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

ZOA Seeks Assistant Events coordinator
17MAY25
ZOA Seeks a New EC
21APR25

Upcoming Events

Vectors and Vineyards
MAY 18, 2025 - 16:00 PDT
ZLA Live (Tier 1 Support)
JUNE 14, 2025 - 16:00 PDT
ZSE Live (Tier 1 Support)
JULY 12, 2025 - 16:00 PDT
ZOA LIVE 2025
AUGUST 02, 2025 - 16:00 PDT
Trick or Bay [TRACON]
OCTOBER 26, 2025 - 16:00 PDT
Current ZOA Flights 95
  • San Francisco (SFO) 81
  • Oakland (OAK) 9
  • San Jose (SJC) 0
  • Sacramento (SMF) 3
  • Reno (RNO) 1
  • Monterey (MRY) 1
ZOA Operations
  • San Francisco (SFO) SFOW
  • Oakland (OAK) OAKW
  • San Jose (SJC) SJCW
  • Sacramento (SMF) SMFN
  • Reno (RNO) RNON
  • Monterey (MRY) MRY28
Online Controllers
OAK_GND (AP) OAK_CTR (DN) OAK_CTR (RY) SFO_TWR (MT) SFO_DEP (ES) CCR_TWR (PD) OAK_CTR (OK) NCT_APP (MB) CCR_GND (DK) APC_GND (CD) STS_TWR (MK) SFO_APP (JB) APC_TWR (AS) SUU_APP (KG) STS_GND (EA) SFO_GND (NA) OAK_CTR (TL)
Recent Promotions
May 17
Jacob Bradshaw completed the Oakland CD Knowledge Check!
May 17
Eleftherios Aslanoglou completed the Bay Area Endorsement Ground Exam!
May 14
Arthus Goasdoue completed the Orientation Quiz!
May 12
Justin Ly completed the Oakland CD Knowledge Check!
May 11
Nico Clark completed the Oakland CD Knowledge Check!
vZOA Top Controllers
Top Controller Monthly Time
Eleftherios Aslanoglou "EA" - 1826127 102:53 hrs
Aaden Panganiban "AP" - 1746352 36:07 hrs
Jackson Burow "JB" - 1487081 34:30 hrs
Colin Daly "CD" - 1683117 31:23 hrs
Inigo Markle-Allen "IM" - 836212 27:58 hrs
Top Facility Monthly Time
San Jose Ground 92:28 hrs
Norcal Approach 83:32 hrs
Oakland Ground 64:42 hrs
San Francisco Tower 60:46 hrs
Oakland Center 58:17 hrs
Top Controller Weekly Time
Jackson Burow "JB" - 1487081 02:01 hrs
Nikolai Harris-Swett "NA" - 1416337 02:01 hrs
Timothy Long "TL" - 930663 02:01 hrs
Aaden Panganiban "AP" - 1746352 02:01 hrs
Andrew Selder "AS" - 810542 02:01 hrs
Top Facility Weekly Time
Oakland Center 07:37 hrs
Norcal Approach 05:48 hrs
San Francisco Tower 02:02 hrs
San Francisco Ground 02:01 hrs
Napa Tower 02:01 hrs
Top Controller All Time
Matthew Chicoine "MC" - 815543 3881:31 hrs
Brett Wells "BW" - 810036 3191:03 hrs
Dominic Nguyen "DN" - 1200795 2779:05 hrs
Michael Mund-Hoym "" - 1038942 2161:05 hrs
nick navarro "" - 1082318 2040:34 hrs
Top Facility All Time
Oakland Center 17360:59 hrs
Norcal Approach 14906:07 hrs
San Francisco Tower 6995:33 hrs
San Francisco Ground 5356:13 hrs
Oakland Ground 4722:15 hrs
Recent vZOA Feedback

Feedback for Nikolai Harris-Swett

Did PHENOMINAL as ground. Controlling the chaos. 111/10 stars.

  • Submitted by Anonymous
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  • ATC Position: SFO_GND

Feedback for Eleftherios Aslanoglou

Excellent GND controlling- cool, calm, professional! Just want you want from someone on GND. Please fast-track to TWR ASAP!

  • Submitted by James Dresden flying BYF20
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  • ATC Position: SJC_GND

Feedback for Jackson Burow

Great controller, keeping up with the PMDG B777 madness. Nice work!

  • Submitted by James Brickell flying UAL2862
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  • ATC Position: NCT_APP

Feedback for Brett Wells

Chill guy good controlling

  • Submitted by Jay Rosenberg flying PNW659
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  • ATC Position: NCT_APP