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Oceano County

L52 · Oceano, California · San Luis Obispo County · map

Oceano County is a public-use airport owned by San Luis Obispo County, 1 mile west of Oceano, California, 14 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 11/29, is 2,325 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).

The airport

Codes
FAA L52
Kind
Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
Owner
San Luis Obispo County
Elevation
14 feet above sea level
Pattern altitude
986 feet above the airport
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
unattended
Lights
runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
Fuel
100LL avgas
Parking
tiedown
On the chart
Los Angeles sectional
Magnetic variation
15E
In the FAA's files since
October 1947

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

1129N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
11/292,325 × 50 ftAsphalt, fairMedium-intensity lights
  • Runway 11: right-hand traffic pattern, brush 8 ft high 380 ft from the end
  • Runway 29: trees 15 ft high 506 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM122.7 · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 - the common traffic frequency.
L52 and aWOS-3118.375

Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 805-489-1305.

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 Oceano from the FAA register

3 aircraft are registered to owners in Oceano, California: 2 piston singles, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.

Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in California.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 since 1982, 2 fatal

2021-06-05WPR21LA282 · Jabiru USA Sport Aircraft LLC J230-Sp N733J · accident · no injuries
2013-01-03WPR13FA083 · Luscombe 8A N45923 · accident · 1 killed
2012-08-31WPR12LA396 · Beech G35 N4454D · accident · no injuries
2003-02-08LAX03LA086 · Bellanca 14-19-2 N7686B · accident · no injuries
2002-01-13LAX02LA065 · Piper Pa-24-250 N328EJ · accident · no injuries
1993-07-25LAX93LA299 · Cessna 152 N6331M · accident · minor injuries
1992-12-30LAX93LA082 · Maule Mx-7-180 N5653R · accident · no injuries
1987-01-17LAX87FA088 · Piper Pa-24-180 N5982P · accident · 3 killed
1983-04-15LAX83LA194 · Piper Pa-28-140 N5985F · accident · minor injuries

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

  • Dusk to dawn.
  • Airport located 2 SM south of pismo beach.
  • Unsfcd areas soft and unusable.
  • Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 - the common traffic frequency.
  • C.a.east.
  • Self service fuel available 24 hours.
  • Recurring flocks of waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
  • Ultralight act on and in the vicinity of airport.
  • Be alert for kites flown along beach 1/2 mile west of runway.
  • Taxilanes very nrw NR buildings and parked aircraft.
  • Extremely noise sensitive airport and community; for takeoff runway 29 pilots are required to mntn runway hdg until xng the shoreline.
  • Taxiway lights at exit only.

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.