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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NOTAM: CPS-001 Updated 3/12/24
Wed 13 Mar 2024 UTC until Wed 20 Mar 2024 UTC

Hi all,

A minor update to CPS-001 was just released, clarifying some of the positions Tiers under GCAP.

Biggest Change:

- SMF cab positions are now unrestricted

- RNO, SJC, and OAK ground and delivery are technically Tier 2 (all rostered controllers have been so endorsed)

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Current ZOA Flights 17

  • 9 San Francisco (SFO)
  • 7 Oakland (OAK)
  • 1 San Jose (SJC)
  • 0 Sacramento (SMF)
  • 0 Reno (RNO)
  • 0 Monterey (MRY)

ZOA Operations

Recent Promotions

Mar 17
Giovanni Go completed the Mountainous Terrain Endorsement Tower Exam!
Mar 16
Lim Chan completed the Mountainous Terrain Endorsement Tower Exam!
Mar 16
Wayne Dunham completed the ZOA Route Building Knowledge Check!
Mar 15
Kevin Munson completed the Oakland CD Knowledge Check!
Mar 09
Max Bartok completed the Orientation Quiz!

vZOA Top Controllers

Top Controller Monthly Time
Giovanni Go "GO" - 1483188 57:31 hrs
Noah Reif "NR" - 1634699 27:53 hrs
Brett Wells "BW" - 810036 25:41 hrs
Philippe Dellaert "PD" - 1628999 22:43 hrs
jon japrapto "JJ" - 1610384 21:35 hrs
Top Facility Monthly Time
Oakland Center 71:48 hrs
Oakland Tower 65:56 hrs
Norcal Approach 54:00 hrs
Oakland Ground 47:38 hrs
San Francisco Tower 28:49 hrs
Top Controller Weekly Time
Giovanni Go "GO" - 1483188 05:05 hrs
jon japrapto "JJ" - 1610384 04:40 hrs
Noah Reif "NR" - 1634699 02:58 hrs
Zhenyu Mao "ZM" - 1292064 02:57 hrs
Ken Greim "KG" - 1652151 02:33 hrs
Top Facility Weekly Time
Oakland Tower 08:03 hrs
Oakland Ground 07:09 hrs
Norcal Approach 04:38 hrs
Reno Ground 02:58 hrs
Oakland Center 02:04 hrs
Top Controller All Time
Matthew Chicoine "MC" - 815543 3879:11 hrs
Brett Wells "BW" - 810036 2825:05 hrs
Dominic Nguyen "DN" - 1200795 2549:50 hrs
Michael Mund-Hoym "" - 1038942 2161:05 hrs
nick navarro "NN" - 1082318 2040:34 hrs
Top Facility All Time
Oakland Center 16080:54 hrs
Norcal Approach 13403:34 hrs
San Francisco Tower 6160:29 hrs
San Francisco Ground 4783:34 hrs
Oakland Ground 3028:09 hrs

Recent vZOA Feedback

Feedback for Luke Delaney

Very professional, good info on plane types, and their speed...Has fun with pilotsas well

  • Submitted by Andrew Salisbury flying TPC51
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  • ATC Position: RNO_TWR

Feedback for Rowan Young

Rowan have execute a great controlling tonight while supporting our Air Refueling operation with vUSAF. Thank you and keep up the good work!

  • Submitted by Anonymous
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  • ATC Position: OAK_CTR

Feedback for Rowan Young

Did a fantastic job with military aerial refueling with 2 tankers and 2 fighters that were training on multiple refueling procedures. Did a great job with us, and did a great job with all the other traffic out there. Thank you for being so knowledgeable, patient, kind and efficient! Great job!

  • Submitted by Anonymous
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  • ATC Position: OAK_CTR