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KVNY · Van Nuys Airport

ICAO · US · 107 NTSB events

ID KVNY FAA VNY Elev 802 ft Lat 34° 12.59' N Lon 118° 29.40' 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: 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

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16R–34L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 34L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Runway 16L threshold displaced 1434 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • 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)

  • 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…

  • 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–…

  • 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´

  • 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

IATA · VNY

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

2005 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.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-03-15 Beech E-55 · Other · VMC · night →
2023-04-28 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2014-10-08 Cessna T182T · Other · VMC · day →
2005-09-08 Robinson R22 · Weather · VMC · day →
2005-06-01 Mooney M20C · Loss of control · night →
2004-01-20 Cessna 172P · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2026-06-21 Cessna TR182 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2026-03-26 Cessna 152 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2025-01-09 Bombardier Inc., Canadair,Unknown CL-215-6B11,Unknown · Other · VMC · day →
2024-11-14 Cessna 172I · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2023-08-02 CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT SportCruiser · CFIT · VMC · day →
2023-03-09 Cessna 172N · Loss of control · day →
2022-04-02 Cessna,BOMBARDIER INC 172G,CL-600-2B16 · Other · day →
2020-09-11 Navion B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2020-03-13 Mooney M20K · Weather IMC · IMC · day →
2020-01-01 Gulfstream G IV · Weather · VMC · day →
2019-07-22 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · VMC · night →
2018-09-30 Piper PA28 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2018-07-17 Diamond DA20 · Loss of control · VMC · dusk →
2018-01-29 WAYNE MILLER SPORT COPTER II · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2018-01-12 Bell UH 1H · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2017-07-21 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2017-06-15 Champion 7ECA · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2017-04-19 North American SNJ · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2016-08-02 ARION AIRCRAFT LLC LIGHTNING LS-1 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2015-09-24 Piper PA 28 · Weather · VMC · day →
2015-04-24 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC,Cessna DA 20 C1,150M · Ground collision · day →
2015-01-09 GIBBS LANCAIR 320 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2012-11-25 Cessna U206 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2012-11-03 Beech,Cessna D17S,172S · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2011-02-06 Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2007-01-12 Cessna 525 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2006-12-30 Cessna 140 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2006-09-09 Schweizer 269C-1 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2006-07-15 Learjet 55 · Fire · VMC · day →
2006-01-08 Piper Seneca · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2004-04-27 Schweizer 269C-1 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2003-11-14 OMF OMF-100-160 · Other · VMC · night →
2003-05-24 North American T28C · Loss of control · day →
2003-03-23 Cessna 172P · Other · VMC · day →
2002-10-19 Piper PA-28-235 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2001-10-12 Piper,Piper PA-28-140,PA-46-310P · Ground collision · VMC · dusk →
2000-10-17 Beech,Gulfstream C90,G-1159A · Midair / near-midair · day →
2000-03-26 Aerospatiale AS350B · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
1999-11-12 American General Aircraft AG5B · Weather · VMC · night-moonlit →
1999-06-23 Cessna 402A · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1999-06-05 Beech A-36 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1999-02-16 Grumman G-1159 · Under/overshoot · day →
1998-08-04 Champion 7ECA · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1998-06-16 Mooney M20R · Stall / spin · IMC · dawn →
1998-05-17 Cessna 172A · Other · VMC · day →
1998-03-15 Piper PA34-200 · Runway excursion · VMC · night-moonlit →
1998-01-27 Bellanca 8KCAB · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1997-12-30 Cessna 172RG · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1997-01-09 Mooney M20K · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1996-11-25 Cessna 172P · Hard landing · VMC · day →

+ 51 more on file

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.