KTOA · Zamperini Field
ICAO · US · 54 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Runways
4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.28%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11L | 128.5° | 5,001 ft | 150 ft | PEM | Yes | — |
| 29R | 308.5° | 5,001 ft | 150 ft | PEM | Yes | — |
| 11R | 128.5° | 3,000 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 29L | 308.5° | 3,000 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
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 · 6 frequencies
- ATIS ATIS 125.600
- GND GND 120.900
- TWR TORRANCE TWR 124.000
- CTAF CTAF 124.000
- A/D SOCAL APP/DEP 124.300
- UNIC UNICOM 122.950
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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 7 matched · 28 not yet translated
Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.
TL;DR
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11L–29R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11R–29L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 29R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Watch for
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11L–29R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11R–29L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 29R. 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
All translated remarks (7)
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11L–29R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 11L–29R: H5001X150 (ASPH–CONC) S–30, D–50, 2D–90 MIRL 0.…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11R–29L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 11R–29L: H3000X75 (ASPH–CONC) S–28 MIRL RWY 11R: Rgt tfc…
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 29R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
ACTVT MALSR Rwy 29R—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
birds on and invof arpt.
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Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
ldg fee
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Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
ldg fee
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Airport attended 1400–0600Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Attended 1400–0600Z‡.
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (28 sentences)
- ·VASI(V2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 29´.
- ·ACTVT helipad perimeter lights—24 hrs—CTAF.
- ·VASI Rwy 29L oper consly.
- ·Rwy 29L VASI unusbl byd 2 deg right and 9 deg left of rwy cntrln.
- ·Noise sensitive area all quads.
- ·For noise abatement procs info ctc arpt Noise Abatement 310–784–7950.
- ·Certain tbjt acft permly excldd.
- ·No tgl or stop & go ops pmtd.
- ·No low apch or full stop taxi–back pmtd btn 0200Z–1800Z‡ Mon–Fri.
- ·No low apch or full stop taxi–back pmtd Sat, Sun ben Fri 0200Z‡ & Mon 1800Z‡, or hols.
- ·Arpt clsd to dep 0600Z–1500Z‡ wkdays & 0600Z–1600Z‡ wknds & hols.
- ·Be alert to psnl and eqpt oprg near all rwys and twys.
- ·Arpt CLOSED to depe 0600–1500Z‡ wkdays and 0600–1600Z‡ wkends and hol.
- ·No multi–engine simulated engine–out procedures authorized in tfc pat.
- ·At Twys Hotel and Charlie obs twy hold lines.
- ·All acft must hold btn the set of hold bars for the apch zone for Rwy 11R–29L.
- ·Lndg fac is fqtly used for med ambulance purposes.
- ·Tsnt prkg lctd at the base of the atct.
- ·Green box white t for small acft; blue box white t for jets.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 310-784-7914
- ·CTAF 124.0 ATIS 125.6 310–534–2847 UNICOM 122.95 TOWER 133.075 (North) 124.0 (South) (1500–0400Z‡) GND CON 120.9 ®SOCAL APP CON 124.3 (Rwy 11L, 11R) 127.2 (Rwy 29L/R) ®SOCAL DEP CON 124.3 (Rwy 29L, 29R) 127.2 (Rwy 11L/R) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT clsd ctc SoCal Apch at 800-448-3724.
- ·CLASS D svc 1500–0400Z‡; other times CLASS G.
- ·VOR TEST FACILITY (VOT) 113.9
- ·LOS ANGELES (VH) (H) VORTACW 113.6 LAX Chan 83 N33º55.99´ W118º25.92´ 134º 9.0 NM to fld. 185/15E.
- ·VOR unusable: 004º–014º byd 40 NM blo 12,000´ 004º–014º byd 51 NM 015º–053º byd 40 NM 060º–081º byd 40 NM blo 4,500´ 060º–081º byd 58 NM blo 14,000´ 060º–081º byd 65 NM 082º–101º byd 40 NM 109º–115º byd 40 NM 138º–155º byd 40 NM 175º–205º byd 10 NM blo 3,000´ 270º–277º byd 25 NM blo 8,000´ 276º–329º byd 40 NM 277º–300º byd 10 NM blo 8,000´ 277º–300º byd 28 NM blo 12,000´ 341º–003º byd 40 NM ILS/DME 111.9 I–TOA Chan 56 Rwy 29R.
- ·LOC unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
- ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Twr sectorization is based on ctr of arpt parallel to Rwy 11–29 cntrln. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HELIPAD H1: H110X110 (ASPH) PERIMETER LGTS HELIPORT REMARKS: Helipad H1 yellow perimeter lgts.
- ·LOS ANGELES COPTER H–4I, L–3E, 4G, 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 .
Total events
58
since 1982
Fatal
11
19.0% of total
Last 5 years
3
≈ 0.6/yr
Last 10 years
10
≈ 1.0/yr
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 211,855 ops in 1998
2024 total
123,241
10-yr total
1,305,279
2024 mix
AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%
Events / million ops
7.7
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
1.45
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=7
- Engine failure / power loss 2
- Runway excursion 1
- Ground collision 1
- Stall / spin 1
- Loss of control 1
- Controlled flight into terrain 1
All time · n=54
- Stall / spin 9
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 8
- Other 8
- Ground collision 6
- Engine failure / power loss 6
- Hard landing 4
- Runway excursion 3
- Controlled flight into terrain 3
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
Designees in CA
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gene Benton | Torrance | CA | 2 nm |
| Kathryn Elizabeth Stanley | Torrance | CA | 2 nm |
| Donovan Stephen Burns | Redondo Beach | CA | 4 nm |
| Michael Elton Dougherty | Carson | CA | 5 nm |
| Dennis Robin Mccall | Manhattan Beach | CA | 7 nm |
| Michael Raymond Granek | Long Beach | CA | 9 nm |
| Ronald Darren Malm | Long Beach | CA | 9 nm |
| Stephen Lawrence Higgins | Santa Monica | CA | 15 nm |
| Edilberto Benjamin Valdez | Huntington Beach | CA | 18 nm |
| Andrew Joseph Strack | Fullerton | CA | 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Seward Allen | Lomita | CA | 1 nm |
| Michael Steven Smith | Lomita | CA | 1 nm |
| Vasilios George Vassilaras | Lomita | CA | 1 nm |
| James Ray Hewlett | Lomita | CA | 1 nm |
| Hyojun Choi | Lomita | CA | 1 nm |
| Roger Glenn Fischer | Torrance | CA | 2 nm |
| Carol Ann Fleming | Torrance | CA | 2 nm |
| Franklin Glenn Holman | Torrance | CA | 2 nm |
| Allen Mckeva Holton Jr | Torrance | CA | 2 nm |
| Paul Kevin Kidder | Torrance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Seward Allen | Lomita | CA | 1 nm |
| Gregory Alan Bloomstadt | Lomita | CA | 1 nm |
| Patrick Charlesworth | Lomita | CA | 1 nm |
| Angel Gamaliel Ruiz | Lomita | CA | 1 nm |
| Raman Kalaichelvam | Lomita | CA | 1 nm |
| Michael Harrison Walsh | Lomita | CA | 1 nm |
| David Baldwin Whitman | Lomita | CA | 1 nm |
| Norman Belmont Cowell Iii | Lomita | CA | 1 nm |
| Michael Erik Mocsny | Lomita | CA | 1 nm |
| Scott Alan Ellison | Lomita | 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 |
|---|---|
| West Coast Aircraft Maintenance, LLC Long Beach, CA | 9 nm |
| Santa Monica Propeller Service, Inc Santa Monica, CA | 14 nm |
| Fourth Front Aviation, Inc. Santa Monica, CA | 14 nm |
| Leading Edge Avionics, Inc Santa Ana, CA | 25 nm |
| West Coast Aircraft Maintenance Santa Ana, CA | 25 nm |
| ACI Jet AOG Santa Ana, CA | 25 nm |
| American Aircraft Maintenance, Inc. Santa Ana, CA | 25 nm |
| A Plus Avionics Corp / AvionTEq Van Nuys, CA | 25 nm |
| ACI Jet AOG Van Nuys, CA | 26 nm |
| Van Nuys Clean Aircraft Van Nuys, CA | 26 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 ↗