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CA84 Torrey Pines Gliderport
San Diego, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: CA84
Lat/Long: 32-53-23.0000N 117-14-49.0000W
32-53.383333N 117-14.816667W
32.8897222,-117.2469444
(estimated)
Elevation: 372 ft. / 113 m (estimated)
Variation: 13E (1985)
From city: 11 miles NW of SAN DIEGO, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 92037

Gliderport Operations

Gliderport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/1961
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: SAN DIEGO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Gliderport Communications

WX ASOS at MYF (7 nm SE): 126.9 (858-576-4337)
WX ASOS at SAN (10 nm S): PHONE 619-607-3429
WX AWOS-3P at SEE (14 nm E): 125.45 (619-449-1228)
WX ASOS at CRQ (14 nm N): PHONE 760-795-2628
WX ASOS at RNM (19 nm NE): PHONE 760-239-7043

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MZBr335/6.5MISSION BAY VORTAC117.8015E
PGYr307/21.5POGGI VORTAC116.4514E
OCNr143/22.7OCEANSIDE VORTAC115.3015E
TIJr313/25.7TIJUANA VOR/DME116.5012E
JLIr231/36.5JULIAN VORTAC113.7515E

Gliderport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 1500 x 30 ft. / 457 x 9 m
Surface: asphalt
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: nonetrees, 100 ft. from runway

Gliderport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF SAN DIEGO
202 C STREET MS 2A
SAN DIEGO, CA 92101
Manager: MAX MARIEN
2800 TORREY PINES SCENIC DRIVE
JO JOLLA, CA 92037
Phone 858-452-9858
WORK PHONE 619-535-9505 EXT 1585

Additional Remarks

- GLIDER PORT IS LEASED FM CITY TO THE ASSOCD GLIDER CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIF FOR STUDENT TRAINING & RIDGE SOARING.
- ALL ACFT ARE TRAILERED GLIDERS.
- ROLLING RWY .6 PERCENT GRADIENT.
- EXTENSIVE HANG GLIDER OPERATIONS ON WEEKENDS AND WEEKDAYS.
- FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at CA84.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KNKX - Miramar MCAS (Joe Foss Field) Airport (5 nm E)
KMYF - Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (7 nm SE)
KSAN - San Diego International Airport (10 nm S)
KNZY - North Island Naval Air Station (Halsey Field) Airport (12 nm S)
KSEE - Gillespie Field Airport (14 nm E)
KCRQ - Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport (14 nm N)
KRNM - Ramona Airport (19 nm NE)
  
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Aerial photo of CA84 (Torrey Pines Gliderport)
Photo by Doug Fronius
Photo taken 13-Mar-2004
from a 1942 Schweizer TG-2 sailplane.
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0313:03
Sunrise06:2813:28
Sunset19:0702:07
Evening civil twilight19:3202:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Sep-2026 11:24:21
Local (UTC-7)  06-Sep-2026 04:24:21
 
METAR
KNKX 
6nm E 		061055Z 30003KT 10SM -RA FEW070 FEW110 23/18 A2989 RMK AO2 RAB53 SLP113 P0000 T02280183
KMYF 
7nm SE 		061053Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM -RA FEW100 FEW120 23/17 A2988 RMK AO2 RAB47 SLP114 P0000 T02330167
KSAN 
10nm S 		061051Z 01005KT 10SM -RA FEW050 SCT100 OVC150 24/18 A2988 RMK AO2 RAB40 SLP117 P0000 T02390178 $
KNZY 
11nm S 		061052Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM FEW110 24/18 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP110 T02390178
KCRQ 
15nm N 		061053Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM -RA FEW110 22/20 A2988 RMK AO2 RAB01E10B26 SLP113 P0000 T02220200
KSEE 
15nm E 		061055Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM FEW050 FEW070 SCT080 25/11 A2987 RMK AO2
KRNM 
19nm NE 		061053Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM -RA SCT110 21/16 A2994 RMK AO2 RAB15E29B46 SLP118 P0000 T02060161 $
TAF
KNKX 
6nm E 		060000Z 0600/0706 24008KT 7SM BKN080 QNH2990INS FM060600 25006KT 7SM BKN060 QNH2988INS TEMPO 0612/0618 5SM -SHRA BKN040 QNH2987INS FM061800 25008KT 7SM SCT050 BKN080 QNH2990INS TX31/0619Z TN23/0609Z
KSAN 
10nm S 		060830Z 0609/0712 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH SCT070 BKN110 FM061800 33011KT P6SM VCSH SCT080 BKN150 FM062100 33013KT P6SM FEW080 BKN150 FM070400 VRB05KT P6SM SCT150
KNZY 
11nm S 		060949Z 0609/0707 VRB06KT 9999 SCT120 BKN170 BKN200 QNH2986INS TEMPO 0909/0612 8000 -RA BECMG 0612/0613 VRB06KT 8000 -RA FEW070 SCT120 BKN170CB BKN200 QNH2986INS BECMG 0618/0619 33015KT 9999 VCSH FEW070 BKN120CB OVC170 QNH2980INS TEMPO 0619/0623 33010G20KT BECMG 0705/0706 35009KT 8000 BR SCT080 BKN120CB QNH2982INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0605 TIL 0614 AMD 0949 TX27/0621Z TN19/0614Z FS30255
KCRQ 
15nm N 		060735Z 0608/0706 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 FM060900 VRB04KT P6SM BKN100 BKN200 FM061800 30007KT P6SM VCSH SCT070 BKN120 FM070000 VRB05KT P6SM BKN150
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