Jacumba Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | County of San Diego | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jacumba, California | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,844 ft / 867 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°36′57″N 116°09′55″W / 32.61583°N 116.16528°W | ||||||||||
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Jacumba Airport (FAA LID: L78) is a county-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) east of the central business district of Jacumba, in San Diego County, California, United States.[1]
Facilities and aircraft
Jacumba Airport covers an area of 135 acres (55 ha) at an elevation of 2,844 feet (867 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with a gravel surface measuring 2,508 by 100 feet (764 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 325 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 27 per month.[1]
World War 2
Jacumba Hot Springs Airport was used by the US Navy during World War 2 as an outlying field to support NAS San Diego.[2]
References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for L78 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
- ^ militarymuseum.org Jacumba Hot Springs Airport
External links
- Jacumba Airport at County of San Diego website
- Aerial image as of 28 May 2002 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for L78
- AirNav airport information for L78
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for L78