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KOVE · Oroville Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events

ID KOVE FAA OVE Elev 192 ft Lat 39° 29.27' N Lon 121° 37.32' W Zulu …

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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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,020 ft. Max gradient: 0.45%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 033° 6,020 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.05%
20 213° 6,020 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.05%
13 144° 3,540 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.45%
31 324° 3,540 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.45%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 121.425
  • A/D NORCAL APP/DEP 125.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 15 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 02 and 20; PAPI Rwy 02, 13, 20 and 31; HIRL Rwy 02–20 and Rwy 13–31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 02 and 20; PAPI Rwy 02, 13, 20 and 31; HIRL Rwy 02–20 and Rwy 13–31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 02 and 20; PAPI Rwy 02, 13, 20 and 31; HIRL Rwy 02–20 and Rwy 13–31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 02 and 20; PAPI Rwy 02, 13, 20 and 31; HIRL Rwy 02–20 and Rwy 13–31—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (15 sentences)
  • ·CALIFORNIA 229 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – OROVILLE MUNI (OVE)(KOVE) 3 SW UTC–8(–7DT) N39º29.27´ W121º37.32´ 194 B TPA—994(800) NOTAM FILE OVE RWY 02–20: H6020X100 (ASPH) S–47, D–90 HIRL RWY 02: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 44´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 13–31: H3540X100 (ASPH) S–19, D–31 HIRL 0.5% up NW RWY 13: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·RWY 31: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 29´.
  • ·VGSI Rwy 20 does not provide obstruction clearance byd 3 NM.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sat 1600–0100Z‡.
  • ·For Arpt information Mon–Fri ctc (530) 538–2490.
  • ·Firefighting acft invof arpt May–Oct.
  • ·Twy from Rwy 02–20 to golf course/restaurant tiedowns 20´ wide with no shoulders.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 530-538-2490
  • ·ASOS 121.425 (530) 533–5792.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®NORCAL APP/DEP CON 125.4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc NorCal Apch at 916-361-6874.
  • ·MARYSVILLE (VL) (DL) VOR/DME 110.8 MYV Chan 45 N39º05.92´ W121º34.38´ 338º 23.4 NM to fld. 62/16E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 013º–089º byd 25 NM 015º–089º byd 25 NM 184º–194º byd 25 NM 199º–225º byd 25 NM 207º–217º byd 25 NM 260º–301º byd 58 NM 275º–295º byd 28 NM blo 6,000´ 297º–300º byd 25 NM DME unusable: 275º–295º byd 28 NM blo 6,000´ SAN FRANCISCO H–3B, L–2G IAP SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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Oroville AAF

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NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

2

18.2% 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: 63,000 ops in 1990

2024 total

36,000

10-yr total

360,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 4% · GA 96% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

8.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.52

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Runway excursion 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=10

  • Ground collision 3
  • Other 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-08-13 GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2022-06-02 Beech 19A · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2019-08-21 Cessna 560XL · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2009-09-04 Piper PA-28-180 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2005-10-10 American Champion (ACAC) 8KCAB · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1998-11-25 Grumman-Schweizer G-164C · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1998-09-19 Cessna 150L · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1986-08-01 Cessna 140 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1985-04-27 Piper PA-32-300 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-07-15 EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT OWL RACER · 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
Scott Roberson Chico CA 19 nm
Brett Rexford Mayes Williams CA 31 nm
Ashley Noel Snider Lincoln CA 40 nm
Mark William Montague Auburn CA 44 nm
Justin Chaffin Red Bluff CA 50 nm
Joshua Beckham Mcclellan CA 51 nm
Marc Nelson Ballif Mcclellen CA 51 nm
Robert Frankovich Sacramento CA 56 nm
Jonathan Baror Davis CA 56 nm
Michael Bruce Traud Mather CA 59 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
Julie Catherine Mason Oroville CA 3 nm
Lloyd Edward Mcfarlin Oroville CA 3 nm
Shawn Kurtis Schiessl Oroville CA 3 nm
Douglas James Fischer Palermo CA 6 nm
Clarence Eugene Williams Biggs CA 6 nm
Ralph Guy Wilkerson Gridley CA 8 nm
Dwight Norman Goodwin Durham CA 12 nm
John William Hart Durham CA 12 nm
Thibaut Marc Moutier Browns Valley CA 16 nm
Clare William Chase Iii Chico CA 19 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
James Harrison Gamble Oroville CA 3 nm
David Paul Strebel Oroville CA 3 nm
Lynn Arthur Bowen Oroville CA 3 nm
Reid Carlin Bowers Oroville CA 3 nm
Harold Lloyd Caldwell Oroville CA 3 nm
Deldene Compton Oroville CA 3 nm
Gregory Charles Fox Oroville CA 3 nm
Lawrence Richard Hansen Oroville CA 3 nm
David John Burg Oroville CA 3 nm
Bryan Lee Bartling Oroville CA 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Cafaro Aviation Aircraft Maintenance
Paradise, CA
 13 nm
The Avionics Specialist, Inc.
Lincoln, CA
 37 nm
Beaver Avionics, Inc.
Red Bluff, CA
 49 nm
Axcess Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Mcclellan, CA
 51 nm
Elite Air Interiors
Mather, CA
 58 nm
Davis Air Repair, Inc.
Davis, CA
 58 nm
Lake Aero Styling & Repair
Lakeport, CA
 66 nm
Catto Propellers
Jackson, CA
 77 nm
Quality Aero Maintenance
Acampo, CA
 79 nm
PropJet 210 Aviation, Inc.
Windsor, CA
 81 nm

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