Golden West Jet Center at Oxnard Airport (KOXR) is the latest California FBO to offer Swift’s UL94 unleaded aviation gasoline.
The FBO received its first shipment in March 2023 and is now ready to sell UL94 to aircraft with Swift Fuels STCs, according to officials.
A more environmentally friendly avgas option, UL94 does not contain tetraethyl lead and satisfies the requirements for more than 66% of the U.S. piston fleet, officials added.
Bringing UL94 to airports has been a challenge for some FBOs as many airports do not have multiple avgas tanks.
“It took several months to work through the logistics on how we were going to store the fuel,” said Priscilla Howden, general manager of Golden West Jet Center. “In the end, Avfuel was able to send us a second fuel truck and we received the UL94 by a truck-to-truck transfer. Oxnard Airport Ops was on site to ensure a smooth process.”
Golden West will also continue to sell 100LL avgas, which is stored in a separate fuel farm tank and is pumped from a separate fuel truck.
“We know not everyone can take this fuel yet, but we felt it was important to provide UL94 fuel to pilots who want it,” Howden said. “As part of the education process, Swift has a great website that provides news and details on UL94.”