Oakland Center ZOA
Oakland Center (ZOA) is the FAA air route traffic control center (ARTCC) that handles en route traffic in its airspace. Public NASR records list 20 remote radio sites (RCAG) that let its controllers talk to aircraft, in CA, NV, and 37 airports where the center itself is the published approach control.
Remote radio sites (20)
Frequencies as published, with the altitude stratum the FAA lists for each (low, high or ultra-high). The emergency frequencies 121.5 and 243.0 are left out.
| Site | State | Frequencies |
|---|---|---|
| Angels Camp | CA | 119.75 (high), 121.25 (low), 126.85 (low), 127.95 (low), 132.95 (high), 134.375 (high), 257.85 (high), 281.5 (high), 284.6 (low), 296.7 (low/high), 316.1 (low), 322.55 (low), 327.0 (low) |
| Bishop | CA | 125.75 (low), 284.65 (low) |
| Fresno | CA | 123.8 (low), 126.9 (low), 132.8 (high), 133.7 (high), 134.375 (high), 257.2 (low), 281.5 (high), 285.4 (high), 296.7 (low/high), 319.1 (high), 353.8 (low) |
| Half Moon Bay | CA | 119.475 (low), 127.45 (low), 133.7 (high), 134.15 (low/high), 236.775 (low), 269.35 (high), 307.3 (low), 355.6 (low/high) |
| Hollister | CA | 127.45 (high), 269.35 (high) |
| Mount Tamalpais | CA | 125.85 (low), 127.8 (low), 296.7 (high), 323.0 (low), 353.5 (low) |
| Paso Robles | CA | |
| Priest | CA | 128.7 (low), 132.8 (high), 133.7 (high), 134.55 (high), 257.2 (low), 285.4 (high), 290.5 (high), 307.0 (low), 319.1 (high) |
| Rainbow Ridge | CA | 134.15 (low/high), 355.6 (low/high) |
| Red Bluff | CA | 119.975 (high), 132.2 (low), 134.975 (high), 306.2 (high), 350.3 (low), 379.2 (high) |
| Sacramento | CA | 127.95 (low), 132.95 (high), 257.85 (high), 316.1 (low) |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | 128.7 (low), 307.0 (low) |
| South Lake Tahoe | CA | 134.3 (low) |
| Squaw Valley | CA | 127.95 (low) |
| Ukiah | CA | 119.975 (high), 127.8 (low), 132.2 (low), 134.975 (high), 306.2 (high), 350.3 (low), 353.5 (low), 379.2 (high) |
| Fallon | NV | 128.8 (low), 134.45 (high), 269.3 (high), 285.5 (low), 296.7 (low/high) |
| Lovelock | NV | |
| Mina | NV | 125.75 (low), 127.175 (high), 132.05 (high), 273.45 (high), 284.65 (low), 323.175 (high) |
| Reno | NV | 128.8 (low), 134.45 (high), 269.3 (high), 285.5 (low) |
| Tonopah | NV | 125.75 (low), 132.05 (high), 273.45 (high), 284.65 (low) |
Airports where Oakland Center provides approach service (37)
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Adventist Health Ukiah Valley (39CN) | Ukiah, CA |
| Amedee Army Air Field (KAHC) | Herlong, CA |
| Eastern Sierra Regional Airport (KBIH) | Bishop, CA |
| Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (KSTS) | Santa Rosa, CA |
| Chico Regional Airport (KCIC) | Chico, CA |
| Cloverdale Muni (O60) | Cloverdale, CA |
| Ells Fld/willits Muni (O28) | Willits, CA |
| Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field (KDVO) | Novato, CA |
| Groveland/yosemite (E45) | Groveland, CA |
| Haigh Fld (O37) | Orland, CA |
| Lake Tahoe Airport (KTVL) | South Lake Tahoe, CA |
| Lampson Fld (1O2) | Lakeport, CA |
| Little River Airport (KLLR) | Little River, CA |
| Mammoth Yosemite Airport (KMMH) | Mammoth Lakes, CA |
| Mariposa Yosemite Airport (KMPI) | Mariposa, CA |
| Mendocino Coast District Hospital (CN01) | Fort Bragg, CA |
| Mesa Del Rey Airport (KKIC) | King City, CA |
| Napa County Airport (KAPC) | Napa, CA |
| Napa County Fire Dept (CL39) | St Helena, CA |
| New Coalinga Muni (C80) | Coalinga, CA |
| Paso Robles Municipal Airport (KPRB) | Paso Robles, CA |
| Petaluma Muni (O69) | Petaluma, CA |
| Queen Of The Valley Hospital (CN14) | Napa, CA |
| Red Bluff Municipal Airport (KRBL) | Red Bluff, CA |
| Redding Municipal Airport (KRDD) | Redding, CA |
| Redwood Coast Medical Services (85CA) | Gualala, CA |
| Rogers Fld (O05) | Chester, CA |
| Sidney Pickels Fld (O08) | Colusa, CA |
| St Helena Hospital Clearlake (CL53) | Clearlake, CA |
| Susanville Municipal Airport (KSVE) | Susanville, CA |
| Sutter Lakeside Hospital (CL69) | Lakeport, CA |
| Truckee Tahoe Airport (KTRK) | Truckee, CA |
| Tusi Ahp (hunter Liggett) (KHGT) | Fort Hunter Ligget Jolon, CA |
| Ukiah Municipal Airport (KUKI) | Ukiah, CA |
| Willows Glenn County Airport (KWLW) | Willows, CA |
| Derby Field (KLOL) | Lovelock, NV |
| Hawthorne Industrial Airport (KHTH) | Hawthorne, NV |
Pay level
The FAA rates this facility level 11 on its scale of 4 to 12. Busier, more complex facilities get higher levels, and higher levels pay more. A fully certified controller at a level 11 facility was paid between $124,007 and $167,412 a year in 2025, before the local cost-of-living addition. Overtime, night and Sunday pay come on top.
Level: National Academies (2025), The Air Traffic Controller Workforce Imperative, Appendix C, Table C-1, which reproduces FAA data with staffing as of September 23, 2023; the FAA may have changed the level since. Pay range: FAA pay band table effective January 12, 2025, as posted by NATCA.
Source
FAA National Airspace System Resource (NASR) data, 28-day cycle effective 2026-10-01 (FAA NASR subscription). Facility data changes every 28 days; check current FAA publications before flight.
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