Flying a Cessna 150 into Oakland International Airport

Runway Requirements

Approach Considerations

• →Approach plates: Reference current Jeppesen or FAA charts before each flight. ILS, RNAV (GPS), and visual approaches typically available depending on runway. Check NOTAMs for outages.
• →Wake turbulence: Stay alert for wake turbulence from preceding heavy aircraft, especially at major airports like KOAK.

Common Considerations

East Bay alternative to SFO with less fog and good GA training facilities. For the Cessna 150, the most relevant factors are runway length sufficiency, density altitude impact at field elevation 9 ft, and traffic complexity at this multi-runway airport.

Fuel Availability

100LL avgas is typically available at KOAK via on-field FBOs. The Cessna 150 burns approximately 6 gph at cruise — verify pricing through ForeFlight or AirNav before arrival.