Users of the Watsonville Airport
Santa Cruz County, California
Prepared by the Watsonville Pilots Association
Information was taken from airport records & site interviews. Frequency of use varies. The following are partial lists only.
Visitors: Please submit additions or corrections to our Public Relations Committee --- wpa @ skyhighway.com. Thank you.
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Civil Service & Non-profit Organizations that utilize the Airport regularly: |
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Organization Name |
Type of Service |
Home Base |
| AirLifeLine | free medical flights for financially needy persons | Sacramento |
| Angel Flight West | free air transportation in response to health care and other compelling human needs | Santa Monica |
| CA Dept of Fish & Game | wildlife management | Sacramento |
| CA Dept of Forestry | land management | Sacramento |
| CA Highway Patrol | law enforcement | Paso Robles |
| City of Santa Cruz | city manager business travel | Santa Cruz |
| City of Watsonville | flights for government officials | Watsonville |
| Civil Air Patrol | air search and rescue | Watsonville |
| County of Santa Cruz | flights for government officials | Santa Cruz |
| EAA Chapter 119 | experimental aircraft owner-builders; educators | Watsonville |
| Mercy Flights | free medical flights for financially needy | San Diego |
| Monterey Bay Ninety-Nines | International Organization of Women Pilots | Watsonville |
| Santa Cruz Co Sheriff | law enforcement | Santa Cruz |
| Stanford University | Dept of Aeronautics & Astronautics | Moffett Field |
| US Army | helicopter reconnaissance | California |
| US Coast Guard | search and rescue | Monterey |
| Watsonville Pilots Association | aircraft owners, pilots, aviation businesses & orgs. | Watsonville |
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Airport-based Businesses that operate from Watsonville Airport on a regular basis: |
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Firm Name |
Type of Business |
Home Base |
| Aerial Images by Phoenix | aerial photography | Watsonville Airport |
| AirCrafters, LLC | builder assistance for custom aircraft | Watsonville Airport |
| Airmartronics | avionics sales and repairs | Watsonville Airport |
| Airport Center | hangar, office, and space rental | Watsonville Airport |
| Bay Air Taxi | air charter, cargo, tours | Watsonville Airport |
| Belardi Interiors | aircraft interiors | Watsonville Airport |
| Bi-Plane for Hire | scenic tours, aerobatics, basic instruction | Watsonville Airport |
| CIM, Air | mechanical consulting,contracting & construction | Watsonville Airport |
| Empire Aviation | charter service | Watsonville Airport |
| Eschelon Enterprises | charter, instruction, sight-seeing, aerial photos | Watsonville Airport |
| Hertz Local Edition | vehicle rentals | Watsonville Airport |
| Kitty's Pilot Shop | pilots supplies | Watsonville Airport |
| Monterey Bay Air | charter service | Watsonville Airport |
| Ocean Air Flight Services, Inc | aircraft sales/rentals/repairs, supplies, instruction | Watsonville Airport |
| Pacific AirCare | aircraft maintenance & repair | Watsonville Airport |
| Pacific Ag-Pak | agricultural packing products | Watsonville Airport |
| Pajaro Valley School Dist | Watsonville Aviation Education Center | Watsonville Airport |
| Santa Cruz Flying Club | aircraft rentals, supplies & instruction | Watsonville Airport |
| SkydancerLE | fine art aerial photography | Watsonville Airport |
| Skywords Aerial Services | banner towing | Watsonville Airport |
| Strawberry Aviation | aircraft rentals, supplies & instruction | Watsonville Airport |
| United Flight Services | aircraft rentals/repairs, supplies & instruction | Watsonville Airport |
| Watsonville Aviation, Inc | aircraft maintenance & repair | Watsonville Airport |
| Watsonville Executive Charter | charter service | Watsonville Airport |
| Zuniga's Mexican Food | restaurant and bar | Watsonville Airport |
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Local Businesses that utilize the Watsonville Airport on a re-occurring basis: |
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| Firm Name | Type of Business | Home Base |
| Airphoto Designs | aerial photography | Watsonville |
| Air Trails | charter service | Salinas |
| Aniram Corporation | developers | Marina |
| Aviation Consulting | consulting and problem solving | Watsonville |
| Best Western Deanza | owner - motel management | Seaside |
| Beverly Fabrics | fabric store chain | Watsonville |
| Brothers Brothers | commercial flower production | Prunedale |
| Buena Vista Gardens | owner - motel management | Monterey |
| Donald G Gardner | hydraulics | Soquel |
| Driscoll Strawberries | agriculture production | Watsonville |
| Durden-Randolph Inc | building design & construction | Aptos |
| Evans Enterprises | real estate management | Aptos |
| Frank Capuro & Sons | agriculture | Watsonville |
| Granite Construction Co | heavy construction, national | Watsonville |
| Hansen Insurance Agency | insurance services | Watsonville |
| Hudson Tel Comm | communication services | Aptos |
| jCan Corporation | computer hardware and software | Aptos |
| Kent Mitchell Insurance | real estate/insurance | Monterey |
| Microtec | machining | Watsonville |
| Mon-Pen Company | development | Monterey |
| Monterey Bay Aircraft Co | charter service | Monterey |
| New West Foods Inc | agricultural processing | Watsonville |
| Nuctin Investments | real estate management | Monterey |
| Orion Telescopes | telescope manufacturing & sales | Watsonville |
| Plant Sciences Inc | agricultural research & consulting | Watsonville |
| Robert Van Wagenen | fisheries and ocean animals research | Santa Cruz |
| S. Martinelli & Co | apple cider, international sales | Watsonville |
| Seagate Technology | computer hardware | Scotts Valley |
| Segetti Accountants | accounting firm | Aptos |
| SMT Parts | robotic parts manufacturing | Santa Cruz |
| Soil Fume Inc | agricultural chemicals | Watsonville |
| SP Moore & Associates | real estate management | Watsonville |
| Springfield Aviation | agriculture/charter services | Watsonville |
| Starflight Inc | software & venture capital | Santa Cruz |
| SurfSoft | software consulting | Watsonville |
| TEC Development | commercial development | Watsonville |
| The Airplane Company | turbine aircraft maintenance | Salinas |
| Totlcom, Inc | communications | Watsonville |
| United Parcel Service | shipping | Santa Cruz |
| Valley View Packing | packing | Watsonville |
| Vertigo Inc | computer hardware | Santa Cruz |
| Watsonville Hospital | medical services | Watsonville |
| Well-Pict Inc | strawberry production | Watsonville |
| Wolfson Ranches | cattle production | Santa Cruz |
| Worldview | manufacturing coordination | Santa Cruz |
| Young Development | machine tool design | Soquel |
| California-based Businesses that utilize the Airport on a re-occurring basis: | ||
| Firm Name | Type of Business | Home Base |
| Air Pack | air cargo | Oakland Int'l |
| Brandley Engineers | aviation consulting engineers | Sacramento |
| Cal Star | helicopter air ambulance | San Jose |
| CH2M Hill | construction engineering & design | Redding |
| Channel Island Aviation | corporate charter service | Camarillo |
| Clay Lacy Aviation | charter service | Van Nuys Airport |
| Devcon Construction | general engineering & construction | San Jose |
| Gillham Professional Group | government affairs consultants | Sacramento |
| Gottschalk's | department store chain | Fresno |
| Imboden & Company, Inc | certified public accountants & financial services | Watsonville |
| ITT Flight Academy | airline training | Bakersfield |
| John Powell Company | general construction | Pine Mtn Lake |
| National Marine Fishery Service | marine wildlife surveys | Oxnard |
| North Coast Services | pitot-static system checks | Vacaville |
| OmniTronics Inc | high tech security | San Jose |
| Otis Spunkmeyer | charter service | Oakland |
| Pediatric Cardiologists Inc | medical care | San Jose/Modesto |
| PJ Helicopters Inc | agricultural pest control | Red Bluff |
| Raisch Investment Group | construction/investments | San Jose |
| San Simeon Lodge | real estate management | San Simeon |
| Sanderson Electric | electrical contractor | Lake Tahoe |
| Tri-Cal Inc | corporate charter service | Hollister |
| Union Pacific Railroad | railroad management | |
| Out-of-state Businesses that utilize the Watsonville Airport on a variable basis: | ||
| Firm Name | Type of Business | Home Base |
| Albertson's (Savon) | grocery drug and discount stores | Boise, ID |
| BBB Produce | agriculture | Nogales, AZ |
| Beechcraft Corp | aircraft production/sales | Wichita, KA |
| Cornerstone | energy distribution | Missouri |
| Costco | wholesale warehouse chain | Kirkland, WA |
| Federal Express | air cargo shipping | Tennessee |
| Kingston Produce | agricultural products | Idaho Falls, ID |
| Nike | wearing apparel | Portland, OR |
| Safari Motors | retail trailers & motorhomes | Eugene, OR |
| Sander Geophysics Ltd | airborne magnetic surveys | Ottawa, Ontario |
| SCI Systems | electronic subcontractors | Huntsville, AL |
| Seattle Film Works | film production | Seattle, WA |
| Shaw Aircraft LLC | Denver, CO | |
| Spletzer Electric | electric wire installations | Roseburg, OR |
| Tanglefoot Wing & Wheel | aircraft supplies | Cavanaugh Bay, ID |
| The Oversight Group LLC | accounting, financial planning | Carson City, NV |
| Whitworth Air Inc | Medford, OR | |
| Williamette | forest products | Eugene, OR |
| Wizardry | hardware/software design | Minden, NV |
Visitors: Please submit additions or corrections to our Public Relations Committee at wpa @ skyhighway.com. Thank you.
First prepared and tracked by the Watsonville Pilots Association beginning February, 2000
Copyright © 2001-2008 Watsonville Pilots Association,
a Chapter of the California Pilots Association
A 501 (c) (3) organization. All Rights reserved.
Mail to: P.O. Box 2074, Freedom, CA 95019-2074
Last modified: 07/10/07
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