Detail from the San Francisco Sectional Chart, showing airspace, terrain and navigation features
Sectional Chart

San Francisco Sectional Chart

Official FAA digital chart — free GeoTIFF and PDF download

Edition 9 Jul 2026 Superseded 3 Sep 2026 5 days remaining 35.9°N–40.6°N, 125.9°W–117.6°W Not for navigation

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Coast, valley and high country

San Francisco Bay lies near the centre of a sheet stretching west across Pacific waters and east beyond the Sierra Nevada into western Nevada. It covers much of northern and central California, including a long coastal reach, the broad Central Valley and the abrupt transition into mountain terrain. Farther east, the landscape opens into the drier basins and ranges of Nevada. This makes the sheet particularly useful for routes spanning several distinct terrain regions rather than remaining within one metropolitan area.

Connections with adjoining sheets

Coverage continues north on the Klamath Falls sheet. Beyond the eastern side, adjoining coverage is provided by Las Vegas, while Salt Lake City meets the north-eastern edge and Los Angeles the south-eastern edge. Those joins matter for longer routes crossing the Sierra, following California north or south, or continuing into the interior West.

Terminal-area coverage

A Terminal Area Chart also covers part of this region at a larger scale. It provides more concentrated local detail around the major terminal area, while the sectional retains the broader context needed to relate the coast, valleys, mountains and western Nevada on one sheet.

Airports on this chart

IDAirportCityElev RwysLongest
KSFO SFOSan Francisco IntlSAN FRANCISCO, CA13 ft411,870 ft
KMER MERCastleATWATER, CA190 ft111,802 ft
KMHR MHRSacramento MatherSACRAMENTO, CA98 ft411,301 ft
KRNO RNOReno/Tahoe IntlRENO, NV4,414 ft311,001 ft
KSJC SJCNorman Y Mineta San Jose IntlSAN JOSE, CA62 ft211,000 ft
KMCC MCCMc Clellan AirfieldSACRAMENTO, CA76 ft510,599 ft
KOAK OAKOakland San Francisco BayOAKLAND, CA9 ft410,520 ft
KSCK SCKStockton MetroSTOCKTON, CA32 ft310,245 ft
KFAT FATFresno Yosemite IntlFRESNO, CA335 ft29,539 ft
KRTS RTSReno/SteadRENO, NV5,050 ft29,000 ft
KSMF SMFSacramento IntlSACRAMENTO, CA26 ft28,605 ft
KTVL TVLLake TahoeSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA6,268 ft18,541 ft
KBIH BIHBishopBISHOP, CA4,124 ft57,498 ft
KMEV MEVMinden-TahoeMINDEN, NV4,723 ft37,399 ft
KMRY MRYMonterey RgnlMONTEREY, CA256 ft27,175 ft
KRDD RDDRedding RgnlREDDING, CA505 ft27,003 ft
KTRK TRKTruckee-TahoeTRUCKEE, CA5,904 ft27,001 ft
KMMH MMHMammoth YosemiteMAMMOTH LAKES, CA7,134 ft17,000 ft
KCIC CICChico RgnlCHICO, CA240 ft36,724 ft
KVIS VISVisalia MuniVISALIA, CA292 ft26,562 ft
KCVH CVHHollister MuniHOLLISTER, CA230 ft26,350 ft
KCXP CXPCarson CityCARSON CITY, NV4,704 ft16,101 ft
KOVE OVEOroville MuniOROVILLE, CA194 ft26,020 ft
KMYV MYVYuba CountyMARYSVILLE, CA64 ft26,007 ft
KSNS SNSSalinas MuniSALINAS, CA84 ft36,004 ft
KLHM LHMLincoln Rgnl/Karl Harder FldLINCOLN, CA121 ft26,001 ft
KSPZ SPZSilver SpringsSILVER SPRINGS, NV4,265 ft16,001 ft
KSTS STSCharles M Schulz/Sonoma CountySANTA ROSA, CA128 ft26,000 ft
KHTH HTHHawthorne IndustrialHAWTHORNE, NV4,230 ft26,000 ft
KDWA DWAYolo CountyDAVIS/WOODLAND/WINTERS, CA100 ft16,000 ft
KPTV PTVPorterville MuniPORTERVILLE, CA443 ft15,960 ft
KGAB GABGabbsGABBS, NV4,699 ft25,950 ft
KAPC APCNapa CountyNAPA, CA35 ft35,930 ft
KMCE MCEMerced Yosemite RgnlMERCED, CA155 ft15,914 ft
KMOD MODModesto City-County-Harry Sham FldMODESTO, CA99 ft25,904 ft
O43Yerington MuniYERINGTON, NV4,381 ft15,822 ft
KFLX FLXFallon MuniFALLON, NV3,966 ft25,705 ft
KHWD HWDHayward ExecHAYWARD, CA52 ft25,694 ft
3A5Flying M RanchYERINGTON, NV4,921 ft35,662 ft
KMAE MAEMadera MuniMADERA, CA255 ft15,545 ft
KLOL LOLDerby FldLOVELOCK, NV3,907 ft25,529 ft
KSAC SACSacramento ExecSACRAMENTO, CA23 ft35,503 ft
KRBL RBLRed Bluff MuniRED BLUFF, CA352 ft25,431 ft
A34Dayton Valley AirparkDAYTON/CARSON CITY, NV4,414 ft15,343 ft
KLVK LVKLivermore MuniLIVERMORE, CA399 ft35,253 ft
KLLR LLRLittle RiverLITTLE RIVER, CA573 ft15,249 ft
KHJO HJOHanford MuniHANFORD, CA239 ft15,179 ft
O05Rogers FldCHESTER, CA4,534 ft15,020 ft
KCCR CCRBuchanan FldCONCORD, CA25 ft45,001 ft
KHAF HAFHalf Moon BayHALF MOON BAY, CA66 ft15,000 ft
C80New Coalinga MuniCOALINGA, CA624 ft35,000 ft
N59Rosaschi Air ParkSMITH, NV4,809 ft24,800 ft
KVCB VCBNut TreeVACAVILLE, CA116 ft14,700 ft
O22ColumbiaCOLUMBIA, CA2,120 ft24,673 ft
KGOO GOONevada CountyGRASS VALLEY, CA3,157 ft14,657 ft
O02NervinoBECKWOURTH, CA4,899 ft14,651 ft
3Q0MinaMINA, NV4,557 ft14,600 ft
KWVI WVIWatsonville MuniWATSONVILLE, CA163 ft44,502 ft
C83ByronBYRON, CA78 ft24,500 ft
O37Haigh FldORLAND, CA217 ft14,500 ft
KKIC KICMesa Del ReyKING CITY, CA374 ft14,479 ft
M45Alpine CountyMARKLEEVILLE, CA5,871 ft14,443 ft
KUKI UKIUkiah MuniUKIAH, CA616 ft14,423 ft
O88Rio Vista MuniRIO VISTA, CA22 ft34,199 ft
KWLW WLWWillows/Glenn CountyWILLOWS, CA141 ft24,125 ft
2O1Gansner FldQUINCY, CA3,418 ft14,105 ft
F62HayforkHAYFORK, CA2,333 ft14,100 ft
O61Cameron ParkCAMERON PARK, CA1,287 ft14,051 ft
KSVE SVESusanville MuniSUSANVILLE, CA4,149 ft34,051 ft
1Q5Gravelly ValleyUPPER LAKE, CA1,900 ft14,050 ft
KFOT FOTRohnervilleFORTUNA, CA392 ft14,004 ft
KTCY TCYTracy MuniTRACY, CA193 ft24,001 ft
O26Lone Pine/Death ValleyLONE PINE, CA3,709 ft33,991 ft
N58Samsarg FldFERNLEY, NV4,346 ft23,974 ft
O24Lee ViningLEE VINING, CA6,802 ft13,920 ft
KPVF PVFPlacervillePLACERVILLE, CA2,585 ft23,914 ft
KTLR TLRMefford FldTULARE, CA265 ft13,901 ft
O57Bryant FldBRIDGEPORT, CA6,471 ft13,854 ft
O20Kingdon AirparkLODI, CA18 ft13,851 ft
KLSN LSNLos Banos MuniLOS BANOS, CA121 ft13,801 ft
KRIU RIURancho MurietaRANCHO MURIETA, CA144 ft13,798 ft
O41Watts-WoodlandWOODLAND, CA125 ft13,759 ft
KAUN AUNAuburn MuniAUBURN, CA1,538 ft13,700 ft
O09Round ValleyCOVELO, CA1,434 ft13,670 ft
KFCH FCHFresno Chandler ExecFRESNO, CA279 ft13,627 ft
E45Groveland/YosemiteGROVELAND, CA2,932 ft13,624 ft
KCPU CPUCalaveras County/Maury Rasmussen FldSAN ANDREAS, CA1,327 ft13,602 ft
1O2Lampson FldLAKEPORT, CA1,380 ft13,600 ft
O69Petaluma MuniPETALUMA, CA90 ft13,600 ft
1O3LodiLODI, CA59 ft23,547 ft
2O7IndependenceINDEPENDENCE, CA3,908 ft23,533 ft
1Q4New JerusalemTRACY, CA62 ft13,530 ft
T42RuthRUTH, CA2,781 ft13,500 ft
M90William Robert Johnston MuniMENDOTA, CA162 ft13,499 ft
KOAR OARMarina MuniMARINA, CA136 ft13,483 ft
N86Spanish SpringsRENO, NV4,620 ft13,418 ft
0Q5Shelter CoveSHELTER COVE, CA73 ft13,407 ft
KJAQ JAQWestover Fld Amador CountyJACKSON, CA1,693 ft23,401 ft
KMPI MPIMariposa-YosemiteMARIPOSA, CA2,254 ft13,305 ft
KDVO DVOGnoss FldNOVATO, CA4 ft23,303 ft
KBLU BLUBlue Canyon - NyackEMIGRANT GAP, CA5,283 ft13,300 ft
O32Reedley MuniREEDLEY, CA386 ft13,300 ft
H37HerlongHERLONG, CA4,062 ft13,260 ft
2O6ChowchillaCHOWCHILLA, CA243 ft13,253 ft
2O3Angwin-Parrett FldANGWIN, CA1,875 ft13,217 ft
3O1GustineGUSTINE, CA79 ft13,207 ft
KEDU EDUUniversityDAVIS, CA69 ft13,176 ft
F72Franklin FldFRANKLIN, CA23 ft23,123 ft
F34FirebaughFIREBAUGH, CA157 ft13,102 ft
KRHV RHVReid-Hillview Of Santa Clara CountySAN JOSE, CA135 ft23,100 ft
E16San MartinSAN MARTIN, CA283 ft13,095 ft
O79Sierraville DearwaterSIERRAVILLE, CA4,989 ft13,093 ft
O52Sutter CountyYUBA CITY, CA59 ft13,045 ft
O08Sidney Pickels FldCOLUSA, CA49 ft13,034 ft
O27OakdaleOAKDALE, CA236 ft13,013 ft
D86Sequoia FldVISALIA, CA313 ft13,012 ft
1C9Frazier Lake AirparkHOLLISTER, CA152 ft23,000 ft
O15Turlock MuniTURLOCK, CA160 ft12,985 ft
H47HyampomHYAMPOM, CA1,277 ft12,980 ft
E36GeorgetownGEORGETOWN, CA2,624 ft12,979 ft
O60Cloverdale MuniCLOVERDALE, CA275 ft12,909 ft
2Q9DyerDYER, NV4,899 ft12,870 ft
D83BoonvilleBOONVILLE, CA378 ft12,838 ft
3O8Harris RanchCOALINGA, CA470 ft12,820 ft
O16GarbervilleGARBERVILLE, CA550 ft12,783 ft
O28Ells Fld/Willits MuniWILLITS, CA2,065 ft12,705 ft
0Q3Sonoma ValleySCHELLVILLE/SONOMA, CA16 ft22,700 ft
0O4Corning MuniCORNING, CA295 ft12,699 ft
KHES HESHealdsburg MuniHEALDSBURG, CA280 ft12,652 ft
L36Rio LindaRIO LINDA, CA46 ft12,625 ft
KSQL SQLSan CarlosSAN CARLOS, CA5 ft12,621 ft
D63DinsmoreDINSMORE, CA2,392 ft12,504 ft
E55Ocean RidgeGUALALA, CA933 ft12,504 ft
0Q9Sonoma SkyparkSONOMA, CA28 ft12,490 ft
E79Sierra Sky ParkFRESNO, CA321 ft12,473 ft
KPAO PAOPalo AltoPALO ALTO, CA6 ft12,441 ft
O85Benton FldREDDING, CA723 ft12,420 ft
L80Monache MeadowsLONE PINE, CA7,874 ft12,383 ft
0Q4SelmaSELMA, CA305 ft12,206 ft
O42WoodlakeWOODLAKE, CA425 ft12,203 ft
1Q1Kingtech FldSTRATHMORE, CA426 ft12,000 ft
L53Lodi AirparkLODI, CA25 ft11,875 ft
N49Rose Quartz RanchSTAGECOACH, NV4,690 ft11,350 ft

143 public-use airports within this chart's coverage, ordered by runway length. A further 157 private and restricted landing facilities are not listed. Source: FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where this chart sits

Las VegasKlamath FallsLos AngelesSalt Lake CitySAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco shown against the other sectional charts, drawn from each sheet's published bounding coordinates.

Adjoining charts

Other charts covering San Francisco

Airport charts by state

Approach plates and airport diagrams for every airport in the states this sheet covers:

Flying the area on this sheet? Every approach plate and airport diagram for California is available as a single 267.6 MB archive (1,141 charts) — see the California airports.

Common questions

What area does the San Francisco Sectional Chart cover?

It spans 35.9°N to 40.6°N and 125.9°W to 117.6°W. Airports on the sheet fall within California and Nevada. The full list of public-use airports within its coverage is on this page.

Should I download the GeoTIFF or the PDF?

Take the GeoTIFF if you are loading the chart into moving-map software or a flight planner — it is georeferenced, so the software can place it correctly on a map, and it ships with a world file and FGDC metadata at 300 dpi (74.3 MB). Take the PDF to print it or read it on a second screen (146.5 MB); it is the same chart without georeferencing.

Is this the current San Francisco chart?

This is the FAA edition effective 9 July 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. Visual charts are reissued every 56 days and we publish each new edition on the day it takes effect. It is for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

Which charts adjoin the San Francisco sheet?

Las Vegas to the east, Klamath Falls to the north, Los Angeles to the south-east and Salt Lake City to the north-east. Each is linked from this page, so a route running off one edge can be continued on the next sheet.

Is the San Francisco Sectional Chart free to download?

Yes, with no account required. FAA charts are United States Government works and are not subject to copyright protection in the US under 17 U.S.C. § 105. Guest downloads are speed-capped, so a sheet this size takes a while; PRO members download at full line speed and can take the whole family as one archive.

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