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73CL Julian Hinds Pump Plant Airstrip
Desert Center, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 73CL
Lat/Long: 33-41-56.0670N 115-38-12.9580W
33-41.934450N 115-38.215967W
33.6989075,-115.6369328
(estimated)
Elevation: 1335 ft. / 406.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 13E (1985)
From city: 12 miles W of DESERT CENTER, CA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 92257

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 05/1976
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: RIVERSIDE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TNPr150/25.7TWENTYNINE PALMS VORTAC114.2015E
TRMr068/26.5THERMAL VORTAC116.2013E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 2000 x 30 ft. / 610 x 9 m
Surface: asphalt
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: THE METRO WATER DIST OF S CA
158000 MWD RD
PARKER DAM, CA 92267
Phone (442) 262-2500
Manager: JOSEPH MIZIA
158000 MWD RD
PARKER DAM, CA 92267
Phone (442) 262-2531

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 73CL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTRM - Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (26 nm W)
KTNP - Twentynine Palms Airport (30 nm NW)
KUDD - Bermuda Dunes Airport (32 nm W)
KCLR - Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport (35 nm S)
KBWC - Brawley Municipal Airport (43 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1314:13
Sunrise06:3914:39
Sunset17:1301:13
Evening civil twilight17:3901:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Feb-2026 06:01:51
Local (UTC-8)  02-Feb-2026 22:01:51
 
METAR
KL08 
43nm SW 		030555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW041 SCT047 SCT055 09/01 A3012 RMK AO2
KPSP 
44nm W 		030553Z 33006KT 10SM CLR 17/02 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP206 T01720022 10272 20167 51015 $
KNXP 
44nm NW 		030554Z AUTO 29011KT 10SM CLR 13/M03 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP231 T01331028 10228 20128 53017 $
KBLH 
46nm E 		030552Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/01 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP193 T01330011 10250 20128 53012 $
TAF
KTRM 
27nm W 		021735Z 0218/0318 VRB05KT P6SM SCT250 AMD NOT SKED
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