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KLPC · Lompoc Airport

ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events

ID KLPC FAA LPC Elev 88 ft Lat 34° 39.94' N Lon 120° 28.08' 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: 4,600 ft. Max gradient: 0.20%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 091° 4,600 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.20%
25 271° 4,600 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.20%

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 AWOS 3 133.875
  • A/D SANTA BARB APP/DEP 124.150
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 11 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 25; MIRL Rwy 07–25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 25; MIRL Rwy 07–25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (4)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 07–25: H4600X100 (ASPH) S–17 MIRL RWY 07: Brush. RWY 25:…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 25; MIRL Rwy 07–25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 25; MIRL Rwy 07–25—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1600–0100Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1600–0100Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (11 sentences)
  • ·Ultralight and skydiving act in vcnty of arpt dalgt hrs Mon–Sun.
  • ·Xng mid–fld dur skydiving ops not adzd.
  • ·Fuel avbl 24 hrs, self–service credit card only.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 805-875-8268
  • ·AWOS–3PT 133.875 (805) 735–3075.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®SANTA BARBARA APP/DEP CON 124.15 ®L.A.
  • ·CENTER APP/DEP CON 119.05 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Los Angeles ARTCC at 661-575-2079.
  • ·GAVIOTA (VL) (H) VORTACW 113.8 GVO Chan 85 N34º31.88´ W120º05.47´ 277º 20.3 NM to fld. 2616/16E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 000º–095º byd 20 NM blo 12,500´ 117º–137º byd 35 NM 310º–095º byd 10 NM blo 8,500´ DME unusable: 000º–095º byd 20 NM blo 12,500´ 117º–137º byd 35 NM 310º–095º byd 10 NM blo 8,500´ VOR unusable: 276º–282º byd 40 NM 292º–297º byd 40 NM 302º–312º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 302º–312º byd 60 NM 352º–057º byd 40 NM LOMPOC TQS N34º38.16´ W120º36.96´/110 ASOS 111.1 Southern weather system site on Vandenberg Space Force Base (KVBG).
  • ·LOMPOC VGN N34º50.97´ W120º35.98´/306 ASOS 111.1 Northern weather system site on Vandenberg Space Force Base (KVBG).
  • ·LOMPOC HLZ N34º28.10´ W120º40.85´/149 AWOS–3 121.975 LOS ANGELES L–3D, 4F, 7A IAP LOS ANGELES L–3D, L–4F, 7A LOS ANGELES L–3D, L–4F, 7A LOS ANGELES H–4H, L–3D, 4F, 7A SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

3

27.3% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 51,300 ops in 1990

2024 total

30,000

10-yr total

300,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

3.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.91

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=10

  • Ground collision 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Other 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 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
2019-07-15 WILLIE BENNETT Glastar · Ground collision · night →
2012-09-23 Navion Navion · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2008-12-10 Cessna 172 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2002-05-05 Sierra RAF 2000 GTX-SE · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1993-09-30 Piper PA-28-140 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1988-07-12 Beech A35 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1988-03-27 Luscombe 8F · Other · VMC · day →
1986-05-21 Bellanca 7ACA · Ground collision · day →
1983-01-26 Cessna 401 · Gear-up · day →
1982-08-13 Cessna,Cessna 172,152 · Other · 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
Steven Buckley Johnson Goleta CA 33 nm
Eric Alan Cook Paso Robles CA 59 nm
Mark Thomas Donnelly Paso Robles CA 59 nm
Dennis Gregory Magdaleno Ventura CA 70 nm
Michael Trudell Camarillo CA 76 nm
Donna Marie Webster Bakersfield CA 82 nm
Todd Hunter Schultz Bakersfield CA 82 nm
Daniel Robert Gudgel Lemoore CA 103 nm
Jonathan Orourke Van Nuys CA 104 nm
Mark Boss Van Nuys CA 104 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
Thomas Dudley Milburn Lompoc CA 0 nm
Rene Luis Minjares Lompoc CA 0 nm
Dale Henry Norton Lompoc CA 0 nm
Carlo Homer De La Fuente Sr Lompoc CA 0 nm
Gregory Bruce Howar Lompoc CA 0 nm
Ryan Michael Nygaard Lompoc CA 0 nm
Christopher William Depuy Lompoc CA 0 nm
Philip Randolph Dunn Mission Hills CA 2 nm
Terrence Jacob Robbins Orcutt CA 12 nm
Robert Kenneth Perry Buellton CA 14 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
Adam Mackenzie Clarke Lompoc CA 0 nm
Robert Michael Rich Lompoc CA 0 nm
Jason Robert Smithers Lompoc CA 0 nm
Tyrus Lee Campbell Lompoc CA 0 nm
Michael W Loyd Mccann Lompoc CA 0 nm
John Megargee Vrooman Lompoc CA 0 nm
Larry Melvin Curtis Lompoc CA 0 nm
Earl Douglas Jones Lompoc CA 0 nm
Denis John Kellermann Lompoc CA 0 nm
Marshall Quinn Kendall Lompoc CA 0 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Coastal Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Santa Barbara, CA
 34 nm
ACI Jet AOG
San Luis Obispo, CA
 35 nm
San Luis Avionics, Inc.
San Luis Obispo, CA
 36 nm
Golden State Propeller, Inc
San Luis Obispo, CA
 37 nm
Megahertz Avionics, Inc.
Bakersfield, CA
 84 nm
A Plus Avionics Corp / AvionTEq
Van Nuys, CA
 102 nm
ACI Jet AOG
Van Nuys, CA
 102 nm
Van Nuys Clean Aircraft
Van Nuys, CA
 102 nm
Fourth Front Aviation, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA
 107 nm
Santa Monica Propeller Service, Inc
Santa Monica, CA
 107 nm

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