Oroville Municipal
OVE · KOVE · Oroville, California · Butte County · map
Oroville Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Oroville, 3 miles southwest of Oroville, California, 194 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 02/20, is 6,020 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 45 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 36,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Oroville Municipal?
Its FAA code is OVE, and its ICAO code is KOVE.
Where is Oroville Municipal?
It is 3 miles southwest of Oroville, California, 194 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Oroville Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 02/20, is 6,020 feet long.
Does Oroville Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Oroville Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Oroville Municipal?
4 pilot examiners and 5 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 Oroville Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA OVE · ICAO KOVE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Oroville
- Elevation
- 194 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 6,020 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 3,540 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 02: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 20: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 13: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 31: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 20 ft high 600 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 125.4 | |
| Ove and automated weather (ASOS) | 121.425 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 530-533-5792.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Chico Regional (21 nm northwest), Yuba County (24 nm south), Nevada County (33 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
- Taxiway from runway 02/20 to golf course/restaurant tie-downs 20 feet wide with no shoulders.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 02 and 20; PAPI runway 02, 13, 20 and 31; high-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 and runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency.
- Does not provide obstruction clnc beyond 3 NM.
- Firefighting aircraft in the vicinity of airport MAY-OCT.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 | 41 |
| helicopters | 1 |
| other | 3 |
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 36,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,500 |
| general aviation, travelling | 20,000 |
| general aviation, local | 14,500 |
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 Oroville from the FAA register
40 aircraft are registered to owners in Oroville, California: 32 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 3 helicopters, 1 turboprop, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 4 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 3 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives.
- scott roberson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Chico, CA (21 nm) · (650) 388-8197 · [email protected]
- Brett Rexford Mayes private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Williams, CA (38 nm) · (530) 330-4353 · [email protected]
- Mark William Montague private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, gliders · Airport Administration Bldg · Auburn, CA (41 nm) · (775) 843-7510 · [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 (48 nm) · (314) 719-9822 · [email protected]
All 18 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 · 10 since 1982, 2 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 Oroville 40 aircraft · 32 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 3 helicopters
- County of Butte 2 aircraft in town
- Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District 2 aircraft in town
- Butte County Mosquito & Vector Control District 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 10 since 1982 · 2 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 27,658 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/OVE.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 27, 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.