Shelter Cove Airport
0Q5 · Shelter Cove, CA · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-07 · night begins 08:53 PM
| Event | Local (PDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:50 AM | 12:50Z |
| Sunrise | 06:20 AM | 13:20Z |
| Sunset | 08:23 PM | 03:23Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 08:53 PM | 03:53Z |
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Runways
RWY 12RIGHT trafficRP · charted
- Heading
- 123° mag · 140° true
- Dimensions
- 3,400 × 75 ft
- TPA
- 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Displaced thr
- 106 ft
- CTAF
- 122.9
Enter the right downwind (heading 303°) on the 45° at 1,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 12
- Threshold elev
- 73 ft
- Markings
- basic
- Approach obstacle
- Tree, 10 ft, 400 ft from threshold, 150 ft L of centerline — 20:1 slope to clear
- TDZ elevation
- 73 ft
Pattern side + displaced threshold: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,400 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Taxi & takeoff
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
FOT 114.00
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOT · Fortuna | VORTAC | 114.00 · 87X | Low | r150° / 39.3 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Airport info
Airport information
- FAA LID
- 0Q5
- Coordinates
- 40.0282, -124.0743
- Elevation
- 73 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- Sectional chart
- KLAMATH FALLS
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- ARTCC
- OAKLAND (ZOA)
- Flight service (FSS)
- OAKLAND · 122.5 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- OAK
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Activated
- 1950/06
- Distance from city
- 1 W
Night operations
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- Usually keyed on CTAF 122.9 — confirm the click sequence in the Chart Supplement ↗
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 9 notes
General
- ARPT USE RESTRICTED BY AMGR TO ACFT HAVING A MAXIMUM CERTIFICATED GROSS TKOF WGT OF 12,500 LBS OR LESS; CTC AMGR FOR ADDITIONAL INFO (707)986-7447.
- STUDENT PILOT SOLO FLIGHTS PROHIBITED.
- NO PRACTICE LOW APCHS OR TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.
- BE ALERT FOR ULTRA-LIGHTS, HANGLIDERS AND PARACHUTERS INVOF ARPT.
- GOLF CARTS OPERATING ON AND INVOF ARPT.
- EXPECT CROSSWINDS, DOWNDRAFTS AND EXTDD PERIODS OF FOG YEAR-ROUND.
- TERRAIN +40 FT DROP OFF LCTD 500 FT NORTH RY 12 END.
- FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.
Obstructions
- APCH RATIO 22:1 TO DSPLCD THLD, 37 FT TREE 191 FT R 341 FT FM EOR..
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About 0Q5
Shelter Cove Airport (0Q5) is an airport in Shelter Cove, CA, at 73 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 3,400 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for 0Q5, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does 0Q5 have a control tower?
No. Shelter Cove Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at 0Q5?
Shelter Cove Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 3,400 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is 0Q5?
Shelter Cove Airport is in Shelter Cove, CA, at an elevation of 73 ft MSL. Coordinates: 40.0282, -124.0743.
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