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KSAS Salton Sea Airport
Salton City, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: SAS
Lat/Long: 33-14-28.3000N 115-57-09.3000W
33-14.471667N 115-57.155000W
33.2411944,-115.9525833
(estimated)
Elevation: -84 ft. / -26 m (estimated)
Variation: 13E (1985)
From city: 1 mile SW of SALTON CITY, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 92275

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1960
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: SAN DIEGO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Pattern altitude: 716 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3P at L08 (19 nm W): 126.575 (760-767-3308)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY YUMA CERAP (ZYL) ON FREQS 132.275/292.2 (EL CENTRO RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TRMr143/25.4THERMAL VORTAC116.2013E
JLIr064/32.4JULIAN VORTAC113.7515E
IPLr309/37.0IMPERIAL VORTAC115.9014E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m
Surface: gravel, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 28.0
Runway edge markings: RY 07 AND RY 25 WHITE THLD BARS ARE ONLY MARKINGS ON RY.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 33-14.433833N33-14.508167N
Longitude: 115-57.644333W115-56.667000W
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway end identifier lights: nono

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BURRTEC WASTE INDUSTRIES
9890 CHERRY AVENUE
FONTANA, CA 92335
Phone (909) 429-4200
Manager: GARY KOONTZ
9890 CHERRY AVENUE
FONTANA, CA 92335
Phone (909) 429-4200

Additional Remarks

- LOOSE GRVL INVOF PARKING AREA.
- OCCASIONAL ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON WEEKENDS.
- FOR CD CTC YUMA CERAP AT 928-269-9569.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KSAS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

L08 - Borrego Valley Airport (19 nm W)
KCLR - Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport (23 nm E)
KTRM - Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (25 nm NW)
KBWC - Brawley Municipal Airport (26 nm SE)
KNJK - El Centro NAF Airport (Vraciu Field) (29 nm SE)
  
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Aerial photo of KSAS (Salton Sea Airport)
Photo by Mark Holtzman
Photo taken 12-May-2017
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Aug-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4512:45
Sunrise06:1113:11
Sunset19:2302:23
Evening civil twilight19:4902:49

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Aug-2026 09:42:02
Local (UTC-7)  20-Aug-2026 02:42:02
 
METAR
KL08 
19nm W 		200915Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM SCT047 SCT055 33/22 A2981 RMK AO2
KTRM 
26nm NW 		200852Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP088 T03280228 51013
KNJK 
29nm SE 		200856Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM CLR 32/22 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP101 T03170222 51011 $
KIPL 
31nm SE 		200853Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP080 T03280233 53011
TAF
KTRM 
26nm NW 		200520Z 2006/2106 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM202000 14008KT P6SM FEW150 FM210230 VRB04KT P6SM FEW150
KNJK 
29nm SE 		200700Z 2007/2107 17010KT 9999 SKC QNH2972INS FM201300 12004KT 9999 FEW150 SCT250 QNH2981INS FM201800 VRB05KT 9999 FEW150 FEW250 QNH2975INS FM202100 17010G15KT 9999 BKN150 QNH2970INS BECMG 2101/2103 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH2973INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2007 TIL 2013 TX44/2023Z TN29/2013Z FS30261
KIPL 
31nm SE 		200527Z 2006/2106 14010KT P6SM FEW250 FM210000 26008KT P6SM SCT250
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