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KSAS Salton Sea Airport
Salton City, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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 -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 18-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0014:00
Sunrise06:2514:25
Sunset17:3001:30
Evening civil twilight17:5501:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-Feb-2026 10:21:32
Local (UTC-8)  18-Feb-2026 02:21:32
 
METAR
KL08 
19nm W 		180955Z AUTO 23018G24KT 10SM FEW017 SCT028 BKN039 13/04 A2988 RMK AO2
KTRM 
26nm NW 		180952Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 15/02 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP101 T01500022 TSNO $
KNJK 
29nm SE 		180956Z AUTO 26012KT 10SM -RA CLR 13/03 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 22028/0905 SLP157 P0000 T01330028 $
KIPL 
31nm SE 		180953Z AUTO 26017G25KT CLR 16/02 A2991 RMK AO2 PK WND 26031/0908 SLP129 T01560022 $
TAF
KTRM 
26nm NW 		180539Z 1806/1906 VRB05KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070 FM181100 32013G23KT P6SM -RA OVC050 FM181600 32020G30KT P6SM FEW200 FM190200 32010KT P6SM SCT250
KNJK 
29nm SE 		1723/1823 27023G30KT 9999 SCT070 SCT250 530009 QNH2985INS TEMPO 1805/1810 26015G30KT BECMG 1813/1814 28020G35KT 9999 FEW050 SCT070 620705 530009 QNH2988INS FM181800 29020G35KT 9999 FEW060 600000 530009 QNH2990INS TX22/1723Z TN10/1814Z FS30130
KIPL 
31nm SE 		180528Z 1806/1906 14006KT P6SM SKC FM181600 27022G30KT P6SM FEW050 SCT060 FM190400 28015KT P6SM FEW250
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