Airport · ICAO · US
Class DZamperini Field
Live conditions at KTOA
—METAR
fetching…
Wind / Visibility
—
Density altitude (now)
—
FAA Airport Diagram · KTOA
Open APD in new tab ↗
Official FAA Airport Diagram (APD), current dTPP cycle —
embedded from aeronav.faa.gov.
Use the Open in new tab link above for full-screen / printing.
Runways at KTOA
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 | — |
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 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
📻 Live ATC audio
LiveATC.net hosts streaming + archived ATC audio. Their site routes deep-links through their search page, so we link there.
Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement
Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KTOA, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.
7 matched · 28 not yet translated
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)
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.
- ·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
Chart Supplement
FAA Chart Supplement entry for KTOA — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.
NTSB events at KTOA
145 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 54 most recent.
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
See 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=8
- Engine failure / power loss 2
- Gear-up landing 1
- Runway excursion 1
- Ground collision 1
- Stall / spin 1
- Loss of control 1
- Controlled flight into terrain 1
All time · n=144
- Other 96
- Stall / spin 9
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 9
- Ground collision 7
- Engine failure / power loss 6
- Hard landing 4
- Runway excursion 3
- Controlled flight into terrain 3
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.
+ 91 more on file
Designees in CA
Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KTOA — 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 KTOA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 near KTOA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 near KTOA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 near KTOA
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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
Canonical references
The agency-of-record links pilots use for KTOA: 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 ↗