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KO28 · Ells Field Willits Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KO28 FAA O28 Elev 2,063 ft Lat 39° 27.08' N Lon 123° 22.34' 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: 3,000 ft. Max gradient: 1.39% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 177° 3,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.39%
34 357° 3,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.39%

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

  • CNTR OAKLAND CNTR 132.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 3 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 PAPI RWY 34; MIRL RWY 16/34. 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

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 34; MIRL RWY 16/34. 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 (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 34; MIRL RWY 16/34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 34; MIRL RWY 16/34 - 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 AND TURKEYS ON AND INVOF RY.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·ACFT NOT VISIBLE FROM OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE RUNWAY.
  • ·FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.
  • ·EMAIL: [email protected] FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

1

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 7,070 ops in 1990

2024 total

5,500

10-yr total

55,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

18.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.60

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=5

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • 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
2017-07-04 Cessna P210 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2006-02-16 Mooney M20F · Other · VMC · night →
2004-09-01 Cessna 172S · CFIT · night →
2002-07-27 Cessna T210F · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2002-05-26 Bellanca 17-30A · Weather · 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
Brett Rexford Mayes Williams CA 60 nm
Justin Chaffin Red Bluff CA 68 nm
Scott Roberson Chico CA 74 nm
Jonathan Baror Davis CA 93 nm
Ashley Noel Snider Lincoln CA 103 nm
Joshua Beckham Mcclellan CA 103 nm
Marc Nelson Ballif Mcclellen CA 103 nm
Robert Frankovich Sacramento CA 103 nm
Michael Bruce Traud Mather CA 112 nm
Mark William Montague Auburn CA 112 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
Rick R Hipes Willits CA 3 nm
Florian Schipflinger Willits CA 3 nm
William Walton Bowen Redwood Valley CA 14 nm
Daryl James Hudson Redwood Valley CA 14 nm
Ian James Richards Redwood Valley CA 14 nm
Magdalena Hill Potter Valley CA 15 nm
John Charles Butts Ukiah CA 20 nm
Robert Heath Devinny Ukiah CA 20 nm
Phillip James Ponzo Ukiah CA 20 nm
Barbara Horn Kathryn Ponzo Ukiah CA 20 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
Michael Earl Smith Willits CA 3 nm
John Robert Cost Redwood Valley CA 14 nm
David Ross Bowen Redwood Valley CA 14 nm
Meagan Renea Bowen Redwood Valley CA 14 nm
Arlen James Ramming Redwood Valley CA 14 nm
David Raymond Shelton Potter Valley CA 15 nm
Timothy Paul Farley Potter Valley CA 15 nm
Martin Prentice Smith Potter Valley CA 15 nm
Paul John Hollister Comptche CA 15 nm
Paul Gerald Likens Ukiah CA 20 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
 36 nm
PropJet 210 Aviation, Inc.
Windsor, CA
 63 nm
Beaver Avionics, Inc.
Red Bluff, CA
 67 nm
Cafaro Aviation Aircraft Maintenance
Paradise, CA
 83 nm
Direct Avionics
Novato, CA
 88 nm
Davis Air Repair, Inc.
Davis, CA
 92 nm
The Avionics Specialist, Inc.
Lincoln, CA
 100 nm
Axcess Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Mcclellan, CA
 104 nm
Elite Air Interiors
Mather, CA
 110 nm
HF Hangars
Hayward, CA
 123 nm

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