San Jose, CA area tie downs/

[Rose Goetsch]

Anyone have a website or a reference for looking up available tie down
space in the San Jose, Ca area? We might be moving in the next couple
of months and I want to find a place to tie down a C182. I have looked
up the area airports but am more interested in some personal
recomendations since I know we'll be paying a premium price for space.
(south of SF and SJ would be better than North)

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
rg

[Aarfy]

Reid Hillview is the least expensive option close to San Jose. Nice towered
2-runway airport, useless GPS approach, passable FBOs and repairs on field.
Tiedowns start at $79/month
Long link follows:
http://www.sccgov.org/channel/0,4770,chid%253D16818%2526sid%253D13079,00.html
Lots of related dox on this site.

We have 2 planes at KSJC (San Jose International) and our tiedowns are
$145/month apiece. Multiple IFR approaches, top-notch ATC services, good
security and an airport administration that virulently hates GA. It would
take an act of God to get a tiedown spot there, but here's the web link.
http://www.sjc.org/general.html
Best bet is to call the GA business office listed on the web page and ask
for some info.

Good luck!!


"Rose Goetsch" > wrote in message
...
> Anyone have a website or a reference for looking up available tie down
> space in the San Jose, Ca area? We might be moving in the next couple
> of months and I want to find a place to tie down a C182. I have looked
> up the area airports but am more interested in some personal
> recomendations since I know we'll be paying a premium price for space.
> (south of SF and SJ would be better than North)
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks
> rg
>

[Ross Oliver]

Tiedowns at PAO and RHV are curently $106.50/month (3500 lbs and under).
Tiedowns at South County (Q99) are $79/month.
See http://209.35.171.214/arpt/docs/ArptFeeSchedule20030101.pdf
AFAIK, there is still about a six-month wait for a tiedown at PAO.
Hangars are of course pure unobtainium, but you can get a shelter spot
at RHV in about 18-24 months.

Last time I checked (about a year ago), tiedown rates at SQL are about
the same as PAO, but SQL has 24-hour security patrols.

If Q99 is convenient for you, there is plenty of space, and it is a
decent airport. No experience with the single FBO though.



Aarfy > wrote:
>Reid Hillview is the least expensive option close to San Jose. Nice towered
>2-runway airport, useless GPS approach, passable FBOs and repairs on field.
>Tiedowns start at $79/month
>Long link follows:
>http://www.sccgov.org/channel/0,4770,chid%253D16818%2526sid%253D13079,00.html
>Lots of related dox on this site.
>
>We have 2 planes at KSJC (San Jose International) and our tiedowns are
>$145/month apiece. Multiple IFR approaches, top-notch ATC services, good
>security and an airport administration that virulently hates GA. It would
>take an act of God to get a tiedown spot there, but here's the web link.
>http://www.sjc.org/general.html
>Best bet is to call the GA business office listed on the web page and ask
>for some info.

[Marty Shapiro]

"Aarfy" > wrote in
m:

> Reid Hillview is the least expensive option close to San Jose. Nice
> towered 2-runway airport, useless GPS approach, passable FBOs and
> repairs on field. Tiedowns start at $79/month
> Long link follows:
> http://www.sccgov.org/channel/0,4770,chid%253D16818%2526sid%253D13079,0
> 0.html Lots of related dox on this site.
>

County tie-downs at RHV are $106.50 per month for out side, double that for
shelters. There is a long waiting list for shelters and a ridiculously
long waiting list for hangars. (There are 156 entries on the hangar
waiting list, the oldest being from 1981 - 22 years ago!)

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Marty Shapiro
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