FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IPL |
| Lat/Long: | 32-50-03.1900N / 115-34-43.4800W
32-50.053167N / 115-34.724667W
32.8342194 / -115.5787444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | -54 ft. / -16 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 14E (1980) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of IMPERIAL, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 92251 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | PHOENIX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN DIEGO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IPL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA 1000 FT CONVENTIONAL ACFT; 1500 FT JET ACFT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 08/26 & 14/32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | no, OVERNIGHT TIE-DOWN FEE. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX ASOS: | 132.175 (760-355-2851) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY LOS ANGELES ARTCC ON FREQS 128.6/291.7 (JULIAN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| IPLr311/6.2 | | IMPERIAL VORTAC | | 115.90 | | 14E |
| MXLr291/21.9 | | MEXICALI VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 14E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 5304 x 100 ft. / 1617 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 80.0 | | Double tandem: | 130.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 32 DESIGNATED CALM WIND RY. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 32-50.550300N | | 32-49.773150N |
| Longitude: | 115-34.757233W | | 115-34.281983W |
| Elevation: | -57.8 ft. | | -56.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 139 magnetic, 153 true | | 319 magnetic, 333 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 9 ft. fence, lighted, 425 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 600 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4500 x 75 ft. / 1372 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 50.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 32-49.925983N | | 32-49.926400N |
| Longitude: | 115-35.407200W | | 115-34.528233W |
| Elevation: | -57.3 ft. | | -57.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 076 magnetic, 090 true | | 256 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 59 ft. pline, marked and lighted, 1600 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear | | 32 ft. pole, 1575 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 42:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | IMPERIAL COUNTY
COUNTY ADM.CTR.940 MAIN ST.
EL CENTRO, CA 92243
Phone 760-355-7944 |
| Manager: | ROBERT WEIGELE
1099 AIRPORT ROAD
IMPERIAL, CA 92251
Phone 760-355-7944
ROBERTWEIGELE@IMPERIALCOUNTY.NET SANDY GUTIERREZ - ARPT OPNS STEVE BIRDSALL, DIR OF OPERATIONS (760) 482-4314. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 86 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 66 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Helicopters: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 202/day * | | 43% | transient general aviation | | 41% | local general aviation | | 13% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2004 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AVOID NAF EL CENTRO TFC; ACFT DEP RWY 26 RIGHT TURN - STAY BELOW 1000'; CTC NAF TOWER 119.1 FOR ADVISORY. |
| - | FREQUENT HIGH-SPEED MILITARY JET TRAFFIC TRANSITS IPL TFC AREA WESTBOUND DESCENDING VFR TO NAF EL CENTRO. AVOID 2500 FT TO 3500 FT MSL NEAR IPL. CONTACT NAF TWR 119.1 FOR NAVY TFC ADVY. |
| - | FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL (760) 353-1375 FEE CHARGED. |
| - | FREQ DAY & NIGHT REFUELING OF MILITARY HELICOPTERS VCNTY OF RY 26 THR. |
| - | RY 08/26 CLSD DALGT HRS DURG REFUELING OPERATIONS UNLESS CROSSWIND ON RY 14/32 EXCEEDS 12 KNOTS. |
| - | RADIO ANT +70 FT LCTD ON CTL TWR AT MIDFIELD RY 14/32 AND 500 FT WEST RY CNTRLN. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR OR GPS-A **CHANGED** | |
download (164KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (42KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KNJK - El Centro NAF Airport (5 nm W)
KBWC - Brawley Municipal Airport (10 nm N)
KCLR - Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport (18 nm N)
L08 - Borrego Valley Airport (45 nm NW)
KNYL - Yuma Marine Corps Air Station/Yuma International Airport (50 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Sep-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 13:21 |
| Sunset | | 19:01 | | 02:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:26 | | 02:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 06:09:14 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 04-Sep-2008 23:09:14 |
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| METAR |
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| KIPL | 050553Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM CLR 33/10 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP037 T03280100 10422 20328 51014 TSNO
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KNJK
5nm W | 050603Z AUTO 25005KT M1/4SM HZ CLR 33/11 A2964 RMK AO2 TSNO
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| TAF |
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| KIPL | 050524Z 050606 25007KT P6SM SKC FM1800 VRB03KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 2224 10005KT
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KNJK
5nm W | 050303 VRB05KT 9999 FEW060 QNH2956INS BECMG 0406 30008KT SKC QNH2961INS BECMG 0709 34008KT QNH2965INS BECMG 1113 VRB06KT QNH2958INS T27/13Z T41/23Z
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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