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42CL

Costa Mesa Police Department Heliport
Costa Mesa, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	42CL
Lat/Long:	33-39-46.3900N 117-54-14.1900W 33-39.773167N 117-54.236500W 33.6628861,-117.9039417 (estimated)
Elevation:	60 ft. / 18 m (estimated)
Variation:	14E (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	92626

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	11/1970
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS:	SAN DIEGO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at SNA (1.9 nm NE):	PHONE 714-338-2330
WX ASOS at FUL (13 nm N):	PHONE 714-870-1372
WX ASOS at LGB (15 nm NW):	PHONE 562-247-0378

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
ELBr251/8.7	EL TORO VOR/DME	117.20	14E
SLIr119/10.4	SEAL BEACH VORTAC	115.70	15E
PDZr216/24.1	PARADISE VORTAC	112.20	15E
POMr178/25.6	POMONA VORTAC	110.40	15E
RALr218/(28.6)	RIVERSIDE VOR	108.60	14E
LAXr107/30.9	LOS ANGELES VORTAC	113.60	15E
SXCr041/31.1	SANTA CATALINA VORTAC	114.15	15E
SMOr112/34.5	SANTA MONICA VOR/DME	110.80	15E
OCNr301/35.1	OCEANSIDE VORTAC	115.30	15E
HDFr245/(36.5)	HOMELAND VOR	112.05	14E

Heliport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	93 x 67 ft. / 28 x 20 m
Surface:	concrete
Latitude:	33-39.773167N
Longitude:	117-54.236500W
Elevation:	60.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF COSTA MESA 99 FAIR DR PO BOX 1200 COSTA MESA, CA 92626 Phone (714) 754-5117
Manager:	RONALD LAWRENCE - CHIEF OF POLICE COSTA MESA POLICE DEPT, BOX 1200 COSTA MESA, CA 92626 Phone (714) 754-5117

Additional Remarks

A52-H1	CITY HALL NE; 2-8 STORY BLDGS S, ALL LGTD.
-	FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 42CL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSNA - John Wayne/Orange County Airport (2 nm NE)
KSLI - Los Alamitos Army Airfield (11 nm NW)
KFUL - Fullerton Municipal Airport (13 nm N)
KLGB - Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field) (15 nm NW)
KAJO - Corona Municipal Airport (21 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:06	14:06
Sunrise	06:32	14:32
Sunset	17:39	01:39
Evening civil twilight	18:05	02:05

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Feb-2026 04:52:07
Local (UTC-8)	20-Feb-2026 20:52:07

METAR

KSNA 2nm E	210353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/02 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01170017
KSLI 9nm NW	210355Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 10/02 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP179 T01010024
KFUL 13nm N	210353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/03 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01060028
KLGB 15nm NW	210353Z 33003KT 10SM CLR 11/03 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01110028 $

TAF

KSNA 2nm E	201743Z 2018/2118 VRB03KT P6SM FEW040 SCT200 FM202000 22008KT P6SM FEW200 FM210200 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
KSLI 9nm NW	202100Z 2021/2203 VRB06KT 9999 BKN150 QNH3000INS TX17/2120Z TN08/2114Z
KLGB 15nm NW	201721Z 2018/2118 32004KT P6SM BKN250 FM202100 21006KT P6SM BKN250 FM210100 29005KT P6SM BKN250 FM210400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250

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