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KSAS Salton Sea Airport
Salton City, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 92275

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1960
Sectional chart: LOS ANGELES
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-1 at L08 (19 nm W): 126.575 (760-767-3308)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TRMr143/25.4THERMAL VORTAC116.2013E
JLIr064/32.4JULIAN VORTAC114.0015E
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: LOTS & LAND LLC
P. O. BOX 2230
CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92235
Phone 760-774-6922
Manager: AL HERTZ
P. O. BOX 2230
CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92235
Phone 760-774-6922

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 38/month *
100% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

2 IN ROCKS ON RY.
LOOSE GRVL INVOF PARKING AREA.
OCCASIONAL ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON WEEKENDS.

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 (28 nm SE)
 
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Aerial photo of KSAS (Salton Sea Airport)
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From to KSAS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4413:44
Sunrise06:1014:10
Sunset16:4600:46
Evening civil twilight17:1201:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 13:53:15
Local (UTC-8)  08-Nov-2009 05:53:15
 
METAR
KTRM 
26nm NW 
081252Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM CLR 13/05 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP101 T01280050
KNJK 
29nm SE 
081256Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 13/01 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP119 T01330011 TSNO
KIPL 
31nm SE 
081253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/04 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP102 T01330044
KPSP 
44nm NW 
081253Z 33005KT 10SM CLR 17/04 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP108 T01670039
KCZZ 
45nm SW 
081252Z AUTO 00000KT 02/M03 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP115 T00171028 PWINO FZRANO TSNO
TAF
KTRM 
26nm NW 
081130Z 0812/0912 VRB05KT P6SM SCT250
KIPL 
31nm SE 
081120Z 0812/0912 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250
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