KSQL · San Carlos Airport
ICAO · US · 54 NTSB events
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Runways
2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,621 ft.
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 137.5° | 2,621 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.00% |
| 30 | 317.5° | 2,621 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.00% |
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 · 8 frequencies
- ATIS ATIS 125.900
- GND GND 121.600
- TWR TWR 119.000
- CTAF CTAF 119.000
- APP NORCAL APP 133.820
- APP NORCAL APP 133.950
- DEP NORCAL DEP 135.650
- UNIC UNICOM 122.950
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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 16 not yet translated
Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.
TL;DR
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 119.0: click mic to activate MIRL Rwy 12–30 and REIL Rwy 12–30. 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
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Pilot-controlled lighting on 119.0: click mic to activate MIRL Rwy 12–30 and REIL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl freq
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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)
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 12–30: H2621X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 12: REIL. VASI(V2…
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Pilot-controlled lighting on 119.0: click mic to activate MIRL Rwy 12–30 and REIL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
actvt MIRL Rwy 12–30 and REIL Rwy 12–30—119.0
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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
Migratory bird activity on and invof arpt.
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Airport attended 1500–0500Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Attended 1500–0500Z‡.
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
- ·Rwy 30 VGSI unusbl byd 8 deg left of cntrln.
- ·Noise sensitive areas south through northeast of arpt.
- ·For noise abatement procedures ctc arpt manager 650–573–3700.
- ·See Special Notices—San Carlos Noise Abatement VFR to IFR Departure.
- ·No touch and go ldgs, or stop and go ldgs, when twr clsd.
- ·TPA applies to both fixed–wing and hel.
- ·Fixed–wing right tfc Rwy 30/left tfc Rwy 12.
- ·Hel right tfc Rwy 12/left tfc Rwy 30.
- ·Large helicopter should avoid overflight of dirt infield areas.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 650-573-3700
- ·AWOS–3P 125.9 (650) 593–0613.
- ·CTAF 119.0 ATIS 125.9 650–593–0613 UNICOM 122.95 ®NORCAL APP CON 133.95 135.65 TOWER 119.0 (1500–0500Z‡) GND CON 121.6 ®NORCAL DEP CON 135.65 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT is clsd ctc NorCal Apch at 916-361-3829.
- ·CLASS D svc 1500–0500Z‡; other times CLASS G.
- ·WOODSIDE (VL) (L) VORW/DME 113.9 OSI Chan 86 N37º23.55´ W122º16.88´ 355º 7.3 NM to fld. 2270/17E.
- ·VOR unusable: 030º–050º byd 15 NM 055º–067º byd 40 NM blo 14,500´ 076º–081º byd 40 NM 111º–123º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 141º–156º byd 40 NM 215º–231º byd 40 NM 225º–305º byd 20 NM blo 9,000´ 232º–243º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 257º–279º byd 40 NM 280º–290º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 291º–309º byd 40 NM 315º–320º byd 40 NM 330º–350º blo 11,000´ 351º–354º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 160º–350º blo 11,000´ 190º–230º byd 20 NM blo 13,000´ 230º–350º byd 20 NM COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Emerg frequency 121.5 not avbl at tower.
- ·SAN FRANCISCO L–2F, 3B, A IAP, AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026
FAA Chart Supplement
NTSB events
54 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 53 most recent.
Total events
60
since 1982
Fatal
2
3.3% of total
Last 5 years
3
≈ 0.6/yr
Last 10 years
8
≈ 0.8/yr
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 197,874 ops in 1991
2024 total
91,746
10-yr total
887,184
2024 mix
AC/AT 6% · GA 94% · Mil 0%
Events / million ops
9.0
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
0.30
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=7
- Loss of control 3
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
- Other 1
- Stall / spin 1
- Engine failure / power loss 1
All time · n=54
- Other 18
- Loss of control 10
- Engine failure / power loss 6
- Stall / spin 6
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
- Hard landing 3
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
- Ground collision 2
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
+ 1 more on file
NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets
Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.
Designees in CA
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Courtney Higgins | San Carlos | CA | 1 nm |
| R Rohlfing | San Carlos | CA | 1 nm |
| Geary Lee Padden | Belmont | CA | 2 nm |
| Michael Healey | Foster City | CA | 3 nm |
| Evan Paraskevopoulos | Hayward | CA | 10 nm |
| Terence Wilson | Alameda | CA | 14 nm |
| Brian Petschauer | Burbank | CA | 19 nm |
| Clayton Miles Conrad | San Jose | CA | 25 nm |
| Jennifer Rayne Watson | San Jose | CA | 25 nm |
| Mark Pollard | Walnut Creek | CA | 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Garfield Croft | San Carlos | CA | 1 nm |
| Craig Allen Norris | San Carlos | CA | 1 nm |
| Kathleen Anne Croft | San Carlos | CA | 1 nm |
| John Frederic Holloszy | San Carlos | CA | 1 nm |
| Todd Alexander Ramming | San Carlos | CA | 1 nm |
| Michael Gregory Lyons | Redwood City | CA | 2 nm |
| Scott Alan Schwartz | Redwood City | CA | 2 nm |
| Donald Gordon Sharp | Redwood City | CA | 2 nm |
| Mark Dennis Mcnally | Redwood City | CA | 2 nm |
| Matthew Alden Sheble | Redwood City | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Richard Taylor | San Carlos | CA | 1 nm |
| Lance Eric Bickel | San Carlos | CA | 1 nm |
| Malcolm Edward Ernest Cousens | San Carlos | CA | 1 nm |
| George Robert Fies | San Carlos | CA | 1 nm |
| Johnny Ging Louie | San Carlos | CA | 1 nm |
| Neil Robert Lundy Jr | San Carlos | CA | 1 nm |
| John Stephen Mckenna Jr | San Carlos | CA | 1 nm |
| Crispin Mendoza | San Carlos | CA | 1 nm |
| Thomas Malachy Neary | San Carlos | CA | 1 nm |
| Richard Keith Pfeifer | San Carlos | 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 |
|---|---|
| Peninsula Avionics, LLC Palo Alto, CA | 7 nm |
| Sullivan Propeller Specialists Hayward, CA | 10 nm |
| HF Hangars Hayward, CA | 11 nm |
| Absolute Aero Maintenance Hayward, CA | 11 nm |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Oakland, CA Fremont, CA | 16 nm |
| LAC Avionics, Inc. San Jose, CA | 18 nm |
| Direct Avionics Novato, CA | 40 nm |
| NorCal Avionics, LLC Watsonville, CA | 41 nm |
| Belardi Interiors, Inc Watsonville, CA | 41 nm |
| Stockton Propeller, Inc Stockton, CA | 56 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 ↗