flying into SFO at night?

I'm thinking of doing a night flight to SFO in a C152. Is this going
to be difficult? Will they let me in? Is that place very busy at
night? I plan on arriving at about midnight. Would a touch and go be
possible, or will they make me do a full stop? If so, where can I
expect to taxi and get fuel? If I have to taxi all around the huge and
complex airport, I'll just land somewhere else and get fuel, rather
than risk getting lost and then ran over by a 747.

What about any other bay area airports that are GA friendly during the
night?

What about any other bay area airports that are GA friendly during the
night?

You mean among those that are not GA friendly during the day?

It's not hard to get into SJC even during the day, and of course, OAK
has an entirely "separate airport" for GA.

Among the rest, your stuck with the highly limited choices of HWD,
SQL, PAO, APC, DVO, RHV. Most of their towers will be closed at
midnight, but I'm not aware of any curfews that will affect a 152.

Of course, the AF/D (or even airnav.com) has all the answers you need.

-- dave j

Dave J wrote:
Among the rest, your stuck with the highly limited choices of HWD,
SQL, PAO, APC, DVO, RHV. Most of their towers will be closed at
midnight, but I'm not aware of any curfews that will affect a 152.

SJC closes at night as well (can't remember the time and I don't have
my AF/D with me);

I'd like to land in KSFO too eventually, the only Bay Area airport
missing in my list :-) (did land in KNUQ a few times doing Young
Eagles flights). My plan was to call the tower on the phone and
ask them what time would be the least inconvenient. :-)

--Sylvain

Sylvain wrote:


SJC closes at night as well

I meant, the tower of SJC closes at night

--Sylvain

On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:21:53 -0700, Sylvain wrote:

Sylvain wrote:


SJC closes at night as well

I meant, the tower of SJC closes at night

There's no pump-yourself gas at KSQL. I'm not sure when the guy in
the Chevron truck goes home, but it's probably before the tower
closes.

Don

Sylvain wrote:
Dave J wrote:

Among the rest, your stuck with the highly limited choices of HWD,
SQL, PAO, APC, DVO, RHV. Most of their towers will be closed at
midnight, but I'm not aware of any curfews that will affect a 152.


SJC closes at night as well (can't remember the time and I don't have
my AF/D with me);

I'd like to land in KSFO too eventually, the only Bay Area airport
missing in my list :-) (did land in KNUQ a few times doing Young
Eagles flights). My plan was to call the tower on the phone and
ask them what time would be the least inconvenient. :-)

--Sylvain

I kown a pilot here in the Dallas Fort Worth area that flew his C-152
into DFW airport and pick up his girl friend. He wrote a report on it
and it was great. He did call ahead to find the best time. Also during
the great Y2K, there was a girl flying at midnight and did a touch and
go at DFW. No one was around.

--

Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI

On Jun 7, 9:18 am, Ross wrote:
Sylvain wrote:
Dave J wrote:

Among the rest, your stuck with the highly limited choices of HWD,
SQL, PAO, APC, DVO, RHV. Most of their towers will be closed at
midnight, but I'm not aware of any curfews that will affect a 152.

SJC closes at night as well (can't remember the time and I don't have
my AF/D with me);

I'd like to land in KSFO too eventually, the only Bay Area airport
missing in my list :-) (did land in KNUQ a few times doing Young
Eagles flights). My plan was to call the tower on the phone and
ask them what time would be the least inconvenient. :-)

--Sylvain

I kown a pilot here in the Dallas Fort Worth area that flew his C-152
into DFW airport and pick up his girl friend. He wrote a report on it
and it was great. He did call ahead to find the best time. Also during
the great Y2K, there was a girl flying at midnight and did a touch and
go at DFW. No one was around.

--

Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI- Hide quoted text -

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DFW is very GA friendly, lots of runways etc. SFO is about as friendly
as LAX. They only have two landing runways at a time. We did go into
SFO 135 in the Debonair once though. It was pretty cool. Landing fee
was reduced to $180 with fuel purchase.

-Robert

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in
ups.com:

DFW is very GA friendly, lots of runways etc. SFO is about as
friendly as LAX. They only have two landing runways at a time. We
did go into SFO 135 in the Debonair once though. It was pretty
cool. Landing fee was reduced to $180 with fuel purchase.

I've been into SFO several times. Once they gave me runway 1R with a
land and hold short chearance.

--

On Jun 6, 7:10 pm, Dave J wrote:
What about any other bay area airports that are GA friendly during the
night?

You mean among those that are not GA friendly during the day?

It's not hard to get into SJC even during the day, and of course, OAK
has an entirely "separate airport" for GA.

Among the rest, your stuck with the highly limited choices of HWD,
SQL, PAO, APC, DVO, RHV. Most of their towers will be closed at
midnight, but I'm not aware of any curfews that will affect a 152.

Of course, the AF/D (or even airnav.com) has all the answers you need.

-- dave j

I think the poster was asking specifically about SFO, not San
Francisco area airports.

My only landing at SFO in recent memory was greeted with a "Here's your $75
landing fee" until they saw my passenger ... Governor Jerry Brown. Things
got a whole bunch warmer thereafter.

Jim

--
"Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, and
dance like no one is watching."
--Satchel Paige


"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message
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I think the poster was asking specifically about SFO, not San
Francisco area airports.