Yolo County Airport (ICAO: KDWA, FAA LID: DWA, formerly 2Q3) is a county-owned public-use airport located six miles (9.7 km) northeast of Winters, five miles (8 km) northwest of Davis and five miles (8 km) southwest of Woodland, all cities located in Yolo County, California, USA. The center of the runway is exactly 15sm, 20 degrees TC, from the freeway Y where I-505 heads due north and I-80 continues on to Sacramento on a TC of 45 degrees. Magnetic variation is 16E.

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned DWA by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.

The airport is mostly used for general aviation; many flights are recreational or farm-related, with few commercial flights. The airport has an active skydiving community and is home to Skydance. The airport grounds are also home to the Yolo Sportsman Association. The YSA facility has pistol, shotgun, and rifle ranges as well as small fishable lakes. Solono Targetmasters conducts training and competitions for IDPA, and USPSA Practical shooters. The YSA clubhouse has a kitchen, vending machines, bathrooms, and a hall with seating for over 100 persons. Expect loud reports from shotguns during daylight hours.

This area is extremely flat, floods, and is very prone to fog in winter months. Expect winds from the west of 10-25kts starting 2 hours before sundown, lasting for several hours from June through September. These winds are known locally as "The Delta Breeze" and will result in temperatures dropping by up to 50 degrees before dying completely by morning. Dust and smoke picked up by these winds can reduce visibility dramatically at times.

History

The airport was built by the United States Army Air Force about 1941, and was known as Winters-Davis Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights. During the spring of 1942, the runway at Yolo was painted to represent an aircraft deck as Doolittle's Raiders used the airport to practice takeoffs. It was closed after World War II, and was turned over for local government use by the War Assets Administration (WAA).

Facilities and aircraft

Yolo County Airport, with the official Sectional Chart name of Davis/Woodland/Winters (KDWA), covers an area of 498 acres (202 ha) and has one runway at an elevation of 100 feet (30 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,000 by 100 feet (1,829 x 30 m).

• Obstructions - Rwy 16; NONE
• Obstructions - Rwy 34: 110 ft (34 m). trees, 3,500 ft (1,100 m). from runway, 30:1 slope to clear
• REIL lights: NO
• VSI:2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
• Fuel 24 hours100LL JET-A
• Parking:tiedowns
• Airframe service:MAJOR
• Powerplant service:MAJOR

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2002, the airport had 60,360 aircraft operations, an average of 165 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. At that time there were 67 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, 2% jet and 3% helicopter.

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Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Radio Navigation Aids

Remarks

• NO MID-FIELD TKOFS.
• NO TGL 2200 TO 0600.
• RY 34 CALM WIND RY.
• NOISE ABATEMENT: NO DEP TRUNS BLO 500 FT AGL OR BEFORE ARPT BOUNDARY ROADS 1/4 MILE BYD RY 16 & RY 34. STRAIGHT OUT DEP FOR 2 MILES BEFORE TURN RY 16 & RY 34. CROSSWIND/DOWNWIND DEP TO WEST RY 16 & RY 34.
• LIMITED STOP & GO LNDGS 2200 TO 0600.
• RY 16/34 +40 FT TO +120 FT TREES & +40 FT POWER LINES UNLIGHTED; PARALLEL RY 550 FT W OF RY CNTRLN.

Based Aircraft

Operational Statistics

Yolo County-davis/woodland/winters Airport  

Address: Yolo County, CA

Tel: 530-666-811

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General Info
Country	United States
State	CALIFORNIA
FAA ID	2Q3
Latitude	38-34-44.661N
Longitude	121-51-23.876W
Elevation	98 feet
Near City	DAVIS/WOODLAND/WINTERS

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