Salton Sea Airport Explained

Salton Sea Airport
Iata:SAS
Icao:KSAS
Faa:SAS
Type:Public
Owner:Burrtec Waste Industries
City-Served:Salton City, California
Elevation-F:-84
Coordinates:33.2411°N -115.9525°W
R1-Number:7/25
R1-Length-F:5,000
R1-Surface:Gravel
Stat-Year:2023
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 4/30/2023)
Stat1-Data:350
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Salton Sea Airport is a privately owned, public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Salton City, across California State Highway 86 from the western border of the new community of Sea View Beach (formerly the Salton Sea Test Base B-1) and the Sea View Beach Dunes in Imperial County, California, United States.

Facilities and aircraft

Salton Sea Airport covers an area of 208 acres (84 ha) at an elevation of 84 feet (26 m) below mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with a gravel surface measuring 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2023, the airport had 350 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 29 per month.

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective December 28, 2023.

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