Oceano Airport

at Oceano County Airport

From Edward Falk on 16-Oct-2009

One of my favorite destinations. Walk to the beach, walk to great restaurants. Camping. Friendly people. There's also an excellent nature walk through the nearby marshes. I like to fly down along the coast and show Hearst Castle to my passengers. This is an *excellent* place to take a date.
 

From Seth Dallob on 23-Jan-2009

Flew in on 1/17, a very warm and sunny day. Perfect location, 2 block walk to rock n' roll cafe (which gives a pilot discount), 2 block walk to beach, bus stop at airport for other transport. Clean pilot lounge with clean bathrooms. Couldn't have been nicer, and we will visit again!
 

From Ed Shreffler on 12-Dec-2008

I concur with Jolie, as I also flew into Oceano with the beautiful Miss Krystal on 12/06/2008 for a great Vintage Mooney Group Toys for Tots fly-in. This is a great venue for all fun flyers. Clean restrooms are right by the transient parking and fuel prices are now very low compared to surrounding areas. A five-minute walk puts you right on the beach! We will be back!
 

From Jolie C. Lucas on 07-Dec-2008

Vintage Mooney Group just hosted our Toys for Tots Fly-In. We had 28 aircraft. The county gave us a fuel discount of $.20 per gallon and was very very helpful in the support of the event. Pacific Plaza Resort hosted our overnight members. And Banner Airways provided a thrilling ride in the 1943 Stearman. Thank you OCEANO!
 

From M. Lamb on 30-Aug-2008

"Quaint" best describes L52. When weather's good, the approach is lovely; you'll fly over cerulean water, white breakers, and magnificent sand dunes. Be aware; the weather changes rapidly. VFR pilots can get trapped when an offshore cloudbank rolls in; a matter of minutes is all it takes to go from VMC to Sopped-In. Plan accordingly. The runway is narrow and not long. Come in a little high and fast, and you'll run out of touchdown space pretty quick. Too low, and you'll be dodging trees and telephone poles over an RV park. The pilot lounge is basic: a table, few magazines, coffee maker, and radio perennially tuned to the local Country station. The restrooms are fine, but given the fickle weather, I wouldn't make this an en route "Decaffeination" or refueling stop. No landing fees, but there's a charge for nightly tie down and camping. Taxi and rental cars are available in Grover Beach. If you're a 4WD enthusiast, you'll find plenty of ATV and Dune Buggy rentals in Oceano.
 

From Mitch Latting on 22-Aug-2008

San Luis Obispo County now operates Oceano Aiport. They are attempting to upgrade the camping area. Yes, the shower facilities are gone, but the camping area is now mowed and watered and green.
 

From Malcolm J. Dryden on 02-Aug-2008

Visited on August 2, 2008. Showers/laundry room/toilets in camping area had been removed. The entire camping area was wet and overgrown. No maintenance is being done on the camping area, and the unavailability of showers/sinks/laundry facilities, which have been provided in the past; make this a much less desirable place to camp than it used to be. There were no airport employees on site. Gas was 4.89/gal for 100LL. In years past, there were excellent camping amenities, bikes available to borrow, even a courtesy car.... Now there are just.... Weeds. So sad.
 

From Dave Ford on 24-Apr-2008

Flew in for the weekend of April 19/20th. Pretty good time. Got an IFR descent through the marine layer and had a nice uneventful landing on RWY 29. Campground is small, but big enough for the two planes we had and our group of 4 men. Lots of restaurants in the area for food, and a small party store a short walk for liquid refreshments. Beach/dunes is a short 10-minute walk or so. Campground sprinklers start at 12:00 PM, so make sure they get turned off before setting your stuff up on the camp.
 

From Cody Pierce on 05-Mar-2008

Still fuel. However the campground no longer has the kitchen/shower area. It is also grown over with grass. It is sad to see it go bad!
 

From Thomas Enders on 10-Oct-2007

We stopped in Oceano on Oct. 8 for a picnic break and fuel on the way to San Diego. The fuel pump worked fine - great fuel price of $3.67. The picnic area and playground across the street made for a kid-friendly stopover, and of course, the beach is in easy walking distance.
 

From Ben Smith on 02-Sep-2007

Fuel is now available!!! Current price now $3.67/gal. Weather and real-time camera shots will be available on Oceanoairport.Com shortly.
 

From M Moran on 31-Aug-2007

Oceano has Self-Serve fuel again! Current price $3.67 Looks like the new fuel vendor will be able to provide fuel without any interruptions.
 

From Lance Thomas on 05-Jun-2007

Great place to go and get away from the rush of city life. Airport has good staff but no avfuel as of 6-2-07. SMX and SLO are a short distance away. 3 campgrounds in walking distance from airport. 10.00 per night plane parking fee. The showers were removed and waiting for new ADA approval to build new ones. (Could be a long wait for local gov't paperwork). The airport gate is locked each night and manager lives on airport so planes are safe for overnighters. Most times wind favors traffic on RWY 29.
 

From Roee Kalinsky on 30-May-2007

Camped at Oceano over Memorial Day Weekend, had a great time! There is still no fuel, no showers, and just a porta-potty at the field (there are additional bathrooms at the park across the street). Tie-down $10/night, camping $10/night, and firewood $10/wheelbarrow. Sky was low overcast until mid-afternoon every day, so not much activity at the airport other than a local pilot selling rides in a Stearman. But the town, beach, and dunes were overflowing with big 4x4's and ATV's. Watching a steady stream of silly folks get the family sedan inevitably stuck in the soft beach sand was also a good form of entertainment. Sunday we rented some quads from Steve's ATV, which was a bit of a zoo despite us having made reservations in advance. Several excellent meals were had at the Rock & Roll Diner and Juan's Cantina (the fish & chips place looks very abandoned, apparently closed indefinitely). All of the above are within easy walking distance (<1mile) of the airport, so no car is needed.
 

From Jolie C. Lucas on 20-May-2007

Oceano is a great, small, friendly airport. Due to ADA requirements, the showers, sink, toilets by the camp ground have been removed. They could not build a ramp up to the showers, and the toilets could not be made ADA. So they were forced to remove the whole lot. So unfortunate! Before, it was a great place to camp, for a great price. Other restrooms are slated for ADA re-vamp. Right now, just a handicap, port-a-potty. Have to admit longing for the showers....Progress?
 

From Rick Vann on 14-May-2007

Fuel pump inop, and according to one of the locals on the field, it has been that way for a couple of months. Restrooms at the terminal were also "closed" today. A porta-potty is located nearby on the ramp. Whether aviating or camping, be prepared for the sea breeze. Wind today was probably 18G24-favoring runway 29, with not a cloud in the sky. Easy walk to nearby restaurants (another restroom option).
 

From Jim Maher on 02-Mar-2007

Flew in with my teen-age son to spend some quality time together. This was a surprise trip for him. Rented quads at Arnie's (Pat is a great instructor!). Had a tri-tip sandwich next door at Suzanne's Great weather - lots of sun - not a single cloud. Minor crosswind. Life's is good. Living it one flight at a time!
 

From Inger Fahmi on 17-Jan-2007

We flew into Oceano for lunch on 1/14/07. Self-serve fuel pumps are currently out of service. Old Juan's (Mexican food) is a 5-minute walk away, as is the Old Railroad Diner (inside an actual railroad car.) The beach is also a short walk away, and ATV rentals (for racing around on the Oceano Dunes) were within walking distance. Overall, a nice place to stop for food and some beachcombing. There is also a nice-looking hotel within a few minutes' walk.