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KTRM · Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 30 NTSB events

ID KTRM FAA TRM Elev -115 ft Lat 33° 37.60' N Lon 116° 9.60' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,500 ft. Max gradient: 0.31%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 180° 8,500 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.24%
35 360° 8,500 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.24%
12 135° 4,995 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.31%
30 315° 4,995 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.31%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 118.325
  • A/D PALM SPRINGS APP/DEP 135.275
  • RDO RIVERSIDE RDO 122.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KTRM on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 12 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 17 & Rwy 35; PAPI Rwy 12, Rwy 17, Rwy 30 & Rwy 35; MIRL Rwy 12–30 and Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 17 & Rwy 35; PAPI Rwy 12, Rwy 17, Rwy 30 & Rwy 35; MIRL Rwy 12–30 and Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 17 & Rwy 35; PAPI Rwy 12, Rwy 17, Rwy 30 & Rwy 35; MIRL Rwy 12–30 and Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 17 & Rwy 35; PAPI Rwy 12, Rwy 17, Rwy 30 & Rwy 35; MIRL Rwy 12–30 and Rwy 17–35—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1500–0200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1500–0200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (12 sentences)
  • ·232 CALIFORNIA – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – JACQUELINE COCHRAN RGNL (TRM)(KTRM) 20 SE UTC–8(–7DT) N33º37.60´ W116º09.58´ –114 B NOTAM FILE TRM RWY 17–35: H8500X150 (ASPH) S–75, D–200, 2S–175, 2D–325, 2D/2D2–850 MIRL RWY 17: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 51´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 52´.
  • ·RWY 12–30: H4995X100 (ASPH) S–20, D–60 MIRL 0.3% up NW RWY 12: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 25´.
  • ·RWY 30: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 25´.
  • ·Rwy 35 unusbl byd 8 NM due to terrain.
  • ·Rwy 17–35 200´ blast pad both ends.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 951-955-9418
  • ·ASOS 118.325 (760) 399–1494.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 THERMAL RCO 122.3 (RIVERSIDE RADIO) ®SOCAL APP/DEP CON 135.275 CLNC DEL 120.225 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc SoCal Apch at 800-448-3724.
  • ·THERMAL (VH) (H) VORTACW 116.2 TRM Chan 109 N33º37.69´ W116º09.61´ at fld. –124/13E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 045º–060º byd 30 NM blo 12,000´ 045º–060º byd 35 NM blo 13,500´ 060º–090º byd 35 NM blo 9,000´ 149º–200º byd 40 NM 160º–185º byd 20 NM blo 12,000´ 160º–185º byd 30 NM blo 14,000´ 185º–260º byd 20 NM blo 18,500´ 204º–242º byd 40 NM 253º–310º byd 40 NM 260º–265º byd 35 NM blo 11,000´ 260º–265º byd 36 NM blo 12,000´ 265º–285º byd 35 NM blo 13,500´ 325º–045º byd 20 NM blo 12,000´ 325º–045º byd 35 NM blo 13,500´ 325º–098º byd 40 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 060º–090º byd 35 NM blo 9,000´ 160º–285º byd 15 NM blo 17,500´ 160º–285º byd 30 NM 325º–060º byd 20 NM blo 12,000´ 325º–060º byd 30 NM blo 15,000´ DME unusable: 060º–090º byd 35 NM blo 9,000´ 160º–285º byd 15 NM blo 17,500´ 160º–285º byd 30 NM 325º–060º byd 20 NM blo 12,000´ 325º–060º byd 30 NM blo 15,000´ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – LOS ANGELES H–4I, L–4I IAP SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

30 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

31

since 1982

Fatal

2

6.5% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 110,658 ops in 2019

2024 total

57,093

10-yr total

916,383

2024 mix

AC/AT 20% · GA 80% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

3.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.21

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=30

  • Other 9
  • Loss of control 6
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Runway excursion 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-02-05 Jabiru SP 250 · Loss of control · day →
2014-09-30 Cessna 172N · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2010-05-07 Cessna T206H · Other · VMC · day →
2010-01-07 Cessna 195B · Other · VMC · day →
2025-07-31 Cessna R182 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2016-08-03 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2015-09-24 Cessna 177 · Fire · VMC · day →
2013-03-30 Waco YMF-3 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2006-02-06 Harwood Kenneth Lancair 360A · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2005-03-22 Cessna 172S · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2005-03-12 Hiller UH-12B · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2005-01-03 Cessna 441 · CFIT · IMC · day →
2003-03-11 Cessna 172R · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2001-11-06 Cessna 182S · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1998-03-18 Callair A-9 · Stall / spin · day →
1996-07-13 Cessna 180 · Other · VMC · day →
1995-06-29 Piper PA-28-180 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1995-04-25 Bell 206-L4 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1994-07-11 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1993-07-16 Piper PA-39 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1991-06-08 Cessna 172N · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1990-06-11 Aerotek PITTS S2A · Weather · VMC · day →
1989-07-27 Cessna 210 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-09-30 Cessna 188 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-09-13 Beech 35-B33 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1986-05-13 Cessna 172N · Other · VMC · day →
1985-07-16 Cessna 152 · Weather · IMC · night →
1985-06-30 Beech 95-B55 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-12-02 Cessna 152 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1982-12-30 MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS DC-10-30 · Other · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

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
Joseph Scarcella Beaumont CA 42 nm
Julie Ann Keane Ramona CA 50 nm
Kenneth Douglas Shepherd Ramona CA 50 nm
Chad Irick Murrieta CA 52 nm
Kelly Lynn Manzani Murrieta CA 52 nm
Orion Kingman Murrieta CA 52 nm
Clifton Dwayne Shuman Wildomar CA 55 nm
Patrick Emory Hill Oceanside CA 62 nm
Jay Eugene Brentzel Carlsbad CA 64 nm
Quinton James Smith Carlsbad CA 64 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
Raymond George Angwin La Quinta CA 6 nm
Myles Harold Elsing La Quinta CA 6 nm
Gregory Stephen Rea La Quinta CA 6 nm
Donald Roger Reilly La Quinta CA 6 nm
Eric Claire Shilling La Quinta CA 6 nm
Christopher Lee Kelley La Quinta CA 6 nm
Jeffery Scott Nunan La Quinta CA 6 nm
Michael Scott Fox La Quinta CA 6 nm
Kay Vereeken La Quinta CA 6 nm
Erin Elizabeth Olivier La Quinta CA 6 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
John Eric Aleman Thermal CA 2 nm
Kent Alan Murphy Thermal CA 2 nm
Noah Earhart Thermal CA 2 nm
Ernesto Espino Quiroz Coachella CA 4 nm
Erin Elizabeth Olivier La Quinta CA 6 nm
Walter Leblanc Jr La Quinta CA 6 nm
James Wade Collins Currier La Quinta CA 6 nm
Carl Alexander Domschke Jr La Quinta CA 6 nm
Stephen Norman Preston La Quinta CA 6 nm
Richard Kay Rockey La Quinta CA 6 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
 9 nm
CheckSix AeroSolutions
Palm Springs, CA
 22 nm
Avionics, Instruments, Electronics (AIE Inc)
Murrieta, CA
 49 nm
Ramona Avionics, Inc.
Ramona, CA
 52 nm
AeroPro, LLC
San Bernardino, CA
 61 nm
Executive Jet Maintenance
San Bernardino, CA
 61 nm
Southern Cal Aircraft Repair
El Cajon, CA
 63 nm
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Riverside, CA
 66 nm
Aircraft Service Center
San Diego, CA
 69 nm
Corona Air Paint
Corona, CA
 74 nm

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