Instrument Approaches
The airport has three approaches, making it a popular instrument training area.
- Localizer Runway 02 (needs overwater flight)
- VOR/GPS-A (from Salinas VOR)
- NDB/GPS-B (from PAJAR NDB located 1.1 nm SW of the field)
Instrument pilots have been advised that Watsonville is occasionally surrounded by non-IFR traffic that (illegally) climbs/descends to low stratus layer. ATC usually calls them out, but they can not always see them. There are frequent traffic calls to CTAF even when IMC prevails become important.
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