Ontario International
ONT · KONT · Ontario, California · San Bernardino County · map
Ontario International is a public-use airport owned by Ontario Intl Airport Authority, 2 miles east of Ontario, California, 944 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 08L/26R, is 12,197 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 15 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 105,532 takeoffs and landings a year. About 3,215,329 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KONT · observed 2:53 pm PDT (21:53 UTC), 59 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 13,000 feet
- Temperature 102°F (39°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter 29.81 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:38 am PDT (17:38 UTC), good until Wed 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 4:00 pm PDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 16, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KONT 062153Z 25008KT 10SM FEW130 39/09 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP068 T03890089
TAF KONT 061738Z 0618/0724 VRB03KT P6SM FEW120 FM062300 25010G16KT P6SM FEW120 FM070200 25008KT P6SM SKC FM070400 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ONT · ICAO KONT
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Ontario Intl Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 944 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08L/26R | 12,197 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 08R/26L | 10,200 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 08L: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 997 ft, 11,200 ft available for landing, rr 20 ft high 600 ft from the end
- Runway 26R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), right-hand traffic pattern, pole 40 ft high 2,050 ft from the end
- Runway 08R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 26L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), pole 40 ft high 2,050 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Digital ATIS | 124.25 | Ontario |
| Clearance delivery | 132.9 | Ontario |
| Ground | 121.9 | Ontario |
| Tower | 120.6 | Ontario |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Seter and star NORTH-NE | 127.0 | Ontario |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Scbby and star NORTHEAST-SOUTH; Southeast | 134.0 | Ontario |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (RAJEE) SOUTH-SW | 135.4 | Ontario |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Ontario |
| Class C airspace · Departure procedure (POMONA) · Departure procedure (SNSHN) SW-NORTH | 125.5 | Ontario |
| Scbby and star East | 126.7 | Ontario |
| Karlb and star | 127.4 | Ontario |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 909-472-0788.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 105,532, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
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 Ontario from the FAA register
47 aircraft are registered to owners in Ontario, California: 37 piston singles, 3 turboprops, 3 helicopters, 1 glider, 1 drone. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in California.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 19 since 1982, 2 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
- Approach ratio 50:1 to displaced threshold.
- The FBO (fixed-base operator) on frequency 130.75.
- Wildlife hazard mgt plan in effect; potential bird hazards may exist on and in the vicinity of airport; be alert to large numbers of starlings and crows possible on approach to runway 26L and runway 26R, hawks, eagles, falcons and owls spotted on occasion.
- Noise abatement procedures in effect; FULL-LENGTH turbojet departure encouraged, nightly preferential runway usage, 10:00 pm to 7:00 am.
- All military and general aviation (fixed or rotor wing) aircraft operations are restricted to the FBO (fixed-base operator) facilities with advance coordination; overnight tiedown and parking fee.
- Ptns of taxiway south in the vcy of taxiway F are not vsb from the control tower; pilots use ctn entering taxiway F south of taxiway south.
- Aircraft access to taxiway R from runway 26R prohibited
- Taxiway F south of taxiway south rstrd to aircraft with 117 feet wingspan and smaller. Taxiway F south of runway 26L rstrd to aircraft with 180 feet wingspan.
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.