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L52 · Oceano County Airport

FAA-LID · US · 9 NTSB events

ID L52 Elev 15 ft Lat 35° 6.08' N Lon 120° 37.32' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,325 ft. Max gradient: 0.19%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 — 2,325 ft 50 ft ASPH-F No 0.19%
29 — 2,325 ft 50 ft ASPH-F No 0.19%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS-3 118.375
  • CTAF Oceano Traffic 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open L52 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 10 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (10 sentences)
  • ·UNSFCD AREAS SOFT AND UNUSBL.
  • ·RECURRING FLOCKS OF WATERFOWL ON AND INVOF ARPT.
  • ·ULTRALIGHT ACT ON AND INVOF ARPT.
  • ·BE ALERT FOR KITES FLOWN ALONG BEACH 1/2 MILE W OF RWY.
  • ·TAXILANES VERY NRW NR BLDGS & PARKED ACFT.
  • ·EXTREMELY NOISE SENSITIVE ARPT & COMMUNITY; FOR TKOF RWY 29 PILOTS ARE REQD TO MNTN RWY HDG TIL XNG THE SHORELINE.
  • ·FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.
  • ·COUNTY AIRPORT MANAGER LOCATED IN SAN LUIS OBISPO.
  • ·PHONE AT ARPT 805-788-2000 ARPT LCTD 2 SM S OF PISMO BEACH.
  • ·SELF SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HRS.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

3

30.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 10,200 ops in 1994

2024 total

10,000

10-yr total

100,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

10.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=9

  • Other 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-06-05 JABIRU USA SPORT AIRCRAFT LLC J230-SP · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2013-01-02 Luscombe 8A · CFIT · VMC · day →
2012-08-31 Beech G35 · Weather · VMC · day →
2003-02-08 Bellanca 14-19-2 · Weather · VMC · day →
2002-01-13 Piper PA-24-250 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1993-07-25 Cessna 152 · Stall / spin · VMC · dawn →
1992-12-30 Maule MX-7-180 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-01-17 Piper PA-24-180 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-04-15 Piper PA-28-140 · Other · VMC · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in CA

CFI Flight Instructors 5,776 A&P Mechanics 22,561 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 139 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 20 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 45 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 66 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 126 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 38 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 243 FBO Fixed Base Operators 209 Clubs Flying Clubs 82 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 56 EAA EAA Chapters 63

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Eric Alan Cook Paso Robles CA 32 nm
Mark Thomas Donnelly Paso Robles CA 32 nm
Steven Buckley Johnson Goleta CA 55 nm
Donna Marie Webster Bakersfield CA 79 nm
Todd Hunter Schultz Bakersfield CA 79 nm
Daniel Robert Gudgel Lemoore CA 82 nm
Dennis Gregory Magdaleno Ventura CA 86 nm
Michael Trudell Camarillo CA 95 nm
James Eric Brannan Fresno CA 109 nm
Jimmy Louis Shamp Fresno CA 109 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
Jeffrey Abel Doornbos Grover Beach CA 1 nm
Michael Daniel Busch Arroyo Grande CA 2 nm
Thomas Walter Pastusak Arroyo Grande CA 2 nm
John Anthony Brenner Arroyo Grande CA 2 nm
Adam John Verdin Arroyo Grande CA 2 nm
Kenneth Walter Freitas Arroyo Grande CA 2 nm
Gerard Jeanclaude Clarey Arroyo Grande CA 2 nm
Scott Robert Dematteo Arroyo Grande CA 2 nm
David Kyle Hartman Arroyo Grande CA 2 nm
Erhard Douglas Libal Arroyo Grande 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
Jesse Roger Burson Oceano CA 1 nm
Michael Cameron Edwards Oceano CA 1 nm
Christopher Robert Seabrook Oceano CA 1 nm
Lee Francis Brewer Grover Beach CA 1 nm
Jeremiah Daniel O'Meara Jr Grover Beach CA 1 nm
Mark Allen Popkin Grover Beach CA 1 nm
Gordon Henry Trahan Grover Beach CA 1 nm
Ronald Lee Setina Grover Beach CA 1 nm
John Robert Nelson Grover Beach CA 1 nm
Fermin R Herrera-Bernal Grover Beach 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
ACI Jet AOG
San Luis Obispo, CA
 8 nm
San Luis Avionics, Inc.
San Luis Obispo, CA
 8 nm
Golden State Propeller, Inc
San Luis Obispo, CA
 10 nm
Coastal Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Santa Barbara, CA
 56 nm
Megahertz Avionics, Inc.
Bakersfield, CA
 80 nm
Alta Aircraft Detailing LLC
Kingsburg, CA
 100 nm
Advancetech Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Salinas, CA
 105 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Fresno, CA
 105 nm
T & P Aero Refinishers
Salinas, CA
 106 nm
ACI Jet AOG
Van Nuys, CA
 118 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.