San Carlos Airport (SQL)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	SQL
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	122°14'58.3120" W / 37°30'42.7000" N -122.249531 / 37.511861 (Estimated)
Elevation	5.50 ft / 1.68 m (Surveyed)
Land	110 acres
From nearest city	2 nautical miles NE of San Carlos, CA
Location	San Mateo County, CA
Magnetic Variation	15E (2000)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	SAN MATEO COUNTY
Address	555 COUNTY CENTER, 5TH FLOOR REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063-1665
Phone number	650-573-3700
Manager	MICHAEL BYRNE
Address	620 AIRPORT DR SAN CARLOS, CA 94070
Phone number	650-573-3700

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	SAN FRANCISCO
Region	AWP - Western-Pacific
Traffic Pattern Alt	800 ft
Responsible ARTCC	ZOA - OAKLAND
Tie-in FSS	OAK - OAKLAND
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	SQL (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	119.0 MHz
UNICOM	122.95 MHz
AWOS-3P	SQL (650-593-0613)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A,A+,UL94
Airframe repair	MINOR
Power plant repair	MINOR
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	LOW
Transient storage	Tiedown
Other services	CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions	2621 x 75 ft (799 x 23 m)
Surface	ASPH (FAIR)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	12	30
Alignment	138°	318°
Physical elevation	5.00 ft	5.10 ft
Coordinates	37.514535 / -122.252556	37.509187 / -122.246506
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	2-box on left	2-box on left *UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT OF CNTRLN.
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
WVI	DME	WATSONVILLE	89Y	114.25		41.0 nm
NUQ	TACAN	MOFFETT	123X	117.60	17E	10.3 nm
SUU	TACAN	TRAVIS	113X	116.60	13E	46.4 nm
OSI	VOR/DME	WOODSIDE	86X	113.90	17E	7.3 nm
SFO	VOR/DME	SAN FRANCISCO	105X	115.80	17E	8.8 nm
OAK	VOR/DME	OAKLAND	115X	116.80	17E	12.9 nm
SJC	VOR/DME	SAN JOSE	88X	114.10	16E	16.7 nm
SAU	VOR/DME	SAUSALITO	109X	116.20	17E	24.4 nm
CCR	VOR/DME	CONCORD	117X	117.00	17E	33.5 nm
PYE	VOR/DME	POINT REYES	84X	113.70	17E	45.0 nm
SGD	VORTAC	SCAGGS ISLAND	58X	112.10	17E	40.5 nm
SFO	VOT	SAN FRANCISCO		111.00		8.6 nm

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.