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KO16 · Garberville Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KO16 FAA O16 Elev 546 ft Lat 40° 5.16' N Lon 123° 48.84' 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: 2,783 ft. Max gradient: 0.52%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 196.2° 2,783 ft 75 ft ASP No 0.52%
36 16.2° 2,783 ft 75 ft ASP No 0.52%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • RDO OAKLAND RDO 122.300

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KO16 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 8 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (8 sentences)
  • ·TERRAIN SLOPES UP FROM THE END OF RY 36 APRXLY 12 FT BEFORE DROPPING OFF.
  • ·FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.
  • ·ARPT MANAGER LOCATED AT CA REDWOOD COAST-HUMBOLDT COUNTY ARPT.
  • ·ARPT MANAGER OFFICE LOCATED AT CA REDWOOD COAST-HUMBOLDT COUNTY ARPT.
  • ·LNDG FEE: CTC ARPT OR CHECK ARPT WEBSITE FOR DTLS.
  • ·RY 18 +6 FT BRUSH @ 50 FT, 90 FT R.
  • ·RWY 36 0-20 FT RISING TERRAIN 0-200 FT. 100LL FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD - 24 HRS.
  • ·ESTABD PRIOR TO 15 MAY 1959.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

2

33.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 16,500 ops in 2008

2024 total

13,000

10-yr total

140,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

14.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.74

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=6

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-10-04 Piper J3C-65 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2019-05-26 Cessna 150 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2014-11-21 Piper PA 24-250 · Engine failure · day →
2010-08-12 Piper PA-28-161 · Other · VMC · day →
2007-11-06 Cessna 340 · CFIT · IMC · day →
2004-04-12 Cessna 182C · Runway excursion · 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 72 nm
Scott Roberson Chico CA 94 nm
Brett Rexford Mayes Williams CA 96 nm
Jason Bridger Emonds Cave Junction OR 125 nm
Jonathan Baror Davis CA 133 nm
Ashley Noel Snider Lincoln CA 138 nm
Joshua Beckham Mcclellan CA 141 nm
Marc Nelson Ballif Mcclellen CA 141 nm
Robert Frankovich Sacramento CA 142 nm
Mark William Montague Auburn CA 146 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 36 nm
Paul Zugar Arey Hyampom CA 36 nm
Matthew Coen Eureka CA 46 nm
Derek Jon Watts Eureka CA 46 nm
Blake Fred Jacobson Bayside CA 46 nm
Emma Elizabeth Mitchell Bayside CA 46 nm
Rick R Hipes Willits CA 46 nm
Florian Schipflinger Willits CA 46 nm
John Dee Huffaker Mendocino CA 47 nm
Colin Gilmartin Drake Mendocino CA 47 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
Cetan Hena Ska Bluesky Redway CA 2 nm
Robert Steven Wiley Phillipsville CA 8 nm
Jerry Michael Roberts Honeydew CA 15 nm
Jeffery Andrew Ruffner Whitethorn CA 17 nm
Samuel James Hammons Covelo CA 31 nm
Timothy Lawrence Carter Fortuna CA 34 nm
Joshua Joel Stanfield Fortuna CA 34 nm
Donald Ray Howell Jr Ferndale CA 36 nm
Leif Roland Wigman-Nilsson Ferndale CA 36 nm
Paul Zugar Arey Hyampom CA 36 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Beaver Avionics, Inc.
Red Bluff, CA
 72 nm
Lake Aero Styling & Repair
Lakeport, CA
 79 nm
Cafaro Aviation Aircraft Maintenance
Paradise, CA
 104 nm
PropJet 210 Aviation, Inc.
Windsor, CA
 106 nm
Direct Avionics
Novato, CA
 131 nm
Davis Air Repair, Inc.
Davis, CA
 133 nm
The Avionics Specialist, Inc.
Lincoln, CA
 135 nm
JLC Avionics, LLC
Ashland, OR
 137 nm
Axcess Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Mcclellan, CA
 141 nm
Chief Avionics, Inc.
Grants Pass, OR
 147 nm

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