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 |
| TRMr143/25.4 | | THERMAL VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 13E |
| JLIr064/32.4 | | JULIAN VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 15E |
| IPLr309/37.0 | | IMPERIAL VORTAC | | 115.90 | | 14E |
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: | |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 07 AND RY 25 WHITE THLD BARS ARE ONLY MARKINGS ON RY. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 33-14.433833N | | 33-14.508167N |
| Longitude: | 115-57.644333W | | 115-56.667000W |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
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 |
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Photo by Louis DeMarco
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:44 | | 13:44 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 14:10 |
| Sunset | | 16:45 | | 00:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:11 | | 01:11 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 03:43:47 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 09-Nov-2009 19:43:47 |
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| METAR |
KTRM 26nm NW | 100252Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01560083 53009
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KNJK 29nm SE | 100256Z 00000KT 10SM FEW200 21/09 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02110094 53012
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KIPL 31nm SE | 100253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02110089 53011
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KPSP 44nm NW | 100253Z 32003KT 10SM CLR 22/05 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02220050 53010
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KCZZ 45nm SW | 100252Z AUTO 04004KT 13/02 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01280017 51016 PWINO TSNO
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| TAF |
KTRM 26nm NW | 092320Z 1000/1024 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250
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KIPL 31nm SE | 092320Z 1000/1024 30004KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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