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Airport · ICAO · US

Class D

Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport

ID KSTS FAA STS Elev 128 ft Lat 38° 30.54' N Lon 122° 48.78' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KSTS

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Runways at KSTS

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.29%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 157° 6,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.17%
32 337° 6,000 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.17%
02 029° 5,202 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.29%
20 209° 5,202 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.29%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

6 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 120.550
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR SANTA ROSA TWR 118.500
  • CTAF CTAF 118.500
  • A/D NORCAL APP/DEP 127.800
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KSTS, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

3 matched · 7 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 14; MALSR RWY 32; PAPI RWY 02, 20, & 14; HIRL RWY 14/32; MIRL RWY 02/20; TWY LGTS. 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.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 14; MALSR RWY 32; PAPI RWY 02, 20, & 14; HIRL RWY 14/32; MIRL RWY 02/20; TWY LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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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

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 14; MALSR RWY 32; PAPI RWY 02, 20, & 14; HIRL RWY 14/32; MIRL RWY 02/20; TWY LGTS. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 14; MALSR RWY 32; PAPI RWY 02, 20, & 14; HIRL RWY 14/32; MIRL RWY 02/20; TWY LGTS - CTAF

  • 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

    DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT.

  • 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 AIRPORT, INCLUDING SEASONALLY MIGRATORY GEESE.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.
  • ·TWY Z BTN RWY 14/32 & TWY A LMTD TO S-20, D-40.
  • ·SAMONAE CARTER, ASST ARPT MGR, PHONE 707- 565-7245.
  • ·PCR VALUE: 309/F/C/X/T PCR VALUE: 454/F/C/X/T PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG LEFT OF CNTRLN 100LL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
  • ·JET A1 AVBL DURG ATTENDANCE HRS.
  • ·EXISTED PRIOR TO 5/15/59.
  • ·TPA FOR SMALL ACFT 1,000 FT AGL AND TPA FOR LARGE ACFT 1,500 FT AGL.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KSTS — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KSTS

97 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 53 most recent.

Total events

35

since 1982

Fatal

6

17.1% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 162,965 ops in 1992

2024 total

82,129

10-yr total

825,158

2024 mix

AC/AT 23% · GA 77% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

3.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.62

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=95

  • Other 69
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 5
  • Ground collision 4
  • Hard landing 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Gear-up landing 2

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2010-07-31 Boeing,Cessna PT-13B,172M · Ground collision · VMC · day
2009-05-07 Cessna T210G · Engine failure · VMC · day
2008-06-05 Cessna 172 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · dusk
2023-09-05 Cessna T210H · Gear-up · VMC · night
2023-08-19 Cessna 172H · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
2016-01-28 Piper PA 24-260 · CFIT · IMC · night
2014-11-15 CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO E162 · Hard landing · day
2014-09-01 Cessna 152 · Hard landing · day
2009-03-07 Robert Frisbey RV4 · Other · VMC · day
2005-11-09 Beech F33A · CFIT · night
2005-02-15 Beech 95 · Loss of control · day
2004-09-28 Bell 222U · Engine failure · day
2004-05-30 Cessna T210M · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2001-12-24 Cessna T210M · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night
2001-04-14 Arthur Lee Beer ALB Special · Other · VMC · day
2000-10-04 Cessna 182S · Weather IMC · IMC · day
1998-09-22 Bellanca 14-13-2 · Stall / spin · day
1998-03-08 Cessna 182 · Engine failure · VMC · day
1996-06-30 Rominger EYAS · Hard landing · VMC · day
1996-06-28 Cessna 152 · Hard landing · VMC · day
1995-09-02 Bellanca 7GCBC · Other · VMC · day
1994-02-23 Piper PA-28-140 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1990-05-01 Piper PA28-140 · Other · VMC · day
1990-04-02 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day
1989-12-29 McDonnell Douglas 369E · Other · VMC · day
1988-05-27 Cessna 175C · Other · VMC · day
1988-01-14 Cessna 195 · Other · day
1983-12-09 Beech 58TC · Other · IMC · day
1983-08-17 Piper PA-28-181 · Other · dawn
1982-09-26 North American SNJ-6 · Other · day
1982-09-24 Mooney M20K · Under/overshoot · IMC · day
1982-08-15 Cessna 152 · Other · day
1981-08-01 Piper PA-28 · Other
1981-07-20 Cessna 172 · Other
1981-03-01 Cessna 340 · Other
1980-11-17 Piper PA-38 · Other
1980-10-23 Hughes 369 · Other
1980-08-10 Beech J35 · Other
1980-08-04 Piper PA-34 · Other
1979-12-15 Cessna 210 · Other
1979-12-14 Cessna 152 · Other
1979-11-11 Cessna 152 · Other
1979-06-22 Piper PA-38 · Fuel mgmt
1978-10-10 Piper PA-24 · Other
1978-09-29 Cessna,Mooney 172,M20C ·
1978-06-16 Cessna T210 · Other
1978-05-02 Mooney M20A · Other
1978-04-17 Piper PA-28 · Other
1977-06-27 Cessna 180 · Other
1977-05-14 Cessna 120 · Other
1977-02-20 Piper PA-32 · Other
1976-11-24 Piper PA-28R · Other
1976-06-06 Piper PA-22 · Other

+ 44 more on file

DPEs near KSTS

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Brett Rexford Mayes Williams CA 50 nm
Jonathan Baror Davis CA 51 nm
Mark Pollard Walnut Creek CA 52 nm
Terence Wilson Alameda CA 53 nm
John Erich Sawatzky Oakley CA 61 nm
Michael Healey Foster City CA 63 nm
Evan Paraskevopoulos Hayward CA 63 nm
Robert Frankovich Sacramento CA 63 nm
Geary Lee Padden Belmont CA 65 nm
James Courtney Higgins San Carlos CA 66 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KSTS

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
John Albert Clark Windsor CA 2 nm
Jeffrey Kevin Hazlegrove Windsor CA 2 nm
Lynn Caldwell Hunt Windsor CA 2 nm
Robert Eugene Starr Windsor CA 2 nm
Frederick William Romberg Jr Windsor CA 2 nm
Garrett Frederick Krambs Forestville CA 4 nm
Jack Valiant Cabot Santa Rosa CA 6 nm
Gary Allen Cox Santa Rosa CA 6 nm
Louis Stephen De Propris Santa Rosa CA 6 nm
Austin Michael Dito Santa Rosa CA 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KSTS

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Lynn Caldwell Hunt Windsor CA 2 nm
Steven Gregory Penning Windsor CA 2 nm
Jeffrey Thomas Cornett Windsor CA 2 nm
Mark Charles Dietrich Windsor CA 2 nm
William Gerald Seubert Windsor CA 2 nm
Victor A Viti Windsor CA 2 nm
Stephen Joseph Pass Windsor CA 2 nm
Tom Fuentes Windsor CA 2 nm
Kent Alston Long Windsor CA 2 nm
John Edward Williams Iii Windsor CA 2 nm

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

Repair stations near KSTS

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
PropJet 210 Aviation, Inc.
Windsor, CA
1 nm
Direct Avionics
Novato, CA
25 nm
Lake Aero Styling & Repair
Lakeport, CA
29 nm
Davis Air Repair, Inc.
Davis, CA
48 nm
HF Hangars
Hayward, CA
61 nm
Absolute Aero Maintenance
Hayward, CA
61 nm
Sullivan Propeller Specialists
Hayward, CA
61 nm
Axcess Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Mcclellan, CA
67 nm
Elite Air Interiors
Mather, CA
71 nm
Peninsula Avionics, LLC
Palo Alto, CA
71 nm

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