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

ZOA LIVE 2025
AUGUST 02, 2025 - 16:00 PDT
Current ZOA Flights 20
  • San Francisco (SFO) 18
  • Oakland (OAK) 1
  • San Jose (SJC) 1
  • Sacramento (SMF) 0
  • 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
There are no controllers online.
Recent Promotions
Jul 13
Jacob Bradshaw completed the ZOA Route Building Knowledge Check!
Jul 13
Scott Fulkerson completed the SFO Tower Endorsement Exam!
Jul 11
Kai Rege completed the Orientation Quiz!
Jul 08
Justin Gray completed the ZOA Route Building Knowledge Check!
Jul 08
Yuhao Jiao completed the Orientation Quiz!
vZOA Top Controllers
Top Controller Monthly Time
Colin Daly "CD" - 1683117 132:32 hrs
Eleftherios Aslanoglou "EA" - 1826127 81:17 hrs
Justin Gray "JA" - 1202237 60:59 hrs
Zhenyu Mao "ZM" - 1292064 25:21 hrs
Jackson Burow "JB" - 1487081 24:34 hrs
Top Facility Monthly Time
Capitol Ground 141:27 hrs
Capitol Tower 71:14 hrs
Oakland Center 61:23 hrs
San Jose Ground 49:11 hrs
San Francisco Tower 42:06 hrs
Top Controller Weekly Time
Philippe Dellaert "PD" - 1628999 01:46 hrs
Ken Greim "KG" - 1652151 01:36 hrs
mathew howard "MO" - 1600697 01:07 hrs
Justin Gray "JA" - 1202237 00:59 hrs
Top Facility Weekly Time
San Francisco Tower 01:46 hrs
Oakland Center 01:36 hrs
San Francisco Ground 01:07 hrs
Capitol Tower 00:59 hrs
Top Controller All Time
Matthew Chicoine "MC" - 815543 3881:31 hrs
Brett Wells "BW" - 810036 3202:04 hrs
Dominic Nguyen "DN" - 1200795 2823:56 hrs
Michael Mund-Hoym "" - 1038942 2161:05 hrs
nick navarro "" - 1082318 2040:34 hrs
Top Facility All Time
Oakland Center 17564:48 hrs
Norcal Approach 15073:50 hrs
San Francisco Tower 7119:00 hrs
San Francisco Ground 5448:54 hrs
Oakland Ground 4901:20 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