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Airport · ICAO · US

Class E (sfc)

Tracy Municipal Airport

ID KTCY FAA TCY Elev 193 ft Lat 37° 41.34' N Lon 121° 26.52' W Zulu

Live conditions at KTCY

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Aerial view · KTCY

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for KTCY — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at KTCY

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.51%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 131.5° 4,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.32%
30 311.5° 4,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.32%
08 090° 3,438 ft 75 ft ASPH-F No 0.51%
26 270° 3,438 ft 75 ft ASPH-F No 0.51%

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

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

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.375
  • A/D NORCAL APP/DEP 123.850
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KTCY, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

2 matched · 37 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 08, Rwy 12, Rwy 26, and Rwy 30; PAPI Rwy 08, Rwy 12 and Rwy 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26 and Rwy 12–30. 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 08, Rwy 12, Rwy 26, and Rwy 30; PAPI Rwy 08, Rwy 12 and Rwy 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26 and Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 08, Rwy 12, Rwy 26, and Rwy 30; PAPI Rwy 08, Rwy 12 and Rwy 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26 and Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 08, Rwy 12, Rwy 26, and Rwy 30; PAPI Rwy 08, Rwy 12 and Rwy 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26 and Rwy 12–30—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1600–0200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1600–0200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (37 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.

  • ·296 CALIFORNIA TRACY NEW JERUSALEM (1Q4) 7 SE UTC–8(–7DT) N37º40.67´ W121º18.07´ 62 TPA—862(800) NOTAM FILE RIU RWY 12–30: H3530X60 (ASPH) RWY 12: Trees.
  • ·Model acft activity on and invof abandoned rwy.
  • ·Aerobatic activity north northeast of arpt and over abandoned parallel Rwy 12–30 from surface to 4,000´ MSL.
  • ·Parallel twy failed cond with rough/uneven sfc from extensive asph rpr and patching.
  • ·Erroneous mrkgs on Rwy 12/30.
  • ·Standing water on parallel twy after rain.
  • ·Rwy 12–30 12,500 lbs gross pavement strength provided by arpt management.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (209) 831-6215
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc NorCal Apch at 916-361-0516.
  • ·MODESTO (VH) (DH) VOR/DME 114.6 MOD Chan 93 N37º37.64´ W120º57.47´ 264º 16.6 NM to fld. 93/17E.
  • ·Aerobatic acft wi an area defined as .5 NM rds of MOD 032028 (7.5 NM SW 022), blo 4800´, avoidance advised dly SR–SS VOR unusable: 005º–009º byd 40 NM 028º–083º byd 40 NM 092º–097º byd 40 NM 112º–121º byd 40 NM 130º–145º byd 40 NM blo 4,000´ 130º–145º byd 62 NM 146º–156º byd 40 NM 170º–185º byd 40 NM 186º–196º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 186º–196º byd 49 NM 197º–338º byd 40 NM – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – TRACY MUNI (TCY)(KTCY) 3 SW UTC–8(–7DT) N37º41.33´ W121º26.49´ 194 B TPA—994(800) NOTAM FILE TCY RWY 12–30: H4001X75 (ASPH) S–50, D–70, 2S–89, 2D–120 MIRL 0.3% up SE RWY 12: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 35´.
  • ·RWY 08–26: H3438X75 (ASPH) S–50, D–70, 2S–89, 2D–120 MIRL 0.5% up W RWY 08: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.4º TCH 26´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 20´.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 30 is oprd at ngt by CTAF from SS to SR and is on drg dalgt hrs.
  • ·Rwy 12 VGSI unusbl byd 5 degs left of cntrln.
  • ·Balloon and paraplane activity on the arpt.
  • ·Two 150´ power plant stacks approximately 3 NM NW of arpt.
  • ·Aerobatic area adjacent within 1 statute mile radius from 500 AGL–3000 MSL SR–SS.
  • ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE SAN FRANCISCO L–2F, 3B SAN FRANCISCO L–2F, 3B IAP SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 CALIFORNIA 297 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE AIRPORT MANAGER: 209-831-6349
  • ·AWOS–3 118.375 (209) 831–4335.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.075 ®NORCAL APP/DEP CON 123.85 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc NorCal Apch at 916-361-0516.
  • ·MODESTO (VH) (DH) VOR/DME 114.6 MOD Chan 93 N37º37.64´ W120º57.47´ 262º 23.3 NM to fld. 93/17E.
  • ·Aerobatic acft wi an area defined as .5 NM rds of MOD 032028 (7.5 NM SW 022), blo 4800´, avoidance advised dly SR–SS VOR unusable: 005º–009º byd 40 NM 028º–083º byd 40 NM 092º–097º byd 40 NM 112º–121º byd 40 NM 130º–145º byd 40 NM blo 4,000´ 130º–145º byd 62 NM 146º–156º byd 40 NM 170º–185º byd 40 NM 186º–196º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 186º–196º byd 49 NM 197º–338º byd 40 NM TRAVIS AFB (SUU)(KSUU) AF 3 E UTC–8(–7DT) N38º15.87´ W121º55.45´ 63 B TPA—See Remarks LRA NOTAM FILE SUU Not insp.
  • ·RWY 03L–21R: H11001X300 (PEM) PCN 82 R/C/W/T HIRL RWY 03L: PAPI(P4L)—GA 2.5º TCH 75´.
  • ·RVR–T RWY 21R: PAPI(P4L)—GA 2.8º TCH 75´.
  • ·RVR–R RWY 03R–21L: H10995X150 (CONC) PCN 72 R/B/W/T HIRL CL RWY 03R: PAPI(P4L)—GA 2.5º TCH 69´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 2.8º TCH 75´.

+ 7 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Chart Supplement

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

NTSB events at KTCY

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

20

since 1982

Fatal

3

15.0% of total

Last 5 years

5

≈ 1.0/yr

Last 10 years

7

≈ 0.7/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 60,000 ops in 2008

2024 total

58,665

10-yr total

584,949

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 99% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

12.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.80

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=7

  • Loss of control 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=18

  • Loss of control 4
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Other 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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.

DPEs near KTCY

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
John Erich Sawatzky Oakley CA 22 nm
Clayton Miles Conrad San Jose CA 30 nm
Jennifer Rayne Watson San Jose CA 30 nm
Mark Pollard Walnut Creek CA 31 nm
Evan Paraskevopoulos Hayward CA 32 nm
Brian Petschauer Burbank CA 32 nm
Terence Wilson Alameda CA 39 nm
Michael Healey Foster City CA 39 nm
James Courtney Higgins San Carlos CA 41 nm
R Rohlfing San Carlos CA 41 nm

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

CFIs near KTCY

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
Victor William Marsh Tracy CA 2 nm
Ricardo De Jesus Fouster Tracy CA 2 nm
Gregory Sullivan Dyer Tracy CA 2 nm
Charles Lee Proctor Tracy CA 2 nm
Rashed Mohamadali Al-Masri Tracy CA 2 nm
Russell Earl Marotzke Tracy CA 2 nm
Het Tarak Patel Tracy CA 2 nm
Gary James Shape Mountain House CA 7 nm
Virginie Cecile Rollin Mountain House CA 7 nm
Magnus Bo Skoglund Lathrop CA 9 nm

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

A&P mechanics near KTCY

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
Steven William Bradford Tracy CA 2 nm
Jeremy George Macgregor Tracy CA 2 nm
William Grimes Tracy CA 2 nm
Ronald Alan Gustafson Tracy CA 2 nm
Jack Joel Harrington Tracy CA 2 nm
Timothy Lee Jarrard Tracy CA 2 nm
Robert Martin Jorgensen Tracy CA 2 nm
John C Mccrary Tracy CA 2 nm
Simon Nicola Michael Tracy CA 2 nm
Terrence Alexander Mitchell Tracy CA 2 nm

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

Repair stations near KTCY

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
Stockton Propeller, Inc
Stockton, CA
20 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Oakland, CA
Fremont, CA
26 nm
LAC Avionics, Inc.
San Jose, CA
31 nm
Quality Aero Maintenance
Acampo, CA
32 nm
Absolute Aero Maintenance
Hayward, CA
32 nm
HF Hangars
Hayward, CA
32 nm
Sullivan Propeller Specialists
Hayward, CA
32 nm
Peninsula Avionics, LLC
Palo Alto, CA
35 nm
Cutting Edge Avionics
San Andreas, CA
47 nm
NorCal Avionics, LLC
Watsonville, CA
48 nm

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