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 39
  • San Francisco (SFO) 26
  • Oakland (OAK) 4
  • San Jose (SJC) 1
  • Sacramento (SMF) 8
  • Reno (RNO) 0
  • Monterey (MRY) 0
ZOA Operations
  • San Francisco (SFO) SFOW
  • Oakland (OAK) OAKW
  • San Jose (SJC) SJCW
  • Sacramento (SMF) SMFS
  • Reno (RNO) RNOS
  • Monterey (MRY) MRY28
Online Controllers
SMF_TWR (JA) OAK_GND (NR) SJC_GND (EA) SMF_GND (CD)
Recent Promotions
Jun 28
Aaden Panganiban completed the Bay Area Endorsement Ground Exam!
Jun 22
Colin Daly completed the Bay Area Endorsement Ground Exam!
Jun 22
Eiso Warren completed the Bay Area Endorsement Tower Exam!
Jun 21
Eiso Warren completed the Bay Area Endorsement Ground Exam!
Jun 21
Eiso Warren completed the SFO Clearance/Ground Endorsement Exam!
vZOA Top Controllers
Top Controller Monthly Time
Eleftherios Aslanoglou "EA" - 1826127 00:01 hrs
Justin Gray "JA" - 1202237 00:01 hrs
Noah Reif "NR" - 1634699 00:01 hrs
Colin Daly "CD" - 1683117 00:01 hrs
Top Facility Monthly Time
San Jose Ground 00:01 hrs
Capitol Tower 00:01 hrs
Oakland Ground 00:01 hrs
Capitol Ground 00:01 hrs
Top Controller Weekly Time
Eleftherios Aslanoglou "EA" - 1826127 10:15 hrs
Colin Daly "CD" - 1683117 07:29 hrs
Justin Gray "JA" - 1202237 03:16 hrs
Aaden Panganiban "AP" - 1746352 02:43 hrs
Giovanni Go "GO" - 1483188 02:41 hrs
Top Facility Weekly Time
San Jose Ground 10:30 hrs
Capitol Ground 07:01 hrs
San Francisco Ground 03:27 hrs
Capitol Tower 03:16 hrs
Capitol Clearance 02:42 hrs
Top Controller All Time
Matthew Chicoine "MC" - 815543 3881:31 hrs
Brett Wells "BW" - 810036 3202:04 hrs
Dominic Nguyen "DN" - 1200795 2807:45 hrs
Michael Mund-Hoym "" - 1038942 2161:05 hrs
nick navarro "" - 1082318 2040:34 hrs
Top Facility All Time
Oakland Center 17505:01 hrs
Norcal Approach 15032:19 hrs
San Francisco Tower 7078:40 hrs
San Francisco Ground 5415:50 hrs
Oakland Ground 4876:38 hrs
Recent vZOA Feedback

Feedback for Giovanni Go

Both Tower (Ingo M.) and Ground provided exceptionally friendly and professional service. It was a smooth and enjoyable experience — thank you for the amazing ATC!

  • Submitted by Matthias Herchenhein flying UAL512
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  • ATC Position: SFO_GND

Feedback for Inigo Markle-Allen

Great controller, gave me help when I was confuesed and overall a very nice person. The type I joined vatsim to meet. Would rate 6/5 if possible. :)

  • Submitted by Kevin Lusted flying DLH459
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  • ATC Position: SFO_TWR

Feedback for Philippe Dellaert

Amazing work, very accommodating and light hearted, had a great experience and would definitely fly with him controlling again! Keep up the exemplary and inspiring work!

  • Submitted by Daniel McCree flying UAL257
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  • ATC Position: SFO_TWR

Feedback for Dominic Nguyen

Controller was rocking it on a Friday night! Nice job! Excited to fly with you again

  • Submitted by Thomas Hand flying DAL535
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  • ATC Position: OAK_CTR