Borrego Valley Airport
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| Borrego Valley Airport | |||
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| IATA: BXS – ICAO: none – FAA LID: L08 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | County of San Diego | ||
| Serves | Borrego Springs, California | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 520 ft / 158 m | ||
| Coordinates | 33°15′32″N 116°19′16″W / 33.25889°N 116.32111°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 8/26 | 5,011 | 1,527 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2004) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 22,000 | ||
| Based aircraft | 28 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Borrego Valley Airport (IATA: BXS[2], FAA LID: L08) is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Borrego Springs, in San Diego County, California, United States.[1]
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Borrego Valley Airport covers an area of 198 acres (80 ha) at an elevation of 520 feet (158 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway (8/26) measuring 5,011 x 75 ft (1,527 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2004, the airport had 22,000 aircraft operations, an average of 60 per day: 99.9% general aviation and 0.1% military. At that time there were 28 aircraft based at this airport: 64% single-engine, 7% multi-engine, 7% helicopter and 21% ultralight.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for L08 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-09-25.
- ^ Airport information for BXS at Great Circle Mapper.
[edit] External links
- Borrego Valley Airport at County of San Diego website
- FAA Terminal Procedures for L08, effective 12 January 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for L08
- ASN accident history for BXS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for L08
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