FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IPL |
| Lat/Long: | 32-50-03.2000N / 115-34-43.5000W 32-50.053333N / 115-34.725000W 32.8342222 / -115.5787500 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | -53.6 ft. / -16.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (1980) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of IMPERIAL, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 92251 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | PHOENIX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN DIEGO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1630 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA 1000 FT CONVENTIONAL ACFT; 1500 FT JET ACFT. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RYS 08/26 & 14/32 - CTAF. |
| Landing fee: | yes, OVERNIGHT TIE-DOWN FEE. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS: | 132.175 (760-355-2851) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ON FREQS 128.6/291.7 (JULIAN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| IPLr311/6.2 | | IMPERIAL VORTAC | | 115.90 | | 14E |
| MXLr291/21.9 | | MEXICALI VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 5308 x 100 ft. / 1618 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 80.0 | | Double tandem: | 102.0 | | Dual double tandem: | 130.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 32 DESIGNATED CALM WIND RY. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 32-50.550735N | | 32-49.773007N |
| Longitude: | 115-34.757513W | | 115-34.281872W |
| Elevation: | -55.1 ft. | | -53.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 139 magnetic, 153 true | | 319 magnetic, 333 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 9 ft. fence, lighted, 425 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 600 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4501 x 75 ft. / 1372 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 32-49.926267N | | 32-49.926657N |
| Longitude: | 115-35.407285W | | 115-34.528360W |
| Elevation: | -55.1 ft. | | -55.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 076 magnetic, 090 true | | 256 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 59 ft. pline, marked and lighted, 1600 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear | | 32 ft. pole, 1575 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 42:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | IMPERIAL COUNTY 1099 AIRPORT ROAD IMPERIAL, CA 92251 Phone 760-355-7944 |
| Manager: | SANDRA GUTIERREZ 1099 AIRPORT ROAD IMPERIAL, CA 92251 Phone 760-355-7944 SANDRA GUTIERREZ, INTERIM AIRPORT MANAGER, 760-355-7944 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 47 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 39 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 40/day * | | 45% | local general aviation | | 25% | transient general aviation | | 18% | military | | 10% | commercial | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PPR FOR NON-SCHEDULED AIR CARRIER ARFF SERVICE, CONTACT AIRPORT MANAGER 760 355 7944. |
| - | TRAINING FLIGHTS REQUESTED TO LIMIT OPERATIONS TO NO MORE THAN FIVE (5) CONTINUOUS PATTERN CIRCUITS DURING HOURS OF DARKNESS FOR NOISE ABATEMENT; AUTOROTATION PRACTICE PREFERRED RY 26/08. |
| - | AVOID NAF EL CENTRO TFC; ACFT DEP RWY 26 RIGHT TURN - STAY BELOW 1000'; CTC NAF TOWER 119.1 FOR ADVISORY. |
| - | FREQUENT HIGH-SPEED MILITARY JET TRAFFIC TRANSITS IPL TFC AREA WESTBOUND DESCENDING VFR TO NAF EL CENTRO. AVOID 2500 FT TO 3500 FT MSL NEAR IPL. CONTACT NAF TWR 119.1 FOR NAVY TFC ADVY. |
| - | RADIO ANT +70 FT LCTD ON CTL TWR AT MIDFIELD RY 14/32 AND 500 FT WEST RY CNTRLN. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNJK - El Centro NAF Airport (5 nm W)
KBWC - Brawley Municipal Airport (10 nm N)
KCLR - Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport (18 nm N)
L08 - Borrego Valley Airport (45 nm NW)
KNYL - Yuma Marine Corps Air Station/Yuma International Airport (50 nm E)
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:15 | | 12:15 |
| Sunrise | | 05:42 | | 12:42 |
| Sunset | | 19:35 | | 02:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:03 | | 03:03 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 08:02:25 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 18-May-2013 01:02:25 |
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| METAR |
| KIPL | 180653Z AUTO 26018G24KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP098 T02110089
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KNJK 5nm W | 180656Z AUTO 25017KT 10SM CLR 22/08 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02170078 TSNO
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| TAF |
| KIPL | 180520Z 1806/1906 26015G25KT P6SM SKC FM180900 27008KT P6SM SKC
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KNJK 5nm W | 1800/1823 26018G25KT 9999 FEW120 SCT200 520009 520907 532409 533306 QNH2968INS TEMPO 1800/1805 27024G30KT 1600 BLDU FM180700 26010KT 9999 FEW200 520009 520907 532409 533306 QNH2978INS FM181200 24013KT 9999 SKC 500000 QNH2984INS FM181600 29008KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2982INS FM182100 28010G16KT 9999 SKC QNH2975INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1801 TIL 1813 T15/1812Z T32/1823Z AMD 0047
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