Salton Sea Airport
Salton Sea Airport (IATA: SAS, ICAO: KSAS, FAA LID: SAS) 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.[1]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Burrtec Waste Industries | ||||||||||
| Serves | Salton City, California | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | −84 ft / −26 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°14′28″N 115°57′09″W | ||||||||||
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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 December 31, 2009, the airport had 350 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 29 per month.[1]
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for SAS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
External links
- Aerial image as of June 2002 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for SAS
- AirNav airport information for KSAS
- ASN accident history for SAS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KSAS