AirNav: 57CL - Boron Airstrip

57CL

Boron Airstrip
Boron, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	57CL
Lat/Long:	35-00-12.9120N 117-36-25.2110W 35-00.215200N 117-36.420183W 35.0035867,-117.6070031 (estimated)
Elevation:	2499 ft. / 762 m (estimated)
Variation:	14E (1985)
From city:	2 miles E of BORON, CA
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	93516

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	04/1971
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS:	RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes NON-STD - 20' DIAM. TIRES.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
EDWr066/6.3	EDWARDS VORTAC	116.40	12E
VCVr322/26.8	VICTORVILLE VOR/DME	109.05	14E
PMDr030/31.7	PALMDALE VORTAC	115.55	15E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	2400 x 40 ft. / 732 x 12 m
Surface:	dirt, in fair condition
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	none	45 ft. ant, 450 ft. from runway, 275 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	2290 x 50 ft. / 698 x 15 m
Surface:	dirt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights:	low intensity NON STD END LGTS & EDGE LGTS ARE 500' APART.
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:	1900 x 45 ft. / 579 x 14 m
Surface:	dirt, in fair condition
	RUNWAY 14	RUNWAY 32
Elevation:	2450.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	none	45 ft. ant, 450 ft. from runway, 275 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear 17/35 ALSO PLINE AT 450'.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	JAMES DARR 40716 HWY 395 BORON, CA 93516 Phone 760-762-5220
Manager:	JAMES DARR 40716 HWY 395 BORON, CA 93516 Phone 760-762-5220

Additional Remarks

-	CLEARANCE REQUIRED FROM EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE LOCATED IN R2515
-	FOR CD CTC JOSHUA APCH AT 661-277-3843.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 57CL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEDW - Edwards Air Force Base (15 nm SW)
L71 - California City Municipal Airport (22 nm NW)
KVCV - Southern California Logistics Airport (27 nm SE)
KMHV - Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field (27 nm W)
KPMD - Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport (33 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 07-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:48	13:48
Sunrise	06:13	14:13
Sunset	17:50	01:50
Evening civil twilight	18:15	02:15

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Mar-2026 15:56:04
Local (UTC-8)	07-Mar-2026 07:56:04

METAR

KEDW
15nm SW

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