SQL
San Carlos Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2026-08-06 0901Z
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Location Information for KSQL
Coordinates: N37°30.71' / W122°14.97'
Located 02 miles NE of San Carlos, California on 110 acres of land. View all Airports in California.
Surveyed Elevation is 5 feet MSL.
APPLIES TO BOTH-FIXED WING AND HEL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Open to the public
Activation Date:July 1952
Status:Operational
Control Tower:Yes
Seg-Circle:Yes
Beacon:White-Green
(Lighted Land Airport)
Wind Indicator:Yes, Lighted
Lighting Schedule:SEE RMK
A.R.T.C.C.:OAKLAND
F.S.S.:OAKLAND
NOTAMs Facility:SQL (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:SAN FRANCISCO
AirspaceAnalysis:NO OBJECTION
Attendance:ALL/ALL/0800-1800
Airport Communications
ATIS:125.9 (650-593-0613)
AWOS-3P:125.9 Tel. 650-593-0613
SAN CARLOS TOWER:119.0 326.2
SAN CARLOS GROUND:121.6
NORCAL APPROACH:133.95 135.65 251.05 310.8 317.6 338.2
NORCAL DEPARTURE:135.65 310.8
UNICOM:122.950
CTAF:119.000
ATIS at PAO (7.1 SE):135.275
ASOS at SFO (8.5 NW): 650-250-5841
D-ATIS at SFO (8.8 NW):118.85
Remarks:
  • FREQ 121.5 NOT AVAILABLE.
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD OSI WOODSIDE 113.90 354°7.3
VOD SFO SAN FRANCISCO 115.80 120°8.8
VOT NUQ MOFFETT 117.60 280°10.3
VOD OAK OAKLAND 116.80 168°12.9
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
Runway 12/30
Dimensions:2621 x 75 feet / 799 x 23 meters
Surface:Asphalt in Fair Condition
Weight Limits:S-12
Edge Lighting:Medium Intensity
Runway 12Runway 30
Coordinates:N37°30.87' / W122°15.15'N37°30.55' / W122°14.79'
Elevation: 5.0 5.1
Traffic Pattern: Left
HEL RIGHT TFC RWY 12/LEFT TFC RWY 30.
Right
FIXED-WING RIGHT TFC RWY 30/LEFT TFC RWY 12.
Runway Heading: 138° True 318° True
Markings:Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.
Glide Slope IndicatorV2L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)V2L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)
UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT OF CNTRLN.
REIL:YesYes
Obstacles: 18 ft Pole 565 ft from runway, 80 ft right of center
LEVEE
7' LGTD DIKE 100' E OF CNTRLN AT THR, EXTENDING TO 60' E OF CNTRLN AT END OF PRIMARY SFC.
Services Available
Fuel:100LL (blue), Jet-A, Jet A+, UL94
Transient Storage:Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:MINOR
Engine Repair:MINOR
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:LOW
Other Services:CHARTER SERVICE,PILOT INSTRUCTION,AIRCRAFT RENTAL,AIRCRAFT SALES
Ownership Information
Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:SAN MATEO COUNTY
555 COUNTY CENTER, 5TH FLOOR
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063-1665
650-573-3700
DIR OF PUB WORKS - TORY A. NEWMAN
Manager:MICHAEL BYRNE
620 AIRPORT DR
SAN CARLOS, CA 94070
650-573-3700
Other Remarks
  • FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-3829.
  • RABBIT AVIATION 130.00
  • LRG HEL SHOULD AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF DIRT INFIELD AREAS.
  • NO TGL OR STOP AND GO LDGS WHEN ATCT CLSD.
  • CALM WIND RWY 12.
  • NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS S THRU NE OF ARPT. FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES CTC AMGR (650) 573-3700.
  • MIGRATORY BIRD ACT ON & INVOF OF ARPT.
  • 100 FT STEEL TRANSMISSION TWRS AND POWERLINES LCTD 750 FT WEST AND PARALLEL TO RWY 12/30.
  • 7 FT LIGHTED DIKE LCTD IN RWY SAFETY AREA ON APCH END RWY 30.
  • WHEN ATCT CLSD; ACTVT MIRL RWY 12/30 & REIL RWY 12/30 - 119.0
  • APPLIES TO BOTH-FIXED WING AND HEL.
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