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KTOA · Zamperini Field

ICAO · US · 54 NTSB events

ID KTOA FAA TOA Elev 103 ft Lat 33° 48.20' N Lon 118° 20.40' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

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

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11L–29R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11R–29L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • 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

  • 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)

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    ldg fee

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    ldg fee

  • 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

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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

2005 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.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2013-01-14 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Ground collision · VMC · night →
2011-05-19 Boeing B75N1 · Weather · VMC · day →
2005-11-03 Cessna 182Q · Ground collision · dusk →
2004-08-06 Cessna TR182 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2023-09-25 WAYNE TODDUN SLING 4 TSI · Engine failure · day →
2022-11-30 GREG HOBBS Lightning · CFIT · day →
2022-03-23 AIRPLANE FACTORY (PTY) LTD Sling LSA · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2020-02-25 Ercoupe 415 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2019-09-19 Cessna 177 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2019-01-19 Pitts,Rutan S1,Varieze · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2016-10-03 AIRPLANE FACTORY (PTY) LTD SLING · Runway excursion · day →
2016-08-08 Cessna TR182 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2016-02-23 ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2016-02-05 Beech,Bellanca M35,8KCAB · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day →
2012-09-28 Beech V35A · Loss of control · day →
2011-04-06 Bell 47G · CFIT · day →
2011-01-01 GIORGIO ANTHONY J RV4 · Loss of control · day →
2009-11-29 Curtiss Wright,SUTHERLAND RON Travel Air 4000,LANCAIR 235 · Other · VMC · day →
2009-09-03 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2009-02-26 TOLAND S/THORNBURGH J TWIN 503SL · CFIT · night →
2007-08-11 Cessna T210G · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2007-05-29 Hughes 369D · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2004-11-04 Cessna T210M · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2003-11-06 Robinson,Robinson R22 Beta II,R44 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2003-07-20 Piper PA-28-161 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2001-04-19 Cessna 172P · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1999-10-30 Cessna 305A · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1999-10-07 Cessna 172P · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1998-07-26 Grumman AA-5B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1997-10-23 Cessna 152 · Weather · VMC · day →
1997-09-21 Beech C23 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1996-03-29 Piper PA-23-250 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1995-03-23 Piper PA-38-112 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1994-12-19 Cessna 120 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1994-05-22 Grumman AA-1C · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1993-07-05 Cessna 172K · Weather · VMC · day →
1993-04-11 Cessna 182G · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1993-01-11 Cessna 150 · Weather · VMC · day →
1991-01-11 Robinson R-22B · Weather · VMC · day →
1990-06-28 HOMEBUILT JP-350-1 · Weather · VMC · day →
1990-05-29 Robinson R22A · Other · VMC · day →
1990-05-05 Mooney M20 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1989-09-11 Cessna 152 · Weather · VMC · day →
1989-09-04 Piper PA-38-112 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1988-03-31 Piper PA-28-180 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-10-03 Cessna 152 · Weather · VMC · day →
1984-10-16 Cessna 210 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1984-06-28 Hughes 269B · Other · VMC · day →
1983-05-19 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-05-12 Robinson R22 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-03-26 Cessna 182A · Other · day →
1982-05-18 Cessna 150 · Ground collision · day →
1982-04-09 Cessna 177 · Other · day →
1982-02-19 QUICKIE · Ground collision · day →

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.