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KSAS Salton Sea Airport
Salton City, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

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
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 06-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2214:22
Sunrise06:4914:49
Sunset16:5000:50
Evening civil twilight17:1801:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Jan-2026 00:36:09
Local (UTC-8)  06-Jan-2026 16:36:09
 
METAR
KL08 
19nm W 		070015Z AUTO VRB04KT 7SM BKN050 BKN055 17/08 A3001 RMK AO2
KNJK 
29nm SE 		062356Z 04004KT 10SM SCT070 BKN100 BKN200 19/08 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP172 T01940083 10200 20172 56013 $
KIPL 
31nm SE 		062353Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM CLR 19/08 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T01940083 10200 20161 58012 $
TAF
KTRM 
26nm NW 		061728Z 0618/0718 VRB04KT P6SM BKN250 FM070800 32007KT P6SM FEW050 BKN250 FM071500 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 AMD NOT SKED
KNJK 
29nm SE 		0623/0723 VRB06KT 9999 BKN070 BKN100 BKN180 QNH2994INS FM071400 VRB06KT 9000 VCSH BKN060 OVC070 QNH2990INS TEMPO 0716/0720 VRB06KT 9000 -RA BKN050 OVC070 FM072100 33004KT 9999 BKN060 BKN090 QNH2985INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0707 TIL 0714 TX20/0623Z TN10/0714Z FS30152
KIPL 
31nm SE 		061720Z 0618/0718 VRB04KT P6SM FEW060 SCT200 BKN250 FM071500 VRB04KT P6SM BKN060 BKN120
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