STS at a glance
Published airport facts and public business listings help you identify the right contacts before requesting aircraft-specific quotes.
- FAA location identifier
- STS Source
- ICAO identifier
- KSTS Source
- FAA associated city
- Santa Rosa Source
- FAA county
- Sonoma County Source
- Airport elevation
- 128.7 ft MSL Source
- Facility use
- Open to the public Source
- Ownership type
- Publicly owned Source
- Physical runway 02/20
- 5,202 x 100 ft; ASPH Source
- Physical runway 14/32
- 6,000 x 150 ft; ASPH Source
- FAA owner record
- SONOMA COUNTY Source
FAA NASR cycle effective October 1, 2026; next cycle October 29, 2026. Physical runway dimensions are not declared distances or an aircraft suitability determination. Use current charts, notices and qualified operator guidance for flight planning.
Airport management & official information
Sonoma County Airport
2290 AIRPORT BLVD, SANTA ROSA, CA, 95403
707-565-7243
Public-source directory checked 2026-10-28. Confirm current services, contacts and availability directly. An airport listing does not establish aircraft suitability or a relationship with Jaken Finance Group.
FBOs & aviation businesses
Start with the providers’ published locations and the airport’s business directory. Compare written proposals for the exact aircraft and services you need.
Sonoma Jet Center
6000 Flightline Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
707-523-2800County airport pilot-services resource lists this FBO and support services.
KaiserAir Santa Rosa
2240 Airport Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
707-528-7400County airport resource identifies fuel and line-service FBO role; confirm other aircraft-specific services directly.
The directory is informational. Categories describe published services; no ranking, service guarantee, FAA certificate determination or endorsement is implied. Ask each provider about current capability, availability and contract terms.
Evaluate Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport as a home base or recurring destination for the actual aircraft, passengers and schedule.
Evaluate the Santa Rosa and Sonoma itinerary
The FAA identifies STS northwest of Santa Rosa and describes its mix of airline, corporate and general-aviation traffic. That role differs from simply using wine country as a marketing label. Compare STS and Napa against the owner's actual destinations, including whether the aircraft is based locally or arriving from another permanent base.
Obtain current fee treatment
The airport's pilot-services page publishes general-aviation landing-fee information and identifies a billing agent. Confirm the current schedule, applicable category and any exclusions directly instead of relying on an old fuel receipt or third-party directory. Ask which airport charges are additional to the provider's parking, handling or storage proposal and who will invoice each line item.
Read service and noise information together
Use the current operator and FAA materials for the proposed aircraft, flight schedule and access arrangements. Separate a voluntary good-neighbor practice from a mandatory rule only when the current source supports that classification. Do not assume all North Bay airports have identical quiet hours, noise limits or handling arrangements. The flight department should document its operational review.
Choose an annual or visiting-owner budget
Annual storage, seasonal visits and occasional destination trips create different cost patterns. Request the appropriate proposal, including cancellation, towing, access, after-hours support and any aircraft-specific conditions. Retain actual location and use records for the Sonoma County assessment discussion. Where multiple homes or businesses are involved, do not infer aircraft tax treatment solely from the owner's mailing address.
Build a base-comparison worksheet
Compare STS and APC with rows for the real Santa Rosa, Sonoma and Napa destinations, annual versus visit use, airport landing charges, separate provider terms and model-specific support. Ask what current billing category and exclusions apply to the aircraft; leave an amount unconfirmed until the operator's schedule supports it. For special dates, obtain provider reservation and cancellation terms without asserting a regional shortage. Include aircraft positioning from any other permanent base. A general North Bay convenience claim cannot replace this destination-weighted annual comparison.
Confirm the local reporting and contract roles
Keep Sonoma County airport administration, private providers and aircraft assessment staff distinct in the source file. Ask what records are needed if an aircraft's owner lives elsewhere but uses STS regularly, or if the aircraft rotates among seasonal arrangements. Confirm the legal owner and actual use rather than infer a result from a Sonoma County home or business address. Retain itemized airport and provider invoices so a manager's summary can be reconciled to real activity.
Compare your basing alternatives
Use this worksheet to request like-for-like evidence for the actual aircraft and recurring trips. Blank or unconfirmed items remain decisions to investigate, not implied airport capabilities.
| Decision variable | STS evidence | Alternative evidence | Owner priority / unresolved question |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actual passenger ground itinerary | Obtain current route estimate | Use the same dates and destinations | No fixed transfer-time promise |
| Storage rights and availability | Signed offer, conditional offer or inquiry | Record the same evidence category | Do not price unavailable space as confirmed |
| Airport and provider charges | Request itemized current proposal | Match aircraft and annual activity | Identify excluded or unquoted items |
| Operating and noise review | Current source and qualified operator review | Use each airport's own rules | Distinguish mandatory and voluntary only when verified |
| Assessment and records | Ask the appropriate assessor or adviser | Document actual changed basing facts | No automatic situs or exemption conclusion |
Your next-step checklist
- Which airport charges are separate from provider fees?
- Is this a local-base or recurring-visit budget?
- How does the destination itinerary differ from APC?
Sources & further reading
Primary sources support the relevant facts. Our planning questions and illustrative exercises are editorial analysis; they do not replace transaction-specific advice.
- Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport — official source 1 · accessed 2026-10-28
- Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport — official source 2 · accessed 2026-10-28
- FAA NASR · APT_BASE.csv; ARPT_ID=STS · accessed 2026-10-28