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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Upcoming Events

CASCD to SILCN FNO
MARCH 21, 2025 - 17:00 PDT
Half-Dome Fly In
APRIL 13, 2025 - 16:00 PDT
CalSCREAM XXV
MAY 03, 2025 - 16:00 PDT
Vectors and Vineyards
MAY 18, 2025 - 16:00 PDT
ZLA Live (Tier 1 Support)
JUNE 14, 2025 - 16:00 PDT
Current ZOA Flights 16
  • San Francisco (SFO) 11
  • Oakland (OAK) 0
  • San Jose (SJC) 4
  • Sacramento (SMF) 0
  • 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
There are no controllers online.
Recent Promotions
Mar 15
Vivek Rajani was promoted to S1!
Mar 14
Ryan Hay completed the Orientation Quiz!
Mar 12
Paige Kasper completed the Oakland CD Knowledge Check!
Mar 10
Spencer Clark completed the Oakland CD Knowledge Check!
Mar 09
Alex Bertuccioli completed the Bay Area Endorsement Ground Exam!
vZOA Top Controllers
Top Controller Monthly Time
Eleftherios Aslanoglou "EA" - 1826127 130:30 hrs
Colin Daly "CD" - 1683117 73:59 hrs
Jackson Burow "JB" - 1487081 41:54 hrs
Eiso Warren "EW" - 1743956 31:14 hrs
Giovanni Go "GO" - 1483188 29:11 hrs
Top Facility Monthly Time
Oakland Ground 238:07 hrs
Norcal Approach 75:15 hrs
Oakland Center 62:50 hrs
Oakland Tower 62:07 hrs
Oakland Clearance 40:11 hrs
Top Controller Weekly Time
Gene Cao "GC" - 1100087 06:14 hrs
Rowan Young "RY" - 1385367 04:42 hrs
Nikolai Harris-Swett "NA" - 1416337 04:28 hrs
Josh Glottmann "OK" - 1275389 03:18 hrs
Brett Wells "BW" - 810036 02:28 hrs
Top Facility Weekly Time
Oakland Ground 13:40 hrs
Norcal Approach 06:12 hrs
Oakland Center 05:39 hrs
San Francisco Ground 05:14 hrs
San Francisco Tower 04:37 hrs
Top Controller All Time
Matthew Chicoine "MC" - 815543 3881:31 hrs
Brett Wells "BW" - 810036 3173:09 hrs
Dominic Nguyen "DN" - 1200795 2730:33 hrs
Michael Mund-Hoym "" - 1038942 2161:05 hrs
nick navarro "" - 1082318 2040:34 hrs
Top Facility All Time
Oakland Center 17193:41 hrs
Norcal Approach 14658:36 hrs
San Francisco Tower 6839:54 hrs
San Francisco Ground 5243:57 hrs
Oakland Ground 4402:24 hrs
Recent vZOA Feedback

Feedback for Jackson Burow

Good, smooth service, thanks for the atc :)

  • Submitted by BELIN Sebastian flying FBU81G
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  • ATC Position: NCT_APP

Feedback for Eleftherios Aslanoglou

Your really kind and did an amazing job out at oakland! Thank you for all your help during my departure as I have never flown out of oakland before, keep it up!

  • Submitted by Daniel Goodman flying DAL234
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  • ATC Position: OAK_GND

Feedback for Brett Wells

Great attitude and personality, made flight into napa very fun and enjoyed it a lot

  • Submitted by Rishi Talwar flying N95MJ
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  • ATC Position: OAK_CTR

Feedback for Srinath Nandakumar

Amazing service. Did a few patterns and there was nothing but respect and quality. Good efficiency, attitude, and positive.

  • Submitted by Jacob Bradshaw flying N524AT
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  • ATC Position: TRK_TWR