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KO79 · Sierraville Dearwater Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KO79 FAA O79 Elev 4,984 ft Lat 39° 34.86' N Lon 120° 21.24' 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

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,093 ft. Max gradient: 1.13% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 48.7° 3,093 ft 50 ft ASP No 1.13%
21 228.7° 3,093 ft 50 ft ASP No 1.13%

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 · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KO79 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 5 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.
  • ·SIERRA COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
  • ·[email protected] SIERRA COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, DOWNIEVILLE.
  • ·PAVEMENT IS CRUMBLING IN AREAS AND CRACKING.
  • ·ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Stall / spin 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
2012-04-20 Piper PA-18-150 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1989-04-30 Beech 35 · Stall / spin · 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
David Michael Tranquilla Truckee CA 16 nm
Daniel Alan Britson Reno NV 23 nm
Mark William Montague Reno NV 23 nm
Randy Ostman Reno NV 23 nm
Robert Michael Larkin Reno NV 23 nm
Zachry Glass Reno NV 23 nm
Paul David Hamilton Carson City NV 39 nm
Urbano Mendes Dasilva Carson City NV 39 nm
Howard William Wolvington Genoa NV 41 nm
Mark William Montague Auburn CA 53 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
Norman Scott Justesen Truckee CA 16 nm
James Stephen Adamski Truckee CA 16 nm
Douglas Anthony Lee Truckee CA 16 nm
Christopher Robert Gage Truckee CA 16 nm
Stacey Elizabeth Justesen Truckee CA 16 nm
David Michael Tranquilla Truckee CA 16 nm
Howard Jack Donner Truckee CA 16 nm
Kristen Alden Grant Truckee CA 16 nm
Michael Scott Ketron Truckee CA 16 nm
Jareb Douglas Mirczak Truckee CA 16 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
Taylor Hayes Good Portola CA 15 nm
Stephen Rodby Clark Portola CA 15 nm
John Jay Szczerby Portola CA 15 nm
Leigh Randolph Golden Truckee CA 16 nm
Robert Oswald Todd Truckee CA 16 nm
Douglas Anthony Lee Truckee CA 16 nm
Mark Howard Wirth Truckee CA 16 nm
Frederick John Zapponi Truckee CA 16 nm
Matthew Joseph Parkhurst Truckee CA 16 nm
Floyd Robert Marshall Beckwourth CA 16 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Chaparral Avionics, Inc
Carson City, NV
 37 nm
Accurate Aero
Minden, NV
 45 nm
Cafaro Aviation Aircraft Maintenance
Paradise, CA
 59 nm
The Avionics Specialist, Inc.
Lincoln, CA
 61 nm
Axcess Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Mcclellan, CA
 73 nm
Catto Propellers
Jackson, CA
 75 nm
Elite Air Interiors
Mather, CA
 76 nm
Cutting Edge Avionics
San Andreas, CA
 87 nm
Davis Air Repair, Inc.
Davis, CA
 92 nm
Quality Aero Maintenance
Acampo, CA
 93 nm

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