KVNY · Van Nuys Airport
ICAO · US · 107 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Wind / Visibility
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Density altitude (now)
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Runways
4 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.70%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16R | 175.5° | 8,001 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 34L | 355.5° | 8,001 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 16L | 175.5° | 4,013 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 34R | 355.5° | 4,013 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 · 8 frequencies
- ATIS ATIS 118.450
- CLD CLNC DEL 126.600
- GND GND 121.700
- TWR TWR 119.300
- TWR TWR 120.200
- CTAF CTAF 119.300
- A/D SOCAL APP/DEP 120.400
- UNIC UNICOM 122.950
Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KVNY on LiveATC ↗
Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 43 not yet translated
Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.
TL;DR
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16R–34L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 34L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Runway 16L threshold displaced 1434 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
Watch for
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16R–34L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 34L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Runway 16L threshold displaced 1434 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
displaced threshold
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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 (4)
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16R–34L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 16R–34L: H8001X150 (ASPH) S–90, D–120, 2S–152, 2D–210 HI…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 34L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 34L: PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 54´. Trees. 0.7% up. RWY 16L–…
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Runway 16L threshold displaced 1434 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 16L: Thld dsplcd 1434´
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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.
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (43 sentences)
- ·RWY 16L:TORA–4013 TODA–4013 ASDA–4013 LDA–2582 RWY 16R:TORA–8001 TODA–8001 ASDA–8001 LDA–6570 RWY 34L:TORA–8001 TODA–8001 ASDA–7261 LDA–7261 RWY 34R:TORA–4013 TODA–4013 ASDA–3906 LDA–3906
- ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 3 LGT When ATCT clsd ACTIVATE MALSR Rwy 16R; HIRL Rwy 16R–34L; twy lgts—CTAF.
- ·A2 and A3 have unidirectional centerline lgt.
- ·Rwy 16R VGSI unusbl byd 6 NM due to trrn and byd 9 degs left of cntrln.
- ·MILITARY— FUEL A+ (C818–989–2300.) (NC–100LL, A) FLUID OX.
- ·Extreme noise sensitive area.
- ·Noise Ordinace Rstrn: TBJT or fan pwrd acft prohibited from repetitive ops at all times.
- ·Noise Ordinance Curfew: Prop pwrd acft prohibited from repetitive ops (TGL, stop and go, or where acft takes off wi five min after ldg) btn 0600–1500Z‡ (June 21–Sep 15) and btn 0500–1500Z‡ (Sep 16–June 20).
- ·No tkf for acft exceeding 74 DBA (PER AC36–3) between 0600–1500Z‡, except military, mercy flights and law enforcement acft.
- ·Rwy 16L and Rwy 16R no turns before the flood basin, unless directed by twr.
- ·Rwy 34L and Rwy 34R no turns before reaching 1800´ MSL unless directed by twr.
- ·No acft may arrive or depart the arpt whose AC36–3 tkof noise level equals or exceeds 77 DBA.
- ·Jets: Avoid dep and arr btn 11 pm and 7 am to rdc noise over community.
- ·Turbine/jet aircraft operators are requested to use NBAA noise abatement program procedures or comparable procedures of aircraft manufacturer.
- ·Arpt CLOSED to air carrier ops.
- ·Bird abatement may occur between rwys when twr is open.
- ·When twr clsd, acft must self announce on freq 119.3 prior to ldg or departing.
- ·Rwy 16R left tfc when ATCT clsd.
- ·Rwy 16L–34R CLOSED and unlgtd when twr clsd.
- ·Helicopter ctc twr for apch–dep routes.
- ·TPA—2002(1200) Rwy 16R–34L, 1802(1000) Rwy 16L–34R.
- ·All jet acft must use full rwy length for departure unless otherwise directed by twr.
- ·Formation arrivals and departures prohibited except for emerg response acft.
- ·Taxilane A3 westbound taxi only.
- ·Taxilane A2 eastbound taxi only.
- ·Taxilane A2/A3 have undirectional centerline lgts.
- ·Twy A south of Twy P acft with wingspan over 100 ft encroach on Rwy 16R–34L rsa.
- ·Twy B south of Twy Q acft with wingspan over 100 ft encroach on Rwy 16R–34L rsa.
- ·Txl A1, A2 and A3 are ATCT nonvisible areas.
- ·All pilots are reqstd to ctc ATCT at checkpoint 1 on Txl A2 when tax out from the NW airfield.
+ 13 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text
Field profile
Use
Public-use
Ownership
Public
Scheduled service
No
FAA Chart Supplement
NTSB events
107 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 56 most recent.
Total events
116
since 1982
Fatal
19
16.4% of total
Last 5 years
7
≈ 1.4/yr
Last 10 years
19
≈ 1.9/yr
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 570,973 ops in 1999
2024 total
330,447
10-yr total
2,543,885
2024 mix
AC/AT 10% · GA 89% · Mil 0%
Events / million ops
7.5
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
1.22
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=20
- Loss of control 7
- Ground collision 4
- Other 3
- Hard landing 1
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
- Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
- Stall / spin 1
- Controlled flight into terrain 1
All time · n=107
- Other 26
- Stall / spin 15
- Loss of control 12
- Ground collision 11
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 10
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 7
- Hard landing 5
- Engine failure / power loss 5
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
+ 51 more on file
NASA ASRS reports · 2 de-identified reports in the public ASRS Database Report Sets
Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.
- ACN 1584377 Commuter and Corporate Flight Crew Fatigue Reports
Light Transport Captain reported a heading deviation on departure due to the First Officer entering the wrong route into the FMS.
Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
- ACN 2060528 Near Midair Collision Incidents
General aviation pilot reported a near miss while under ATC control. The pilot misunderstood ATC instructions to provide separation.
Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Designees in CA
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Orourke | Van Nuys | CA | 2 nm |
| Mark Boss | Van Nuys | CA | 2 nm |
| Mark Thomas Hulsey | Van Nuys | CA | 2 nm |
| Robin Leabman | Pacoima | CA | 5 nm |
| Stephen Lawrence Higgins | Santa Monica | CA | 12 nm |
| Dennis Robin Mccall | Manhattan Beach | CA | 19 nm |
| Donovan Stephen Burns | Redondo Beach | CA | 22 nm |
| Daniel Gene Benton | Torrance | CA | 24 nm |
| Kathryn Elizabeth Stanley | Torrance | CA | 24 nm |
| Michael Elton Dougherty | Carson | CA | 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ray Garver Pinkerton | Lake Balboa | CA | 1 nm |
| James Aristotle Green | Reseda | CA | 2 nm |
| Woodrow Fernando Cortez | Reseda | CA | 2 nm |
| Amelia Katarzyna Kucharski | Reseda | CA | 2 nm |
| Elad Yagil | Reseda | CA | 2 nm |
| Victor Alexander Contreras | Reseda | CA | 2 nm |
| Robert Charles Miller | North Hills | CA | 2 nm |
| Cynthia Rae Cullom | North Hills | CA | 2 nm |
| Kentaro Shimamura | North Hills | CA | 2 nm |
| Austin David Mcdonald | North Hills | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Mastran | Lake Balboa | CA | 1 nm |
| Arlan Lawrence Rower | Lake Balboa | CA | 1 nm |
| Ricardo Avila | Lake Balboa | CA | 1 nm |
| Ekkasit Amnatfungfuang | Lake Balboa | CA | 1 nm |
| Michael Andrew Berry | Lake Balboa | CA | 1 nm |
| Joseph Farzan Kashani | Reseda | CA | 2 nm |
| Alan Mariano Bagamaspad | Reseda | CA | 2 nm |
| James Edward Hansen | Reseda | CA | 2 nm |
| Gerald Howard Moss | Reseda | CA | 2 nm |
| William Edward Roberts | Reseda | CA | 2 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations nearby
By airport location.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| ACI Jet AOG Van Nuys, CA | 0 nm |
| Van Nuys Clean Aircraft Van Nuys, CA | 0 nm |
| A Plus Avionics Corp / AvionTEq Van Nuys, CA | 0 nm |
| Fourth Front Aviation, Inc. Santa Monica, CA | 12 nm |
| Santa Monica Propeller Service, Inc Santa Monica, CA | 12 nm |
| West Coast Aircraft Maintenance, LLC Long Beach, CA | 29 nm |
| High Desert Avionics Lancaster, CA | 34 nm |
| Wingnuts Aircraft Service La Verne, CA | 36 nm |
| Affordable Avionics Chino, CA | 44 nm |
| Leading Edge Avionics, Inc Santa Ana, CA | 45 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 ↗