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KSAS Salton Sea Airport
Salton City, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 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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Photo by Mark Holtzman
Photo taken 12-May-2017
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 14-Aug-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4112:41
Sunrise06:0713:07
Sunset19:3002:30
Evening civil twilight19:5602:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Aug-2026 14:20:04
Local (UTC-7)  14-Aug-2026 07:20:04
 
METAR
KL08 
19nm W 		141355Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM CLR 28/13 A2987 RMK AO2
KTRM 
26nm NW 		141352Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 29/17 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02890167
KNJK 
29nm SE 		141356Z 23004KT 10SM FEW120 BKN200 29/17 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP125 T02940167
KIPL 
31nm SE 		141353Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM CLR 29/17 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02890167 $
TAF
KTRM 
26nm NW 		141120Z 1412/1512 33008KT P6SM SCT250 FM141800 14009KT P6SM SCT250 FM150200 32009KT P6SM BKN250
KNJK 
29nm SE 		140706Z 1407/1507 29009KT 9999 FEW150 SCT200 510102 QNH2980INS FM141000 VRB05KT 9999 FEW200 500000 QNH2980INS FM142100 17007KT 9999 FEW150 SCT200 QNH2976INS FM150300 20010KT 9999 FEW100 QNH2979INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1407 TIL 1413 TX40/1500Z TN28/1414Z FS30238
KIPL 
31nm SE 		141120Z 1412/1512 28007KT P6SM BKN150 BKN250 FM141500 13006KT P6SM BKN150 BKN250 FM150000 23012G21KT P6SM FEW100 SCT150 BKN250 FM150300 28007KT P6SM FEW150 FEW250
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