Oakland ARTCC on VATSIM

About vZOA

The Oakland ARTCC on VATSIM strives to be one of the most professional and realistic ARTCCs in VATUSA, and controllers are expected to know and learn a significant amount of information. Our mission here is dedicated to the highest quality ATC services delivered with a sense of friendliness, individual pride, and ARTCC spirit. Our airspace covers the harrowing Bay Area airspace including San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, as well as challenging mountainous airports like Reno, Lake Tahoe, and Mammoth Lakes. We've got something for everybody!

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vZOA News and Announcements

[Application Extended] ZOA Seeks Assistant Event Coordinator
16JUN25
Updates to CPS-001 & CPS-002
01JUN25
ZOA Seeks Assistant Events coordinator
17MAY25

Upcoming Events

ZSE Live (Tier 1 Support)
JULY 12, 2025 - 16:00 PDT
ZOA LIVE 2025
AUGUST 02, 2025 - 16:00 PDT
Current ZOA Flights 37
  • San Francisco (SFO) 29
  • Oakland (OAK) 2
  • San Jose (SJC) 3
  • Sacramento (SMF) 2
  • Reno (RNO) 0
  • Monterey (MRY) 1
ZOA Operations
  • San Francisco (SFO) SFOW
  • Oakland (OAK) OAKW
  • San Jose (SJC) SJCW
  • Sacramento (SMF) SMFS
  • Reno (RNO) RNOS
  • Monterey (MRY) MRY28
Online Controllers
SFO_TWR (JB) SMF_GND (CD)
Recent Promotions
Jul 04
Eleftherios Aslanoglou completed the Bay Area Endorsement Tower Exam!
Jul 03
Ryan Kim completed the Orientation Quiz!
Jul 03
Ken Greim was promoted to C1!
Jul 01
Noah Reif was promoted to S2!
Jul 01
Noah Reif completed the Mountainous Terrain Endorsement Tower Exam!
vZOA Top Controllers
Top Controller Monthly Time
Colin Daly "CD" - 1683117 66:45 hrs
Eleftherios Aslanoglou "EA" - 1826127 44:51 hrs
Bill Nelson "BE" - 1472772 08:13 hrs
Justin Gray "JA" - 1202237 08:03 hrs
Eiso Warren "EW" - 1743956 07:45 hrs
Top Facility Monthly Time
Capitol Ground 67:49 hrs
San Jose Ground 24:51 hrs
Santa Rosa Ground 16:03 hrs
Norcal Approach 15:36 hrs
Oakland Center 15:13 hrs
Top Controller Weekly Time
Colin Daly "CD" - 1683117 74:13 hrs
Eleftherios Aslanoglou "EA" - 1826127 55:05 hrs
Justin Gray "JA" - 1202237 11:18 hrs
Aaden Panganiban "AP" - 1746352 09:26 hrs
Bill Nelson "BE" - 1472772 08:59 hrs
Top Facility Weekly Time
Capitol Ground 74:49 hrs
San Jose Ground 35:20 hrs
San Francisco Ground 17:30 hrs
Capitol Tower 17:22 hrs
Norcal Approach 16:31 hrs
Top Controller All Time
Matthew Chicoine "MC" - 815543 3881:31 hrs
Brett Wells "BW" - 810036 3202:04 hrs
Dominic Nguyen "DN" - 1200795 2812:37 hrs
Michael Mund-Hoym "" - 1038942 2161:05 hrs
nick navarro "" - 1082318 2040:34 hrs
Top Facility All Time
Oakland Center 17514:13 hrs
Norcal Approach 15041:20 hrs
San Francisco Tower 7084:00 hrs
San Francisco Ground 5424:27 hrs
Oakland Ground 4879:52 hrs
Recent vZOA Feedback

Feedback for Jackson Burow

You’re still the best!!!

  • Submitted by akari King-wright flying Ual14
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  • ATC Position: SMF_TWR

Feedback for Colin Daly

The best ground controller ever. He even checked in on my flight seeing that center gave me a shortcut. He was also super patient with the new guys. Keep up the great work you’ll be SFO rated in no time!!!

  • Submitted by akari King-wright flying Swa778
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  • ATC Position: SMF_GND

Feedback for Eleftherios Aslanoglou

Controller was very helpful for my first Vatsim Departure on radio. Glad to see sts staffed! hope to see more activity at STS.

  • Submitted by Chris Clark flying NCA22T
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  • ATC Position: STS_GND

Feedback for Eleftherios Aslanoglou

my goat hopping on sts ground what a rizzler nice work frfr

  • Submitted by Benjamin Stark flying n230mc
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  • ATC Position: STS_GND