KO69 · Petaluma Municipal Airport
ICAO · US · 23 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Wind / Visibility
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Density altitude (now)
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Runways
2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,600 ft. Max gradient: 0.35%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 125° | 3,600 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.35% |
| 29 | 305° | 3,600 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.35% |
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
- A/D NORCAL APP/DEP 127.800
- UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700
Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KO69 on LiveATC ↗
Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 2 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 REIL RWY 29; PAPI RWY 29; MIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 29; PAPI RWY 29; MIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
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All translated remarks (1)
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 29; PAPI RWY 29; MIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
ACTVT REIL RWY 29; PAPI RWY 29; MIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
- ·NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE 800 FT MSL BEFORE CROSSWIND TURN; STRAIGHT OUT CLIMB TO 1500 FT MSL FOR DEPS; DOWNWIND STAY OUTSIDE ADOBE RD; AVOID OVERFLIGHTS OF THE OLD ODOBE HISTORIC PARK.
- ·FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.
Field profile
Use
Public-use
Ownership
Public
Scheduled service
No
NTSB events
23 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
Total events
24
since 1982
Fatal
7
29.2% of total
Last 5 years
4
≈ 0.8/yr
Last 10 years
7
≈ 0.7/yr
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 70,000 ops in 1991
2024 total
53,300
10-yr total
532,700
2024 mix
AC/AT 1% · GA 99% · Mil 0%
Events / million ops
13.1
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
3.83
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=7
- Loss of control 2
- Stall / spin 1
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
- Controlled flight into terrain 1
- Hard landing 1
- Other 1
All time · n=23
- Other 6
- Loss of control 3
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
- Stall / spin 2
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
- Hard landing 2
- Runway excursion 1
- Ground collision 1
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
Designees in CA
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Pollard | Walnut Creek | CA | 34 nm |
| Terence Wilson | Alameda | CA | 35 nm |
| Jonathan Baror | Davis | CA | 45 nm |
| Evan Paraskevopoulos | Hayward | CA | 45 nm |
| Michael Healey | Foster City | CA | 45 nm |
| John Erich Sawatzky | Oakley | CA | 46 nm |
| Geary Lee Padden | Belmont | CA | 47 nm |
| James Courtney Higgins | San Carlos | CA | 48 nm |
| R Rohlfing | San Carlos | CA | 48 nm |
| Robert Frankovich | Sacramento | CA | 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartholomew Louis Botta | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
| Thomas Charles Dezendorf | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
| Glenn Scott Illian | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
| Marlin Lowell Jones | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
| Harold Elred Kernahan | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
| Howard Lynn Manning | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
| Margaret Espy Bakker | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
| John Lyon Posson | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
| Marc James Ashton | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
| Mark Olaf Nordquist | Petaluma | CA | 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Thomas Bidgood | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
| Richard Leon Kreloff | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
| Howard Lynn Manning | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
| Rolf Gunther Unternaehrer | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
| Roger Alan Willis | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
| Mark Olaf Nordquist | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
| Kurosh Tehranchi | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
| David Ronald Mangon | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
| Dennis Delmer Jones | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
| Richard Xavier Knipe Jr | Petaluma | CA | 1 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations nearby
By airport location.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| Direct Avionics Novato, CA | 8 nm |
| PropJet 210 Aviation, Inc. Windsor, CA | 18 nm |
| Davis Air Repair, Inc. Davis, CA | 42 nm |
| HF Hangars Hayward, CA | 43 nm |
| Absolute Aero Maintenance Hayward, CA | 43 nm |
| Sullivan Propeller Specialists Hayward, CA | 43 nm |
| Lake Aero Styling & Repair Lakeport, CA | 46 nm |
| Peninsula Avionics, LLC Palo Alto, CA | 54 nm |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Oakland, CA Fremont, CA | 57 nm |
| Axcess Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc. Mcclellan, CA | 62 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗