Sidney Pickels Field
O08 · Colusa, California · Colusa County · map
Sidney Pickels Field is a public-use airport owned by the County of Colusa, 3 miles south of Colusa, California, 49 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 3,034 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 37 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 28,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Sidney Pickels Field?
Its FAA code is O08.
Where is Sidney Pickels Field?
It is 3 miles south of Colusa, California, 49 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Sidney Pickels Field?
Its one runway, 14/32, is 3,034 feet long, asphalt.
Does Sidney Pickels Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Sidney Pickels Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Sidney Pickels Field?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Sky North Aviation & Flight Training LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Sidney Pickels Field?
5 pilot examiners and 8 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Sidney Pickels Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA O08
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Colusa
- Elevation
- 49 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, dawn to dusk
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1962
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,034 × 59 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 32: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, road 15 ft high 450 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Red Bluff Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.2 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Yuba County (20 nm east), Oroville Municipal (25 nm northeast), Lincoln Rgnl/Karl Harder Field (34 nm southeast), Sacramento International (35 nm southeast).
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.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Be alert to building 120 feet above ground level 1000 feet west.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel available by credit card 24/7
- (E81) runway exit lights only.
- Birds on and in vicinity of airport
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 37 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 28,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 100 |
| general aviation, travelling | 6,400 |
| general aviation, local | 21,500 |
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Colusa from the FAA register
32 aircraft are registered to owners in Colusa, California: 27 piston singles, 4 helicopters, 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.
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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Sky North Aviation & Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Arbuckle, 12 miles away SkyNorth Aviation is a flight school located in Davis, California, offering pilot training programs including private pilot, instrument, commercial, and multi-engine airplane training.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); 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
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor; 4 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 3 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 8 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives.
- Brett Rexford Mayes private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Williams, CA (14 nm) · (530) 330-4353 · [email protected]
- Robert Frankovich private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · Sacramento, CA (35 nm) · (314) 719-9822 · [email protected]
- scott roberson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Chico, CA (38 nm) · (650) 388-8197 · [email protected]
- Jonathan Baror private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Davis Flight Support · Davis, CA (40 nm) · (310) 350-5184 · [email protected]
- Mark William Montague private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, gliders · Airport Administration Bldg · Auburn, CA (45 nm) · (775) 843-7510 · [email protected]
All 23 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.
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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 since 1982, 1 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
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Colusa 32 aircraft · 27 piston singles, 4 helicopters, 1 turboprops
- Martins Dusters INC 3 aircraft in town
- W Yerxa LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Valley Air Service LTD 2 aircraft in town
- Sky North Aviation & Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 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 27,673 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/O08.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 29, 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.