Sonoma Valley Airport
Sonoma Valley Airport Schellville Airport | |||||||||||||||
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IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 0Q3 | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Chris Prevost and Sheryl Carlucci | ||||||||||||||
Location | Sonoma, California | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°13′23.8″N 122°26′52.00″W / 38.223278°N 122.4477778°WCoordinates: 38°13′23.8″N 122°26′52.00″W / 38.223278°N 122.4477778°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.sonomavalleyairport.com | ||||||||||||||
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Sonoma Valley Airport (FAA LID: 0Q3) is a public-use airstrip founded in 1946 by Wally Reichelt. Its first California certificated runway opened in August 1959.Sonoma, California, United States. Located 4.14 nmi (7.67 km) south of central district of Sonoma (4.76 mi, 7.67 km)[1] and 26.9 nmi (49.8 km) north of San Francisco (30.94 mi, 49.8 km), the airfield offers two asphalt runways, of which the 17/35 is restricted, needing prior permission to use. Please call the airport at 707-938-2444.
Open to public use for light aircraft, Sonoma Valley Airport does not allow ultralight and rotorcraft operations, except for MEDEVAC or law enforcement helicopters.
There are no night operations. Flying hours begin at morning civil twilight and end at evening civil twilight. Self-serve fuel.
Among other fixed-wing aircraft, vintage planes can be seen on Sonoma Valley's apron, such as a fully restored, flying Curtiss P-40, a North American SNJ-4, three Boeing-Stearman PT-17 biplanes, a Globe Swift, a Cessna 195, a Douglas DC-3, a Dornier Do 27 or a Seabee amphibious. Others are being restored, like a Howard DGA-15.
On the airfield is the Vintage Aircraft Company, air tour operator, and the North Bay Air Museum a flying museum. Vintage Aircraft offers flights in beautifully restored WWII open cockpit Stearmans and AT6 Texan. [http://vintageaircraft.com/ and [http://northbayairmuseum.org/ for flights in Curtiss P40 Warhawk or P51 Mustang.
See also
- List of airports in the San Francisco Bay area
- Other airfields in Sonoma County:
- Sonoma Skypark (0Q9) (2.1 nmi (3.9 km) S)
- Petaluma Municipal Airport (O69) (7.7 nmi (14.3 km) E)
- Sonoma County Airport (KSTS) (24.3 nmi (45.0 km) SE)
- Healdsburg Municipal Airport (KHES) (33.4 nmi (61.9 km) SE)
References
- ↑ "Sonoma Valley Airport". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 0Q3
- AirNav airport information for 0Q3
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 0Q3
- Airport information for 0Q3 at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.