About San Carlos Airport

SAN CARLOS

ICAO	KSQL
FAA ID	SQL
IATA	SQL
Type	Midsized airport
Open since	July 1952
Coordinates (ARP)	37.51186, -122.24953 373043N 1221458W
Variation	12.9° E (2024)
Timezone	Los_Angeles (-7 h)
Local time	May 6, 2024 22:25
Fuel types	100LL 100LL gasoline, low lead (Blue) A Jet A, Kerosene (-40°C) A+ Jet A, Kerosene + FS-II (-40°C) UL94 Unleaded Grade 94 gasoline
Usage	Public (Joint use)
Operations (annual)	75,243 (May 31, 2020)
Based aircraft	260
Airport status	Operational
Source	FAA (Effective date May 16, 2024)

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Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Length	Width	Surface	Latitude	Longitude
12	138°	125°	2,625 ft	75 ft	Asphalt	37.5145	-122.2526
30	318°	305°	2,625 ft	75 ft	Asphalt	37.5092	-122.2465

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

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San Carlos Airport

San Carlos Airport is a midsized airport in California, United States. The airport is located at latitude 37.51186 and longitude -122.24953. The airport has one runway: 12/30. The ICAO airport code of this field is KSQL. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is SQL. The airport's IATA code is SQL. Nearby other airfields are Palo Alto Airport, San Francisco International Airport, Hayward Executive Airport, Moffett Federal Airfield and Half Moon Bay Airport.

San Carlos Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Oakland.

San Carlos Airport is in the timezone of America/Los_Angeles. Difference with UTC is -7 h. Today the sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 20:04. This applies to San Carlos Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -7 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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On this airport you can find flying schools. The only known company on this field is San Carlos Flight Center.

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References

Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Stanford Health Care East Heliport	US-1032	5.8 NM	142°
Palo Alto Airport	KPAO	7.1 NM	115°
San Francisco International Airport	KSFO	8.8 NM	316°
Hayward Executive Airport	KHWD	11 NM	034°
Moffett Federal Airfield	KNUQ	11 NM	120°
Half Moon Bay Airport	KHAF	12 NM	270°
Metro Oakland International Airport	KOAK	13 NM	006°
First Interstate Bank Operations Center Heliport	US-0825	13 NM	080°
Washington Hospital Parking Structure Heliport	US-0826	13 NM	077°

Navigational aids

	Ident	Type	Distance	Direction
Brijj	SF	NDB	3.7 NM	352°
Woodside	OSI	VORTAC	7.3 NM	191°
San Francisco	SFO	VOR-DME	8.8 NM	317°
Moffett	NUQ	TACAN	10 NM	117°
Oakland	OAK	VORTAC	13 NM	005°

More runway information

Condition

ID	Surface condition	Surface treatment	PCN Pavement Classification Number	Runway Lights Edge Intensity
12	Fair	No special treatment		Medium
30	Fair	No special treatment		Medium

Weight Bearing Capacity

ID	Single wheel	Double wheel	Double tandem	Dual double tandem
12	13,000 lbs
30	13,000 lbs

Declared distances

ID	TORA Takeoff Run Available	TODA Takeoff Distance Available	ASDA Accelerated Stop Distance Available	LDA Landing Distance Available	Displaced Threshold Length
12
30

Elevations

ID	End Elevation	Threshold Crossing Height	Visual Glide Path Angle	Touchdown Zone Elevation	Displaced Threshold Elevation
12	5 ft	25 ft	3.0°	2 ft
30	5 ft	25 ft	3.0°	2 ft

Obstruction data

ID	Controlling Object Description	Controlling Object Marking	CFR Part 77	Controlling Object Clearance slope	Controlling Object Height (AGL)	Controlling Object Distance Threshold	Controlling Object Centerline offset	Controlling Object Centerline
12	POLE		A(V)	20	18 ft	564 ft	262 ft	Right
30		Lighted	A(NP)	0	7 ft	200 ft	197 ft	Right

Lights and markings

ID	Runway Markings Type	Runway Markings Condition	Approach Light System	Runway End Identifier Lights	Centerline Lights	Touchdown Lights	Visual Glide Slope Indicators
12	Nonprecision Instrument	Good		Yes	No	No	V2L
30	Nonprecision Instrument	Good		Yes	No	No	V2L

Other information

ID	ILS type	Pattern	Runway Visual Range Equipment	Runway Visibility Value Equipment
12		Left hand 800 ft		No
30		Right hand 800 ft		No