Runways at KSZN
According to OurAirports data (compiled from AIP and FAA sources), Santa Cruz Island Airport has one runway: 09/27 - 655 m long (2,150 ft), 15 m wide, unpaved surface.
Santa Cruz Island Airport (KSZN / SZN)
United States · elevation 50 ft AMSL
· 34.0601, -119.9152
About Santa Cruz Island Airport
Santa Cruz Island Airport is an airport with the ICAO code KSZN and the IATA code SZN. Country: United States. Nearest settlement listed in the database: Santa Cruz Island. OurAirports classifies it as a small airport. Its ICAO code starts with the KS prefix, which marks airports in United States. The four-letter code KSZN is used in flight operations and weather reports, while the three-letter IATA code SZN is used for ticketing and baggage handling. The airport reference point sits at 34°03'36"N, 119°54'55"W, at an elevation of 50 ft (15 m) above sea level. The applicable time zone is America/Los_Angeles.
Satellite view of KSZN
Aerial imagery showing the runway and apron layout - the zoom is matched to the longest runway.
Runways of KSZN
| Threshold | Course | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 90° | 655 m (2,150 ft) | 15 m (50 ft) | unpaved |
| 27 | 270° |
The course is derived from the runway designator (number × 10), not from a survey - the actual magnetic bearing can differ by a few degrees.
Declared distances (TORA, TODA, ASDA, LDA) are published in the national AIP - they are not part of this table.
Runway headings and wind
The thresholds are oriented as follows: 09/27 on 90° and 270° magnetic. A threshold designator is its magnetic heading divided by ten (ICAO Annex 14), so the runway axis can be read straight off the numbers.
For the 09/27 axis, wind from the south (around 180°) or from the north (around 360°) blows perpendicular to the runway and produces the largest crosswind component. Wind from around 90° or 270° acts along the runway, as a headwind or a tailwind. The decoder on this page computes those components automatically from the current METAR.
METAR and TAF for KSZN
Weather reports for Santa Cruz Island Airport are published under the ICAO code KSZN. A METAR is an observation of current conditions, usually issued every 30 or 60 minutes; a TAF is a forecast for the airport area, typically covering 9 to 30 hours.
The decoder breaks the KSZN report down into its parts: wind direction and speed including gusts and variability, visibility (including CAVOK and directional minimum visibility), weather phenomena by WMO code, cloud layers with their bases, temperature and dew point, QNH pressure, and the resulting flight category - VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR - using FAA thresholds.
Not every airport issues its own reports; many smaller airfields have no weather station. If no current data is available for KSZN, check the nearby airports listed below.
Reports always use UTC (the Z suffix). The America/Los_Angeles zone is GMT-08:00 in winter and GMT-07:00 in summer - that is the shift to apply to the time in the report to get local time at the airport.
The closest airports in the database, measured in a straight line from the reference point, are Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (KSBA, 41 km), Santa Ynez Airport (KIZA, 63 km), Oxnard Airport (KOXR, 67 km). When no report is available for KSZN, they usually give the best approximation of conditions in the area.
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