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KOKB · Oceanside Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 12 NTSB events

ID KOKB FAA OKB Elev 28 ft Lat 33° 13.08' N Lon 117° 21.10' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,712 ft. Max gradient: 0.13%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 074° 2,712 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
25 254° 2,712 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.13%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 127.800
  • A/D SOCAL APP/DEP 127.300
  • RDO SAN DIEGO RDO 115.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 33 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07–25: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·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 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

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

    right traffic

  • 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 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 11–29: H2325X50 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 11: Brush. Rgt tf…

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

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 07–25: H2712X75 (ASPH) S–12 MIRL RWY 07: Road. RWY 25: R…

  • 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

    Birds on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1700–0100Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1700–0100Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (33 sentences)
  • ·FUEL 100LL LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 11–29—CTAF.
  • ·Extremely noise sensitive arpt and community, for tkf Rwy 29 pilots are requested to maintain rwy heading til crossing the shoreline.
  • ·Arpt located 2 SM south of Pismo Beach.
  • ·Self svc fuel avbl 24 hr.
  • ·Ultralight activity on and invof arpt.
  • ·Recurring flocks of waterfowl on and invof arpt.
  • ·Be alert for kites flown along beach 1/2 mile west of rwy.
  • ·Unsurfaced areas soft and unusable.
  • ·Taxilanes very narrow near buildings and parked acft.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 805-781-5218
  • ·AWOS–3 118.375 (805) 489–1305.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Los Angeles ARTCC at 661-575-2079.
  • ·S6 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT Arpt bcn SS–SR.
  • ·MIRL Rwy 07–25 preset low ints, to incr ints ACTVT—CTAF.
  • ·Noise abatement in efct: Flw riverbed all the way to coast prior to making any turns.
  • ·Do not fly over any houses alg river banks.
  • ·No early turnouts prior to the ocean.
  • ·Skydiving ops in efct SR–SS daily.
  • ·Prcht lndg north side of rwy btw downwind and rwy, no efct on acft tkof/lndg that flw tfc pat.
  • ·Use ctn while in the pat.
  • ·Left tfc to Rwy 25 prohibited for noise abatement.
  • ·Fuel avbl 24 hrs 100LL self svc, full svc 1700–0030Z‡; Jet A 1700–0100Z‡.
  • ·Rwy has no pavement marking or edge lights byd dsplcd thld.
  • ·All tfc patterns to north.
  • ·Mts W, NW, SW Rwy 07 up to 280 ft MSL.
  • ·Unlgtd mt aprx 160 ft MSL in apch zone at 3500 ft from W end of pvmt Rwy 07.
  • ·Do not confuse road south of arpt with the rwy.
  • ·Fence and road within primary surface north side.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (760) 901-4260
  • ·ASOS 127.8 (760) 439–9683.

+ 3 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Bob Maxwell Field

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

4

40.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 75,000 ops in 2001

2024 total

26,099

10-yr total

234,910

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

12.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

5.11

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Other 1

All time · n=12

  • Other 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 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
2022-06-03 Cessna 208B · CFIT · VMC · day →
2022-02-24 Cessna 208B · CFIT · VMC · day →
2019-01-28 Piper PA28 · Other · IMC · night →
2014-08-05 CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC PITTS S 2B · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2010-07-27 Beech 95 55 · Loss of control · day →
2009-01-24 Cessna 172S · Engine failure · day →
2008-08-09 Cessna 152 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2008-06-22 Cessna 172S · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2007-08-07 Cessna 421B · Gear-up · dusk →
2005-10-15 Harmel RV6A · Other · day →
1982-10-16 Piper PA-18 · Other · day →
1982-10-10 Beech A35 · 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
Patrick Emory Hill Oceanside CA 2 nm
Jay Eugene Brentzel Carlsbad CA 6 nm
Quinton James Smith Carlsbad CA 6 nm
Russell Nmn Defrancesco Carlsbad CA 6 nm
Chad Irick Murrieta CA 23 nm
Kelly Lynn Manzani Murrieta CA 23 nm
Orion Kingman Murrieta CA 23 nm
Clifton Dwayne Shuman Wildomar CA 24 nm
Reza Malek Ladera Ranch CA 25 nm
Julie Ann Keane Ramona CA 26 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
Robert James Blaha Oceanside CA 2 nm
David Charles Brick Oceanside CA 2 nm
John Diedrich Fischbeck Iii Oceanside CA 2 nm
Patrick Emory Hill Oceanside CA 2 nm
Edwin Kapitanski Oceanside CA 2 nm
Rick Everett Kurner Oceanside CA 2 nm
Charles Robert Mcbride Jr Oceanside CA 2 nm
Ronald Dennis Oshima Oceanside CA 2 nm
Russell Dwight Owens Oceanside CA 2 nm
George Leslie Pruitte Oceanside CA 2 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
Robert James Blaha Oceanside CA 2 nm
John Diedrich Fischbeck Iii Oceanside CA 2 nm
Ronald Dennis Oshima Oceanside CA 2 nm
George Leslie Pruitte Oceanside CA 2 nm
Richard Orville Trettin Oceanside CA 2 nm
Benjamin Roy Clay Oceanside CA 2 nm
Anthony James Schad Oceanside CA 2 nm
Jeffrey Crandall Semmig Oceanside CA 2 nm
Brandon Arthur Waterfield Oceanside CA 2 nm
Denis Edwin Essex Jr Oceanside CA 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics, Instruments, Electronics (AIE Inc)
Murrieta, CA
 24 nm
Ramona Avionics, Inc.
Ramona, CA
 25 nm
Aircraft Service Center
San Diego, CA
 26 nm
Southern Cal Aircraft Repair
El Cajon, CA
 31 nm
American Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Santa Ana, CA
 38 nm
West Coast Aircraft Maintenance
Santa Ana, CA
 38 nm
ACI Jet AOG
Santa Ana, CA
 38 nm
Leading Edge Avionics, Inc
Santa Ana, CA
 38 nm
Corona Air Paint
Corona, CA
 43 nm
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Riverside, CA
 46 nm

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