CA 43 nm
Scott Richard Siemiller Winton CA 50 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
Scott Wesley Farnham San Martin CA 0 nm
James B Dill Morgan Hill CA 4 nm
Stephen Thomas Harms Morgan Hill CA 4 nm
Robert Howe Muskat Morgan Hill CA 4 nm
Justin Phillip Stout Morgan Hill CA 4 nm
Kevin Michael Rodrigues Morgan Hill CA 4 nm
Rajesh Sharangpani Morgan Hill CA 4 nm
Irma Neeltje Elisabeth Dombrowsky Morgan Hill CA 4 nm
David Robert Stites Morgan Hill CA 4 nm
Paul Matthew Kepner Morgan Hill 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
Susan Joy Hopkins San Martin CA 0 nm
Paul Edwin Otha Agaliotis San Martin CA 0 nm
Brian Leroy Stout San Martin CA 0 nm
Mohammed Yunus Hussain San Martin CA 0 nm
Craig Alfred Sortwell San Martin CA 0 nm
Gregory Loren Budde Morgan Hill CA 4 nm
Stephen Thomas Harms Morgan Hill CA 4 nm
John Edward Berney Morgan Hill CA 4 nm
Justin Phillip Stout Morgan Hill CA 4 nm
Mark Samuel Hendrix Morgan Hill 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
NorCal Avionics, LLC
Watsonville, CA
 13 nm
Belardi Interiors, Inc
Watsonville, CA
 13 nm
LAC Avionics, Inc.
San Jose, CA
 23 nm
T & P Aero Refinishers
Salinas, CA
 25 nm
Advancetech Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Salinas, CA
 25 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Oakland, CA
Fremont, CA
 28 nm
Peninsula Avionics, LLC
Palo Alto, CA
 33 nm
Sullivan Propeller Specialists
Hayward, CA
 42 nm
Absolute Aero Maintenance
Hayward, CA
 43 nm
HF Hangars
Hayward, CA
 43 nm

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