Gnoss Field (KDVO), California
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Gnoss Field (KDVO) is a public-use general aviation airport serving Novato, California, with a single paved runway and no control tower. Business aviation traffic recorded by the FAA in 2025 was concentrated on operations within a single-runway, non-towered environment.
Runways
Gnoss Field has one paved runway, 13/31, 3,303 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Helipads and surfaces under 500 ft are excluded.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Gnoss Field has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Gnoss Field does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Oakland San Francisco Bay (KOAK), 30 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Gnoss Field recorded 1,964 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in October. Business aviation traffic at Gnoss Field (KDVO) peaked in October 2025 with 220 operations, well above the year's monthly average.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 220 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 2.8 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Gnoss Field has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, noise procedures and other notes.
Approach headings are 050 and 230 magnetic.
Helicopters approach from the east and depart to the east, remaining north of the radio towers.
Ditches surround the runway.
Runway 13 has a paved 125-foot overrun. Runway 31 has a 100-foot overrun.
Runway 13 is the calm wind runway.
Jet and turbine aircraft land on runway 13 and depart on runway 31, as wind and traffic permit.
A noise sensitive area lies southeast of the airport. Avoid straight-out departures on runway 13 and straight-in landings on runway 31.
Mountains lie to the west, hills to the south.
For clearance delivery, contact Oakland ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Gnoss Field has five airfields within 26 NM. The closest is Petaluma Municipal, 7.23 NM north.
Part of the San Francisco Bay Area area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KDVO
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$600.00 catering order at KDVO.
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The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there customs clearance available at KDVO?
Gnoss Field (KDVO) has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is at KOAK, approximately 29.93 nautical miles away, so crews requiring clearance need to plan accordingly.
What runway is available for landing at Gnoss Field?
Gnoss Field (KDVO) has one paved runway, 13/31, measuring 3303 feet by 75 feet with an asphalt surface. A separate 60-by-60-foot concrete helipad, designated H1, is also available for helicopter operations.
Are there any operating procedures pilots should know before flying into KDVO?
Gnoss Field (KDVO) sits near a noise sensitive area southeast of the airport, so pilots avoid straight-out departures on runway 13 and straight-in landings on runway 31. Jet and turbine aircraft typically land on runway 13 and depart on runway 31, as wind and traffic permit.