San Carlos Airport

Infobox Airport
name = San Carlos Airport
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IATA = SQL
ICAO = KSQL
FAA = SQL
type = Public
owner = San Mateo County
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location = San Carlos, California
elevation-f = 5
elevation-m = 1.5
coordinates = Coord|37|30|43|N|122|14|58|W|type:airport_region:US
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r1-number = 12/30
r1-length-f = 2,600
r1-length-m = 792
r1-surface = Asphalt
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San Carlos Airport Airport codes|SQL|KSQL|SQL is a small general aviation airport located two miles (3 km) northeast of the central business district (CBD) of San Carlos, off U.S. Route 101 in San Mateo County, California, USA. [cite gnis|1653926|San Carlos Airport] Adjacent to the airport is the Hiller Air Museum. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) classifies San Carlos as an important reliever airport for San Francisco International Airport.

The main runway is 2,600 ft (792 m) long. Aircraft with maximum gross weight in excess of 12,500 lb (5,670 kg) are prohibited from operating from San Carlos Airport.

It was constructed in its present location in 1948. Prior to that, the airport was located approximately one-half mile southwest of its current location at the site where a Best Buy is now located.

The San Carlos Airport is home to over 500 aircraft and over 30 aviation related businesses. Last year, San Carlos Airport generated over 151,000 aircraft "operations". Approximately half of the operations are business related or revenue generating.

Origin of SQL airport code

Given its proximity to the headquarters of the Oracle Corporation, a maker of database software, some have speculated that the airport code of SQL is a humorous reference to this large neighbor; in databases, SQL stands for Structured Query Language. It is just a coincidence, though one that many technically-inclined residents of the Bay Area and Silicon Valley were sure to notice. The airport was given this code well before the founding of the Oracle corporation.

ee also

*List of airports in the San Francisco Bay area

References

External links

* [http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/smc/department/dpw/home/0,,5562541_9876725_10093766,00.html San Mateo County Airports - San Carlos Airport] (official site)
* [http://www.sancarlospilots.org/ San Carlos Airport Pilots Association]
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