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KSQL San Carlos Airport
San Carlos, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: SQL
Lat/Long: 37-30-42.7000N 122-14-58.3120W
37-30.711667N 122-14.971867W
37.5118611,-122.2495311
(estimated)
Elevation: 5.5 ft. / 1.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 15E (2000)
From city: 2 miles NE of SAN CARLOS, CA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 94070

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1952
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SQL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-2100
Pattern altitude: 805.5 ft. MSL
APPLIES TO BOTH-FIXED WING AND HEL.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: WHEN ATCT CLSD; ACTVT MIRL RWY 12/30 & REIL RWY 12/30 - 119.0
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 119.0
UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 125.9
WX AWOS-3P: 125.9 (650-593-0613)
SAN CARLOS GROUND: 121.6 [0700-2100]
SAN CARLOS TOWER: 119.0 326.2 [0700-2100]
NORCAL APPROACH: 133.95 135.65
NORCAL DEPARTURE: 135.65
WX ASOS at SFO (9 nm NW): PHONE 650-250-5841
WX ASOS at HWD (11 nm NE): PHONE 510-786-3052
WX AWOS-3PT at NUQ (11 nm SE): 124.175 (650-386-0655)
WX AWOS-3 at HAF (12 nm W): 127.275 (650-728-5649)
WX ASOS at OAK (13 nm N): PHONE 510-214-1776
WX AWOS-AV at 18CN (17 nm NW): 119.925 (415-514-4209)
WX ASOS at SJC (18 nm SE): 126.95 (408-969-0838)
  • FREQ 121.5 NOT AVAILABLE.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OSIr355/7.3WOODSIDE VOR/DME113.9017E
SFOr121/8.8SAN FRANCISCO VOR/DME115.8017E
OAKr168/12.9OAKLAND VOR/DME116.8017E
SJCr284/16.7SAN JOSE VOR/DME114.1016E
SAUr131/24.4SAUSALITO VOR/DME116.2017E
CCRr180/33.4CONCORD VOR/DME117.0017E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A JET-A+ UL94
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: LOW

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 2621 x 75 ft. / 799 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 37-30.872110N37-30.551228N
Longitude: 122-15.153375W122-14.790375W
Elevation: 5.0 ft.5.1 ft.
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: 123 magnetic, 138 true303 magnetic, 318 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT OF CNTRLN.
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 18 ft. pole, 565 ft. from runway, 80 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clearnone
7' LGTD DIKE 100' E OF CNTRLN AT THR, EXTENDING TO 60' E OF CNTRLN AT END OF PRIMARY SFC.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: SAN MATEO COUNTY
555 COUNTY CENTER, 5TH FLOOR
REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063-1665
Phone 650-573-3700
DIR OF PUB WORKS - ANN M. STILLMAN.
Manager: GRETCHEN KELLY
620 AIRPORT DR
SAN CARLOS, CA 94070
Phone 650-573-3700

Additional 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.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
POINT REYES THREE   download (221KB)
POINT REYES THREE   download (221KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 30   download (368KB)
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 30   download (360KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (59KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (358KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPAO - Palo Alto Airport (7 nm SE)
KSFO - San Francisco International Airport (9 nm NW)
KHWD - Hayward Executive Airport (11 nm NE)
KNUQ - Moffett Federal Airfield (11 nm SE)
KHAF - Half Moon Bay Airport (12 nm W)
KOAK - Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (13 nm N)
KSJC - Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (18 nm SE)
  
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Aerial photo of KSQL (San Carlos Airport)
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Photo taken 30-Dec-2015
looking east.
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5314:53
Sunrise07:2215:22
Sunset16:5400:54
Evening civil twilight17:2401:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Dec-2025 04:38:36
Local (UTC-8)  23-Dec-2025 20:38:36
 
METAR
KSQL 240347Z 13008KTKT 10SM BKN029 OVC035 15/11 A2961
KPAO 
7nm SE 		240347Z 14014G21KT 10SM BKN030 16/13 A2960
KSFO 
8nm NW 		240356Z 14009G20KT 8SM -RA FEW009 BKN029 OVC036 14/13 A2959 RMK AO2 RAB0258E14B44 SLP019 P0000 T01440128 $
KHWD 
11nm NE 		240354Z 15011G25KT 10SM BKN042 OVC050 17/13 A2959 RMK AO2 PK WND 13026/0331 SLP029 T01670128
KOAK 
11nm N 		240353Z 12014G23KT 10SM FEW030 OVC039 16/13 A2960 RMK AO2 SLP022 T01610128
KNUQ 
12nm SE 		240410Z AUTO 15012G26KT 8SM SCT026 BKN035 OVC044 16/13 A2960 RMK AO2
KHAF 
12nm W 		240415Z AUTO 17031G40KT 5SM BR SCT020 BKN049 OVC090 16/15 A2958 RMK AO2
KSJC 
18nm SE 		240353Z 13014G23KT 10SM FEW030 BKN048 BKN070 17/12 A2960 RMK AO2 PK WND 12030/0257 SLP022 T01670122 $
TAF
KSFO 
8nm NW 		240257Z 2403/2506 12014G22KT P6SM -SHRA FEW008 BKN028 FM240600 12020G30KT 5SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC050 WS020/17045KT FM240900 14030G40KT 4SM RA SCT025 OVC050 WS020/19050KT FM241100 20035G46KT 5SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN050 FM241300 20015G25KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM241700 12008KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM242200 15015G22KT P6SM VCTS BKN050CB FM250200 15025G37KT 4SM TSRA BKN040CB
KOAK 
11nm N 		231740Z 2318/2424 12010KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 OVC050 FM240000 12015G25KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM240600 14025G40KT 5SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN050 WS020/17050KT FM241200 17020G30KT 6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM241500 19015KT P6SM OVC050 FM241800 14009KT P6SM BKN050
KHAF 
12nm W 		231740Z 2318/2418 17015G25KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT015 OVC050 FM232200 16020G30KT 5SM BR VCSH OVC050 FM240600 17035G50KT 4SM SHRA BR OVC025 WS020/17060KT FM241300 20015G25KT P6SM OVC050
KSJC 
18nm SE 		231740Z 2318/2418 16012KT P6SM BKN030 OVC050 FM232100 16015G25KT P6SM OVC050 FM240400 15020G30KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 WS020/16045KT FM240900 15030G40KT 4SM RA OVC050 WS020/18055KT FM241500 18015G25KT P6SM VCSH OVC050
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Distance		 
Comments		  
 San Carlos Flight Center
 650-946-1700
[web site]
[email]		 Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft parts, Flying club, Internet access, Restrooms

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West Valley Flying Club 650-856-2030
[web site]		 Flight training, Aircraft rental, Pilot supplies, Flying club

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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Distance		 
Comments		  
Sky Kitchen 650-595-0464
 no information available

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Things to do: Attractions on or near the airport

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Distance		 
Comments		  
Hiller Aviation Museum 650-654-0200
 no information available

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