Camarillo Airport
CMA · KCMA · Camarillo, California · Ventura County · map
Camarillo Airport is a public-use airport owned by the County of Ventura, 3 miles west of Camarillo, California, 77 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 6,013 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 383 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 182,498 takeoffs and landings a year. About 17 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KCMA · observed 1:55 pm PDT (20:55 UTC), 16 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (190°) at 9 knots, gusting to 15
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a broken layer at 3,400 feet
- Temperature 69°F (21°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter 29.70 inHg
The forecast issued Sun 10:53 am PDT (17:53 UTC), good until Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Sun 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet VFR
- From Sun 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet VFR
- From Sun 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet VFR
- From Mon 12:00 am PDT (07:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet VFR
- 30% chance between Mon 12:00 am PDT (07:00 UTC) and 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): light rain showers
- From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet VFR
- 30% chance between Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC) and 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): light rain showers
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCMA 112055Z 19009G15KT 10SM BKN034 21/12 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP065 T02060122 51018
TAF KCMA 111753Z 1118/1218 25010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM112100 26012G20KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM120200 24007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM120700 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 PROB30 1207/1212 -SHRA FM121200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 PROB30 1212/1218 -SHRA
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
12 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- urgent B737 at 1,000 ft, 53 nm southeast, 11:56 am PDT (18:56 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear a 10-knot loss of airspeed from the surface to 1,000 ft KLGB short final runway 30.
as filed, and in English
NID UUA /OV KLGB/TM 1856/FL010/TP B737/RM LLWS /-10 SFC-SFC-010 KLGB SHORT FINAL RWY30 -/ZLAWC111909 AWC-WEB
- Report
- an urgent report filed through NID
- Where
- over KLGB
- Time
- 18:56 UTC
- Height
- at 1,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Remarks
- low-level wind shear a 10-knot loss of airspeed from the surface to 1,000 ft KLGB short final runway 30
- GLF4 at 3,500 ft, 30 nm east, 1:52 pm PDT (20:52 UTC): remarks: reported by A GLF4 on 6 mile final on ils to 16R.
as filed, and in English
VNY UA /OV VNY/TM 2052/FL035/TP GLF4/RM REPORTED BY A GLF4 ON 6 MILE FINAL ON ILS TO 16R
- Report
- a routine report filed through VNY
- Where
- over VNY
- Time
- 20:52 UTC
- Height
- at 3,500 ft
- Aircraft
- GLF4
- Remarks
- reported by A GLF4 on 6 mile final on ils to 16R
- B39M at 4,000 ft, 32 nm east, 12:45 pm PDT (19:45 UTC): overcast from 3,000 ft to 4,000 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 8.
as filed, and in English
BUR UA /OV BUR260005/TM 1945/FL040/TP B39M/SK OVC030-TOP040/RM DURD RY 8
- Report
- a routine report filed through BUR
- Where
- 5 nm west (260°) of BUR
- Time
- 19:45 UTC
- Height
- at 4,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B39M
- Sky
- overcast from 3,000 ft, tops 4,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent runway 8
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (SBA, 39 nm west), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: light and variable; 6,000 ft: 170° at 13 kt, 7 °C; 9,000 ft: 220° at 23 kt, 4 °C; 12,000 ft: 220° at 30 kt, -2 °C; 18,000 ft: 230° at 26 kt, -14 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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The airport
- Codes
- FAA CMA · ICAO KCMA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Ventura
- Elevation
- 77 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1976
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 6,013 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 34 × 34 ft | Concrete | |
| H2 | 34 × 34 ft | Concrete |
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 26: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 128.2 | Camarillo |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Cma and automated weather (ASOS) | 126.025 | Camarillo |
| Clearance delivery 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm, point mugu nas | 120.75 | Camarillo |
| Clearance delivery · Ground 7:00 am to 9:00 pm | 121.8 | Camarillo |
| Approach and departure | 124.7 | Camarillo |
| Guera and star | 120.4 | Camarillo |
| Santa Barbara Center (remote transmitter) Low | 135.5 | Camarillo |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 805-384-9294.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 301 |
| multi-engine | 35 |
| jets | 24 |
| helicopters | 22 |
| other | 1 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 182,498, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 131 |
| air taxi and commuter | 3,182 |
| general aviation, travelling | 79,846 |
| general aviation, local | 98,852 |
| military | 487 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Camarillo from the FAA register
150 aircraft are registered to owners in Camarillo, California: 115 piston singles, 18 helicopters, 7 piston twins, 5 turboprops, 4 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in California.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Oxnard Airport (6 nm west), Van Nuys Airport (30 nm east), Santa Monica Municipal (34 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in California · avgas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Camarillo, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Camarillo Aircraft Service Camarillo Aircraft Service is an authorized FAA repair and maintenance facility located at Camarillo Airport in Southern California.
Charter operators and airlines based in Camarillo:
- TRYP Air Charter LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate TRYP Air Charter operates PC-12 charter flights throughout the US and Bahamas.
- Channel Islands Aviation, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate Channel Islands Aviation is a flight training school based in Camarillo, California, offering pilot certification and rating courses under FAA Part 141 and Part 61 regulations.
Repair stations in Camarillo (12 of 13, all of them):
- Avex Aviation LLC
- Camarillo Avionics Camarillo Avionics is a Part 145 FAA-certified repair station at Camarillo Airport in California.
- Channel Islands Aviation INC Channel Islands Aviation is a flight training school based in Camarillo, California, offering pilot certification and rating courses under FAA Part 141 and Part 61 regulations.
- Chauhan Industries INC
- Momentum Fpd Services Corporation Precision Aviation Group is a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) provider with 26 global repair stations serving fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft operators.
- Orbic Helicopters Sales and Service At Camarillo,
- Parker Hannifin Corporation Stratoflex Products di
- Seaview Aviation LLC
- Skurka Aerospace INC
- Sun Air Jets LLC Sun Air Jets is a charter operator and aircraft management company based in Camarillo and Van Nuys, California.
- Tavco INC
- US Global Plane Int LLC
Companies in the same town as this airport; not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
11 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 10 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 24 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 8 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 15 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners.
- Robin Leabman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Air 7 · Camarillo, CA (0 nm) · (747) 767-1711 · dpe@rotaiva.com
- Bryan Estiveira de Ataide Ferrell private pilot; airplanes · Van Nuys, CA (30 nm) · (818) 205-8873 · ferrellaviation@gmail.com
- Jonathan Orourke private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hot Shot Aviation · Van Nuys, CA (30 nm) · (818) 860-1074 · jpo.dpe@gmail.com
- Mark Boss private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Van Nuys, CA (30 nm) · (818) 389-4918 · mbdpe@aol.com
- Mark Thomas Hulsey private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Van Nuys, CA (30 nm) · (928) 486-4334 · hulseymt@yahoo.com
- Stephen Lawrence Higgins private pilot, commercial and instrument, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Santa Monica, CA (34 nm) · (503) 233-3949 · slhiggins@mac.com
- Brian Petschauer private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, commercial pilot; helicopters · Atlantic Aviation (KBUR) · Burbank, CA (37 nm) · (818) 590-4441 · brianpetschauer@hotmail.com
- Dixon Howard instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Business Center · El Segundo, CA (39 nm) · (562) 760-1461 · dbh4436@gmail.com
All 72 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 73 since 1982, 12 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Unlighted mtn 1173 feet above sea level; beginning 5 miles from east end runway 26. Unlighted mtn 1814 feet above sea level 5 miles to ese of approach end runway 26.
- When the control tower closed activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26, runway end identifier lights runways 08 and 26 and PAPI runways 8 and 26 - the common traffic frequency.
- <landing fee for aircraft over 12,500 pounds.
- Pattern altitude single engine 800 feet above ground level; multi engine and jets 1000 feet above ground level.
- Ultralight activity southwest quad of airport.
- Fuel available 24 hours self serve.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- No landings/taxiing/takeoffs on cheveroned area east of runway 26 threshold.
- Noise: extreme noise sensitive area.
- Be alert to high performance military aircraft operations in the vicinity of airport.
- No formation takeoffs or landings.
- Helicopter training pads to the north of taxiway B and runway 8/26.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Camarillo 150 aircraft · 115 piston singles, 18 helicopters, 7 piston twins
- Channel Islands Aviation INC 7 aircraft in town
- Ventura County Sheriffs Department 3 aircraft in town
- Ventura County Fire Protection District 3 aircraft in town
- Sky High Helicopters LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Camarillo Aircraft Service 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- TRYP Air Charter LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Channel Islands Aviation, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Avex Aviation LLC · repair station
- Camarillo Avionics · repair station
- Channel Islands Aviation INC · repair station
- Chauhan Industries INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 73 since 1982 · 12 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,094 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,552 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CMA.json.
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 9, 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.