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| coordinates = {{coord|38|30|32|N|122|48|46|W|display=inline,title}}
|operating_base = [[Avelo Airlines]] (begins May 1, 2024)<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 30, 2024 |title=Avelo Airlines Announces New Base at Bay Area's Sonoma County Airport |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/avelo-airlines-announces-new-base-at-bay-areas-sonoma-county-airport-302048161.html|website= PRNewswire |access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref>
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| owner-oper = Sonoma County DOT
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| r2-length-m = 1,829
| r2-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 20172023
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
| stat1-data = 7982,231710
| stat2-header = Based aircraft
| stat2-data = 315334
| stat3-header = Total passengers
| stat3-data = 397641,787178
| footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=STS|use=PU|own=PU|site=02260.*A}}, effective 2016May 18, 2024.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sonomacountyairport.org/about-02sts/passenger-04numbers|title=2023 Passenger Numbers Data for Sonoma Airport|website=Sonoma County Airport.org|accessdate= May 19, 2024}}</ref>
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'''Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport''' {{airport codes|STS|KSTS|STS}} is a [[domestic airport]] located {{convert|7 |miles (11&nbsp;km)}} northwest of downtown [[Santa Rosa, California]], in [[Sonoma County, California]], United States.<ref name=FAA /><ref>{{cite gnis |type=retired|id=1653988 |name=Sonoma County Airport |access-date=2009-05-04}}</ref>
 
The airport is named after [[Charles M. Schulz]], the famed cartoonist of the ''[[Peanuts]]'' comic strip, who lived in Santa Rosa for more than 30 years. The airport's logo features [[Snoopy]] in [[World War I]] flying-ace attire atop his doghouse.
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===Airline flights===
From the late-1940s to the mid-1970s [[Pacific Air Lines|Southwest Airways]] and successors [[Pacific Air Lines]], Air West and [[Hughes Airwest]] served Santa Rosa. Southwest Airways [[Douglas DC-3]]s followed by Pacific, Air West and Hughes Airwest [[Fairchild F-27]] turboprops mainly flew to [[SFO|San Francisco]] ([[SFO]]). Pacific Air Lines had introduced F-27 aircraft on its Santa Rosa service by 1964 with these new propjets subsequently replacing the airline's [[Martin 4-0-4]] piston-powered aircraft on all of its flights into airport.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 1964 |title=Pacific Air Lines System Timetable |url=https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/pc64/pc64-1.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907091807/https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/pc64/pc64-1.jpg |archive-date=September 7, 2023 |access-date=September 1, 2023 |website=Airline Timetable Images}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 1964 |title=Pacific Air Lines Schedule |url=https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/pc64/pc64-3.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901223750/https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/pc64/pc64-3.jpg |archive-date=September 1, 2023 |access-date=September 1, 2023 |website=Airline Timetable Images}}</ref> In 1967 Pacific was operating daily F-27 service on a roundtrip routing of [[Portland International Airport|Portland, OR]] - [[Del Norte County Airport|Crescent City]] - [[Arcata–Eureka Airport|Eureka/Arcata]] - Santa Rosa - [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=Aug 1, 1967 |title=Pacific Southbound Service |url=https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pc/pc6708/pc6708-2.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901221923/https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pc/pc6708/pc6708-2.jpg |archive-date=September 1, 2023 |access-date=September 1, 2023 |website=Airline Timetable Images}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 1, 1967 |title=Pacific Northbound Service |url=https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pc/pc6708/pc6708-3.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907091838/https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pc/pc6708/pc6708-3.jpg |archive-date=September 7, 2023 |access-date=September 1, 2023 |website=Airline Timetable Images}}</ref> By 1968, one of the Air West F-27 flights serving the airport was operating a daily southbound routing of [[Redding Regional Airport|Redding]] - Santa Rosa - [[Oakland International Airport|Oakland]] - San Francisco.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 1968 |title=Air West Flight Schedule |url=https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/rw68/rw68-7.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907071829/https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/rw68/rw68-7.jpg |archive-date=September 7, 2023 |access-date=September 1, 2023 |website=Airline Timetable Images}}</ref> In the summer of 1972, Hughes Airwest was operating two nonstop F-27 flights every weekday to San Francisco.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 1972 |title=Hughes Airwest Route Map |url=https://www.departedflights.com/RW070172.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016124634/http://www.departedflights.com/RW070172.html |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |access-date=September 1, 2023 |website=Departed Flights}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 1972 |title=Hughes Airwest timetable |url=https://www.departedflights.com/RW070172p14.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901230247/https://www.departedflights.com/RW070172p14.html |archive-date=September 1, 2023 |access-date=September 1, 2023 |website=Departed Flights}}</ref> However, by 1975 Hughes Airwest was no longer serving Santa Rosa.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.departedflights.com/RW070175.html |title=Hughes Airwest July 1, 1975 Route Map |access-date=September 1, 2023 |archive-date=September 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901231334/https://www.departedflights.com/RW070175.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
Commuter airlines flew STS to San Francisco ([[SFO]]) until 2001 as well as to San Jose (SJC) at various times. In 1969 [[Golden Pacific Airlines (1969-1973)]] was operating six roundtrip flights every weekday between the airport and SFO as well as direct flights to Eureka, Lake Tahoe, Reno, Stockton and Ukiah with [[Beechcraft 99]] commuter turboprops <ref>{{Cite web |date=Sep 1, 1969 |title=Golden Pacific Airlines Flight Schedules |url=https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/gg4/gg6909/gg6909-1.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116213031/https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/gg4/gg6909/gg6909-1.jpg |archive-date=Jan 16, 2023 |website=Airline Timetable Images}} [https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/gg4/gg6909/gg6909-2.jpg Second page]</ref> During the mid and late 1970s Eureka Aero and successor [[Air Pacific (United States)]] operated [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] service to Eureka, Oakland, Sacramento and San Francisco.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 1, 1978 |title=Eureka Aero Flight Schedule |url=https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/ik1/ik7806/ik7806-1.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006213346/https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/ik1/ik7806/ik7806-1.jpg |archive-date=October 6, 2023 |access-date=September 12, 2023 |website=Airline Timetable Images}} [https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/ik1/ik7806/ik7806-2.jpg Second page]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 15, 1979 |title=Air Pacific Flight Schedule |url=https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/ik1/ik7903/ik7903-1.jpg |website=Airline Timetable Images}} [https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/ik1/ik7903/ik7903-2.jpg Second page]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.departedflights.com/IK041575.html |title=Eureka Aero route map, April 15, 1975 |website=Departed Flights |first=Karl L. |last=Swartz |access-date=December 18, 2020 |archive-date=June 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618090907/https://www.departedflights.com/IK041575.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1985 Westates Airlines [[Convair CV-580]] turboprops flew nonstop to [[LAX|Los Angeles]] for several months before ceasing operations; their July 1985 timetable listed 38 round trips a week between STS and LAX. Other turboprop flights included [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner]]s operated by [[Wings West Airlines]] for [[American Airlines]] nonstop to SFO and San Jose ([[Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport|SJC]]). In late 1989 American Eagle had three Metros a day to SFO and four a day to SJC.<ref name="oag89">{{cite book |chapter-url=http://www.departedflights.com/STS89intro.html |title=Official Airline Guide |chapter=Airlines and Aircraft Serving Santa Rosa Effective December 15, 1989 |via=Departed Flights |access-date=December 18, 2020 |archive-date=June 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618085326/https://www.departedflights.com/STS89intro.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1995 Reno Air Express was operating [[codeshare]] [[BAe Jetstream 31]] nonstop service from Eureka/Arcata, Reno and San Jose flown by [[Mid Pacific Air]] on behalf of [[Reno Air]].<ref name="oag95">{{cite book |chapter-url=http://www.departedflights.com/STS95intro.html |title=Official Airline Guide |chapter=Airlines and Aircraft Serving Santa Rosa Effective April 2, 1995 |via=Departed Flights |access-date=June 8, 2020 |archive-date=June 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608165534/http://www.departedflights.com/STS95intro.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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[[File:Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport Helper.jpg|thumb|Information desk at airport terminal]]The airport covers {{convert|1,125|acre|ha}} at an [[elevation]] of 129 feet (39&nbsp;m). It has two [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] [[runway]]s: 02/20 is 5,202 by 100 feet (1,586 x 30&nbsp;m) and 14/32 is 6,000 by 150 feet (1,829 x 46&nbsp;m).<ref name=FAA />
 
In 2017the year ending December 31, 2023 the airport had 7982,231710 aircraft operations, average 217226 per day: 8379% [[general aviation]], 1011% [[air taxi]], 610% airline and <1% military. Three hundred fifteen334 aircraft were then based at this airport: 85%263 single-engine, 12%35 multi-engine, 2%22 jet, and 1%14 [[helicopter]].<ref name=FAA />
 
In August 2013 the airport started a project to decouple the ends of the two runways and extend runway 14/32 by 885 feet, to 6000 feet and extend runway 02/20 by 200 feet, to 5202 feet. This project was scheduled for completion in November 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stsrunwayproject.org/general-information|title=General Information |website=STS Runway Project |publisher=Sonoma County Airport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222053443/http://stsrunwayproject.org/general-information|archive-date=February 22, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140105/articles/140109813 |title=Sonoma County airport expansion expected to be completed before next winter |last=Brown |first=Matt |work=The Press Democrat |date=January 5, 2014 |access-date=2014-02-04 |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221154947/http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140105/articles/140109813 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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A [[Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit]] (SMART) [[Sonoma County Airport station|Airport station]] was constructed about {{convert|1.5|mi}} from the airline passenger terminal on Airport Boulevard<ref>{{cite news|last1=Atkinson|first1=Rollie|title=County's airport is maxing out|url=http://www.sonomawest.com/sonoma_west_times_and_news/news/county-s-airport-is-maxing-out/article_0e7d1404-55fa-11e7-8acd-0b208632b42c.html|access-date=21 June 2017|work=Sonoma West Times & News|date=21 June 2017|archive-date=July 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704165049/http://www.sonomawest.com/sonoma_west_times_and_news/news/county-s-airport-is-maxing-out/article_0e7d1404-55fa-11e7-8acd-0b208632b42c.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[shuttle buses]] are currently serving as the link between the two locations.
 
The airport is served by [[Sonoma County Transit]] bus route 62.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sctransit.com/maps-schedules/|title=Maps and Schedules|website=sctransit.com|access-date=March 29, 2020|archive-date=March 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329054432/https://sctransit.com/maps-schedules/|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, [[Mendocino Transit Authority]] routes 65 and 95 have limited pickups, and drop-offs by request.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mendocinotransit.org/routes/route-65/|title=Mendocino Transit Authority Route 65|website=mendocinotransit.org|access-date=March 29, 2020|archive-date=March 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329054431/https://mendocinotransit.org/routes/route-65/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mendocinotransit.org/routes/route-95/|title=Mendocino Transit Authority Route 95|website=mendocinotransit.org|access-date=March 29, 2020|archive-date=March 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329054430/https://mendocinotransit.org/routes/route-95/|url-status=live}}</ref> SonomaGroome County Airport ExpressTransportation buses also connect the airport with the [[San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport]] and [[San Francisco International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airportexpressinc.com/|title=Sonoma County Airport Express Inc.|website=Sonoma County Airport Express|access-date=December 14, 2017|archive-date=August 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817111759/http://airportexpressinc.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
==Airlines and destinations==
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| {{nowrap|[[American Airlines]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/article/industrynews/american-airlines-makes-conflicting-moves-at-charles-m-schulz-sonoma-count/ | title=American Airlines makes conflicting moves at Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport | access-date=November 17, 2023 }}</ref>}} | '''Seasonal:''' [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]]
| {{nowrap|[[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule | title=Flight schedules and notifications - View schedules and set up notifications - American Airlines | access-date=November 15, 2022 | archive-date=February 2, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010611/https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule | url-status=live }}</ref>}} | [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]]
| [[Avelo Airlines]] | [[Boise Airport|Boise]] (begins May 2, 2024),<ref name=AVELO /> [[Hollywood Burbank Airport|Burbank]], [[Glacier Park International Airport|Glacier Park/Kalispell]] (begins May 1, 2024),<ref name=AVELO /> [[McCarran International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Palm Springs International Airport|Palm Springs]], [[McNary Field|Salem]] (begins May 3, 2024),<ref name=AVELO>{{cite web | url=https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/article/industrynews/avelo-adds-new-flights-from-sonoma-county-to-montana-idaho-oregon-washin/ | archive-date=April 2122, 2024 | archive-url=httphttps://archive.today/2024.04.22-04260620240422042606/https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/article/industrynews/avelo-adds-new-flights-from-sonoma-county-to-montana-idaho-oregon-washin/ | title=Avelo adds 4 new flights out of Sonoma County | date=February 21, 2024 }}</ref> [[Tri-Cities Airport (Washington)|Tri-Cities (WA)]] (begins May 1, 2024)<ref name=AVELO /> <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Roberts Field|Redmond/Bend]]
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