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CA51

The Sea Ranch Airport
The Sea Ranch, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	CA51
Lat/Long:	38-42-16.6830N 123-25-57.0310W 38-42.278050N 123-25.950517W 38.7046342,-123.4325086 (estimated)
Elevation:	360 ft. / 109.7 m (surveyed)
Variation:	13E (2025)
From city:	3 miles N of THE SEA RANCH, CA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	95497

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	OAKLAND CENTER
FSS:	OAKLAND FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ENIr183/22.2		MENDOCINO VORTAC		112.30		16E

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions:

2600 x 40 ft. / 792 x 12 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

8.5

RUNWAY 12

RUNWAY 30

Elevation:

340.0 ft.

338.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

right

Displaced threshold:

300 ft.

Markings:

basic, in fair condition

Runway end identifier lights:

Obstructions:

hill, 700 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear

trees hill, 3200 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear
+TV TWR 1.5 MILES & 300' LEFT OF CNTRL RWY 30 APCH END LGTD: 1015' MSL.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	THE SEA RANCH ASSOCIATION P.O. BOX 16 THE SEA RANCH, CA 95497 Phone 707-785-2444
Manager:	MENKA SETHI-COMMUNITY MGR P.O. BOX 16 THE SEA RANCH, CA 95497 Phone 707-785-2444 OTR CTC: CHUCK BREIER - DIR OF FACILITIES & RESOURCES.

Additional Remarks

-	200-FOOT OVERRUN EACH END RWY 12/30.
-	ACFT WITH A CRTFD MAX TKOF WT GTR THAN 8500 LBS ARE PROHIBITED.
-	ALL AIRCRAFT W/ACCELERATE-STOP DISTANCE EXCESS OF 2300 FEET, PROHIBITED FROM USING ARPT.
-	RWYS 12/30 LEFT TURN AFTER TKOF.
-	FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.
-	ONLY OPS IN VMC ARE PMTD TO/FROM THE ARPT. PILOTS DEPARTING IFR MUST MNTN VMC FOR TKOF AND PRVD THEIR OWN TRRN AND OBST CLNC AS DEFINED BY THE FAA.
-	THE SEA RANCH ARPT IS NOT PMTD FOR PUB USE. PPR FOR ALL ACFT/PILOTS. PRIOR TO OPN PILOTS ARE RQRD TO HAVE THE SEA RANCH ASSOCIATION ARPT BRIEFING DCMT, WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED BY CTCG THE OFC AT 707-785-2444.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at CA51.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

O60 - Cloverdale Municipal Airport (21 nm E)
KHES - Healdsburg Municipal Airport (25 nm E)
KUKI - Ukiah Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
1O2 - Lampson Field Airport (30 nm NE)
KSTS - Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County Airport (31 nm E)

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Area around CA51 (The Sea Ranch Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 14-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:59	12:59
Sunrise	06:28	13:28
Sunset	20:09	03:09
Evening civil twilight	20:37	03:37

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Aug-2026 02:10:36
Local (UTC-7)	14-Aug-2026 19:10:36

METAR

KUKI 27nm NE	150156Z AUTO 03007KT 10SM CLR 24/13 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02390128
KSTS 31nm SE	707-573-8393 150053Z 19009KT 10SM FEW060 21/14 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02060139
KLLR 37nm NW	SuperAWOS 150155Z AUTO 31004KT 3/4SM BR OVC003 13/13 A3004 RMK A01
KO69 47nm SE	150155Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM OVC015 16/13 A3002 RMK A01

TAF

KUKI 27nm NE	142110Z 1421/1518 14012G19KT P6SM SKC FM150200 01007KT P6SM SKC FM150600 VRB02KT P6SM SKC FM151100 16003KT P6SM BKN007 FM151700 13003KT P6SM SCT010
KSTS 31nm SE	141908Z 1419/1518 17003KT P6SM OVC020 FM142000 22010KT P6SM SCT025 FM150400 14005KT P6SM OVC010 FM150700 17003KT P6SM OVC006

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