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KSAS Salton Sea Airport
Salton City, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: SAS
Lat/Long: 33-14-28.3000N 115-57-09.3000W
33-14.471667N 115-57.155000W
33.2411944,-115.9525833
(estimated)
Elevation: -84 ft. / -26 m (estimated)
Variation: 13E (1985)
From city: 1 mile SW of SALTON CITY, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 92275

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1960
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: SAN DIEGO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Pattern altitude: 716 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3P at L08 (19 nm W): 126.575 (760-767-3308)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY YUMA CERAP (ZYL) ON FREQS 132.275/292.2 (EL CENTRO RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TRMr143/25.4THERMAL VORTAC116.2013E
JLIr064/32.4JULIAN VORTAC113.7515E
IPLr309/37.0IMPERIAL VORTAC115.9014E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m
Surface: gravel, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 28.0
Runway edge markings: RY 07 AND RY 25 WHITE THLD BARS ARE ONLY MARKINGS ON RY.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 33-14.433833N33-14.508167N
Longitude: 115-57.644333W115-56.667000W
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway end identifier lights: nono

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BURRTEC WASTE INDUSTRIES
9890 CHERRY AVENUE
FONTANA, CA 92335
Phone (909) 429-4200
Manager: GARY KOONTZ
9890 CHERRY AVENUE
FONTANA, CA 92335
Phone (909) 429-4200

Additional Remarks

- LOOSE GRVL INVOF PARKING AREA.
- OCCASIONAL ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON WEEKENDS.
- FOR CD CTC YUMA CERAP AT 928-269-9569.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KSAS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

L08 - Borrego Valley Airport (19 nm W)
KCLR - Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport (23 nm E)
KTRM - Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (25 nm NW)
KBWC - Brawley Municipal Airport (26 nm SE)
KNJK - El Centro NAF Airport (Vraciu Field) (29 nm SE)
  
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Aerial photo of KSAS (Salton Sea Airport)
Photo by Mark Holtzman
Photo taken 12-May-2017
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1913:19
Sunrise06:4313:43
Sunset18:2001:20
Evening civil twilight18:4501:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Oct-2026 11:16:59
Local (UTC-7)  07-Oct-2026 04:16:59
 
METAR
KL08 
19nm W 		070835Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 26/05 A2982 RMK AO2
KTRM 
26nm NW 		071052Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM -RA CLR 22/13 A2976 RMK AO2 RAB08 SLP090 P0000 T02170128
KNJK 
29nm SE 		071056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/08 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP099 T02390078
KIPL 
31nm SE 		071053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/08 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP077 T02560083
TAF
KTRM 
26nm NW 		070522Z 0706/0806 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM071900 14009KT P6SM SCT100 FM080100 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
KNJK 
29nm SE 		070700Z 0707/0807 VRB06KT 9999 FEW080 QNH2972INS TEMPO 0719/0800 34007G15KT AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0707 TIL 0713 TX41/0723Z TN23/0713Z FS30232
KIPL 
31nm SE 		070520Z 0706/0806 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM071800 35005KT P6SM SKC FM080200 25005KT P6SM SKC
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