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San Carlos Airport Association Annual General Meeting – online Thurs. December 7

Our Annual General Membership meeting will be held this Thurs. Dec. 7, 2023 at 6:30 PM on Zoom.  if you'd like to attend, please click here to join the meeting.  We will begin with the business meeting of the San Carlos...

San Carlos Airport’s Runway has Reopened!

Today, October 10, Runway 30/12 at San Carlos Airport reopened after a month-long closure. The runway reopened one day earlier than scheduled. The runway and connector taxiway pavement work is finished, and LED taxiway lights and guidance signs have been installed.Due...

Sat. 10/14/23: CalPilots with John and Martha King

Our friends at the California Pilots Association are once again putting on a really fun and interesting online event.  See below for the details.Register Today California Zooming 2023,October 14th 9:30 a.m -3:30 p.m.Virtual Event, WINGS Credit, Door Prizes, Membership...

Annual Barbecue Set For October 15

Sunday, October 15, 2023 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Hiller Aviation Museum Patio Mark your calendar and plan to attend our annual barbecue!  Come join your fellow San Carlos aviators from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm behind the Hiller Museum and enjoy an...

AIRPORT CLOSED BEGINNING MONDAY 9/11/2023

We would like to remind you that the San Carlos Airport runway and taxiways will be CLOSED to all traffic starting at 6:00 am THIS MONDAY, September 11th, for 30 days! This is a continuous closure (day and night). No arrivals or departures will be allowed at any time...

Relocate to KRHV During SQL Runway Shutdown

Our friends at Reid Hillview Airport have invited San Carlos pilots to consider relocating their planes to KRHV during the San Carlos Airport shutdown (which begins on September 11 and will last for 30 days.) Pilots are also invited to show off their planes at RHV...

KSQL Runway to CLOSE in September

Pilots who are based at or fly into San Carlos Airport: Runways 30 and 12 will be closed, 24/7, for 30 days beginning on September 11, 2023 and ending on about October 11, 2023. Following this first phase of work, there may be nighttime closures as necessary to...

Safety Reminders when Tower is Closed

With all of the staffing challenges which the San Carlos Air Traffic Control Tower has faced in recent months, there have been and may continue to be periods when the tower is not operational during what should be its normal operating hours.When the tower is closed,...

Annual General Meeting is Wednesday May 24, 2023

Attention San Carlos Pilots! The Annual General Membership Meeting of your Airport Association will be Wednesday, May 24 at 7 pm! This will be our first in-person meeting since before the pandemic, and we're hoping you will join us. Our guest speaker will be Tim Reid,...

Hayward Air Rally Returns May 20

The 59th Hayward Air Rally will take place on May 20, 2023! Registration is now open for the 59th Annual Hayward Air Rally, coming soon on May 20, 2023! - The rally will consist of a single ~250nm leg originating from Hayward and returning to Livermore, scored as...

Bob Reed Obituary

Bob Reed Long-time San Carlos pilot Bob Reed recently passed away after a battle with cancer.  The following obituary was published in the San Mateo Daily Journal: On January 25, we lost our beloved husband, father, grandpa, and brother. Bob passed away...

Annual General Membership Meeting

Thursday December 1, 6:30 pm, via Zoom Our annual general membership meeting will be held Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:30 PM on Zoom. Click here to join the Zoom meeting. All current members should have received an email from us recently about the meeting; if you...

Fall 2022 Newsletter is Here

Click here to download and view our newsletter. Prop Blast Fall 2022 Online

Annual Barbecue Set For October 16

Sunday, October 16, 2022 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Hiller Aviation Museum Patio Mark your calendar and plan to attend our annual barbecue!  Come join your fellow San Carlos aviators from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm behind the Hiller Museum and enjoy and...

Get the Lead Out

Did you know that about two-thirds of piston-engine aircraft are eligible to use UL94, an unleaded aviation fuel that's better for your engine, better for the environment, and is actually cheaper to buy than 100LL? Even better, did you know that UL94 fuel has been...

June Armanino Obituary

June Alice Armanino née Almestad June Alice Armanino née Almestad born 7/23/1928 passed peacefully in her sleep on 12/27/2021 at the age of 93. Her parents Alfred and Josephine Almestad immigrated from Norway in 1942. June was born in Seattle WA and the family moved...

Annual Meeting, Wed. 12/1/21 at 6:30 PM

Airline Safety Procedures for GA: Pro-level flying for the GA Pilot and San Carlos Airport Association Annual General Membership Meeting -- Wed. Dec. 1, 2021 at 6:30 PM PT Our annual general membership meeting will be held Wed. Dec. 1, 2021 at 6:30 PM on Zoom.  If...

Obituary – Ronald Marenda

Ronald E. Marenda, DDS January 22, 1933 - October 16, 2021 Ronald Edmund Marenda, D.D.S., known by his friends as "RE", passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in San Mateo, California on October 16, 2021 at the age of 88. He was born in La Salle, Illinois on...

New Hangar Space coming to San Carlos, Skyway Center to open Jan. 2022

Webmaster's Note: We are pleased to welcome the Skyway Center as our newest member and gladly accepted their request to post the following article on our web site.In early 2022, new hangar space comes to San Carlos, with the opening of the Skyway Center. This premier,...