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]

Salton Sea Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerBurrtec Waste Industries
ServesSalton City, California
Elevation AMSL−84 ft / −26 m
Coordinates33°14′28″N 115°57′09″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 5,000 1,524 Gravel
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations350

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
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for SAS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
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