Williams
CN12 · Williams, California · Colusa County · map
Williams is a private gliderport owned by Vacaville Aero Svcs INC, 1 mile northeast of Williams, California, 68 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,500 feet of asphalt.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CN12
- Kind
- Gliderport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Vacaville Aero Svcs INC
- Elevation
- 68 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,500 × 40 ft | Asphalt |
- Runway 16: right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 34: right-hand traffic pattern
Aircraft registered in Williams from the FAA register
26 aircraft are registered to owners in Williams, California: 11 gliders, 10 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 2 helicopters, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this gliderport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this gliderport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in California.
Accidents and incidents at or near this gliderport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Established prior to 15 may 1959.
- Runway/apron - poor; unpaved portion - poor/soft when wet.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.