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KSAS · Salton Sea Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KSAS FAA SAS Elev -84 ft Lat 33° 14.48' N Lon 115° 57.12' 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: 5,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 — 5,000 ft 75 ft GRAVEL / CINDERS / CRUSHED ROCK / CORAL/SHELLS / SLAG No —
25 — 5,000 ft 75 ft GRAVEL / CINDERS / CRUSHED ROCK / CORAL/SHELLS / SLAG No —

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).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 4 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·LOOSE GRVL INVOF PARKING AREA.
  • ·OCCASIONAL ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON WEEKENDS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC YUMA CERAP AT 928-269-9569.
  • ·RY 07 AND RY 25 WHITE THLD BARS ARE ONLY MARKINGS ON RY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

IATA · SAS

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=1

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-04-18 WILHELM PUSLAR · Fuel exhaustion · 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 48 nm
Kenneth Douglas Shepherd Ramona CA 48 nm
Alejandro Silva El Cajon CA 57 nm
Barry Brocato El Cajon CA 57 nm
Rodney Anderson El Cajon CA 57 nm
Joseph Scarcella Beaumont CA 63 nm
Brunno Winnubst San Diego CA 65 nm
Clayton Lang San Diego CA 65 nm
David William Leonard San Diego CA 65 nm
Gregory Michael Madariaga San Diego CA 65 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
Richard Paul Fordem Borrego Springs CA 20 nm
Andrew Lee Smith Borrego Springs CA 20 nm
Willard David Carpenter Jr Borrego Springs CA 20 nm
Raymond George Angwin La Quinta CA 29 nm
Myles Harold Elsing La Quinta CA 29 nm
Gregory Stephen Rea La Quinta CA 29 nm
Donald Roger Reilly La Quinta CA 29 nm
Eric Claire Shilling La Quinta CA 29 nm
Christopher Lee Kelley La Quinta CA 29 nm
Jeffery Scott Nunan La Quinta CA 29 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
Danial James Butler Salton City CA 4 nm
Richard Paul Fordem Borrego Springs CA 20 nm
Thomas Cuen Marquez Westmorland CA 21 nm
John Eric Aleman Thermal CA 25 nm
Kent Alan Murphy Thermal CA 25 nm
Noah Earhart Thermal CA 25 nm
Eduardo Martinez Brawley CA 27 nm
Jose Antonio Garcia Brawley CA 27 nm
Jason Degroat Brawley CA 27 nm
Ronald Preston Olesh Brawley CA 27 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
SoCal Aircraft Inspections
Bermuda Dunes, CA
 35 nm
CheckSix AeroSolutions
Palm Springs, CA
 45 nm
Ramona Avionics, Inc.
Ramona, CA
 50 nm
Southern Cal Aircraft Repair
El Cajon, CA
 57 nm
Avionics, Instruments, Electronics (AIE Inc)
Murrieta, CA
 62 nm
Aircraft Service Center
San Diego, CA
 65 nm
AeroPro, LLC
San Bernardino, CA
 83 nm
Executive Jet Maintenance
San Bernardino, CA
 83 nm
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Riverside, CA
 86 nm
Corona Air Paint
Corona, CA
 92 nm

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