San Francisco Bay Area
Info on the page is purely based on personal experiences, which may be outdated or inaccurate.
Notes about airports
KPAO
KSQL
Noise Abatement Departures: https://www.sancarlosairport.org/ksql-procedures/
- Oracle Departure
- Coyote Hills Departure
- Hillsdale Departure
- Woodside Departure
KSTS
Flight following may not be passed from Oakland Center (127.8 MHz) to KSTS tower, if radar service is terminated at Oakland Center, you may need to report your location during the initial contact with the tower.
Cannot request flight following on KSTS ground, you need to request to Oakland Center after take off.
KMER
Tower may not have radar (they may not be able to see your location in pattern).
KAUN
VFR Noise Abatement Procs:
- Rwy 25: No straight out VFR departure. At End of runway, track 230 over self storage facility to avoid noise sensitive areas. Minimum power wile observing safe A/C OPS.
- Rwy 07: Track 070 straight out, avoid turns prior to I-80 or 2500 MSL.
Norcal Approach TRACON
San Jose and Monterey
- 120.1: SJC South
- 121.3: SJC North
- 135.2: Moffet Field Final
- 133.0: Monterey East (KMRY, KSNS)
- 127.15: Monterey North / West (KMRY, KWVI)
- 124.52: E16 South, KCVH
SFO Arrivals
- 133.95: Boulder, BSR2 STAR, SFO North and West Arrivals Feeder
- 128.325: Niles, MOD2 STAR, SFO East Arrivals Feeder
- 120.35: SFO Rwy 28R Final
- 135.65: SFO Rwy 28L Final
SFO / OAK Departures
- 120.9: Northeast Departures
- 127.0: Northeast Departures
- 135.1: Southwest Departures
- 127.975: Southwest Departures
East Bay
- 125.35: OAK Approach Feeder/Final
- 123.85: Livermore/Tracy
- 125.1: Stockton
- 120.95: Modesto, Merced
Sacramento
- 125.4: North, KLHM
- 125.25: South (North of Stockton's 125.1)
- 127.4: East, Southeast, KMHR
Reno
Reno is also covered by Norcal. (KRNO, KCXP, KMEV)
- 119.2: South
- 126.3: North
Travis RAPCON
South: 119.9 North: 126.6.
North / west to Norcal. Covering Concord KCCR, Nut Tree KVCB, Rio Vista O88, Davis KEDU, Yolo County KDWA.
Oakland Center
- North bay: 127.8, KSTS, KAPC
- South of Monterey: 128.7, KPRB