Airport · ICAO · US
Class DCharles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport
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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
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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.
pcl ctaf
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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
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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 (3)
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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
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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
DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT.
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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
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.
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
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
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.
+ 44 more on file
Designees in CA
Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KSTS — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.
CFI
5,776
Flight Instructors
A&P
22,561
Mechanics
AME
139
Medical Examiners (AME)
DME
25
Mechanic Examiners (DME)
DPRE
1
Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)
DAR-F
17
Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)
DAR-T
20
Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)
DER-Y
45
Engineering — Company (DER-Y)
DER-T
66
Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)
SAE
126
Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)
TCE
38
Training Center Evaluators (TCE)
ODA
11
Organizational Designations
Schools
243
Flight Schools
FBO
209
Fixed Base Operators
Clubs
82
Flying Clubs
Repair
56
Repair / Maintenance Shops
EAA
63
EAA Chapters
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.
Canonical references
The agency-of-record links pilots use for KSTS: charts, weather, NOTAMs, accident records. We surface them all from one URL — no SEO sludge, no clickthrough farms.
- 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 ↗