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KCXL · Calexico International Airport

ICAO · US · 12 NTSB events

ID KCXL FAA CXL Elev 4 ft Lat 32° 40.17' N Lon 115° 30.78' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,683 ft. Max gradient: 0.10%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 091° 4,683 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
26 271° 4,683 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.10%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 16 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (4)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 08–26: H4683X75 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL RWY 08: REIL. PAPI(P4L)…

  • Airport attended 1600–0100Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1600–0100Z‡.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 06–24: H6027X60 (ASPH) S–26 MIRL 0.9% up SW RWY 24: REIL…

  • Airport attended 1600–0100Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1600–0100Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
  • ·Rwy 08–26 ground drop–off on east end of rwy and north of east acft parking area.
  • ·TPA—806(800) conventional acft, 1206(1200) jet acft.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) available.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (760) 768-2160
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®YUMA APP/DEP CON 132.275 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Yuma CERAP at 928-269-9569.
  • ·IMPERIAL (VH) (H) VORTAC 115.9 IPL Chan 106 N32º44.93´ W115º30.51´ 171º 4.9 NM to fld. –18/14E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 001º–052º byd 40 NM 240º–252º byd 40 NM 253º–267º byd 40 NM blo 8,400´ 253º–267º byd 54 NM 274º–284º byd 40 NM COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: UNICOM unmonitored 1600–0100Z‡.
  • ·S2 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 4 LGT REIL Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24 OTS UFN.
  • ·Arpt CLOSED to ngt OPS UFN.
  • ·Arpt CLOSED to ngt OPS UFN.
  • ·Rwy 06–24 PAEW adjacent rwy 1500–2300Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 760-338-1013
  • ·AWOS–1 120.875 (760) 373–7670.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®JOSHUA APP/DEP CON 133.65 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Joshua Apch at 661-277-3843.
  • ·EDWARDS (T) (T) VORTACW 116.4 EDW Chan 111 N34º58.94´ W117º43.96´ 294º 17.3 NM to fld. 2378/12E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 098º–158º byd 19 NM blo 7,900´ DME unusable: 107º–158º byd 19 NM VOR unusable: 098º–158º byd 19 NM blo 7,900´ CALIFORNIA PINES (See ALTURAS on page 109) CALIFORNIA REDWOOD COAST–HUMBOLDT CO (See ARCATA/EUREKA on page 111) LOS ANGELES L–4I LOS ANGELES H–4I, L–7C IAP SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

16

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 35,750 ops in 1990

2024 total

2,408

10-yr total

36,466

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

54.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=12

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Other 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Ground collision 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2009-03-03 Maule M-5 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2023-12-05 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Ground collision · day →
2023-01-20 Cessna 195A · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2015-02-01 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Engine failure · VMC · night →
2013-10-12 Piper PA 31P · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2012-10-27 Cessna 170A · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1998-06-19 Cessna 310K · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1994-05-30 Beech 95-B55 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1990-08-26 Cessna 180 · Weather · VMC · day →
1989-01-05 Maule M-5-210C · Other · day →
1987-04-05 Piper PA-28R-200 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-12-01 Piper PA-20 · Gear-up · VMC · day →

Designees in CA

CFI Flight Instructors 5,776 A&P Mechanics 22,561 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 139 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 20 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 45 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 66 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 126 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 38 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 243 FBO Fixed Base Operators 209 Clubs Flying Clubs 82 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 56 EAA EAA Chapters 63

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Julie Ann Keane Ramona CA 72 nm
Kenneth Douglas Shepherd Ramona CA 72 nm
Alejandro Silva El Cajon CA 74 nm
Barry Brocato El Cajon CA 74 nm
Rodney Anderson El Cajon CA 74 nm
Brunno Winnubst San Diego CA 82 nm
Clayton Lang San Diego CA 82 nm
David William Leonard San Diego CA 82 nm
Gregory Michael Madariaga San Diego CA 82 nm
John Warren Hardy San Diego CA 82 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Jose Oswaldo Madero Calexico CA 1 nm
Philip Kubeck El Centro CA 7 nm
Andrew Edward Briseno Imperial CA 11 nm
Robert Matthew Phillips Imperial CA 11 nm
Magdalena Medina Hernandez Imperial CA 11 nm
Ronald Charles Leimgruber Holtville CA 11 nm
Vincent Gerard Merten Holtville CA 11 nm
Brett Casey Mostrong Holtville CA 11 nm
Caleb Alan Moore Holtville CA 11 nm
Harold Herbert Dunn Yuma AZ 51 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Carlos Henry Legaspi Calexico CA 1 nm
Byron Duane Nelson Calexico CA 1 nm
Frank Ekonomo Calexico CA 1 nm
Rene Urquijo Marmolejo Calexico CA 1 nm
Richard Robert Olvera Calexico CA 1 nm
Jerry Jarnigan Lea Jr Calexico CA 1 nm
David Jonathan Solorzano Heber CA 4 nm
Douglas William Johnston El Centro CA 7 nm
Richard James Klemm El Centro CA 7 nm
James Edward Piper El Centro CA 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Ramona Avionics, Inc.
Ramona, CA
 74 nm
Southern Cal Aircraft Repair
El Cajon, CA
 74 nm
SoCal Aircraft Inspections
Bermuda Dunes, CA
 75 nm
Aircraft Service Center
San Diego, CA
 83 nm
CheckSix AeroSolutions
Palm Springs, CA
 86 nm
Avionics, Instruments, Electronics (AIE Inc)
Murrieta, CA
 98 nm
AeroPro, LLC
San Bernardino, CA
 122 nm
Executive Jet Maintenance
San Bernardino, CA
 122 nm
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Riverside, CA
 124 nm
Corona Air Paint
Corona, CA
 128 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.