Agua Caliente Airport

Agua Caliente Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorState of California Parks
ServesAgua Caliente County Park
San Diego County, California
LocationSan Diego County Route S2
Elevation AMSL1,220 ft / 372 m
Coordinates32°57′22″N 116°17′44″W / 32.95611°N 116.29556°W / 32.95611; -116.29556
Websiteco.san-diego.ca.us/...
Interactive map of Agua Caliente Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
Formerly 11/29 Formerly 2,500 Formerly 762 Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Agua Caliente Airport (FAA LID: L54) (Agua Caliente Airstrip) was a public airport one mile northeast of Agua Caliente County Park[2] in San Diego County, California. This airport has now closed. It covered 160 acres (65 ha) and had one runway.[3] Agua Caliente translates to "Hot Water" from Spanish.[4]

As of May 2014, no aircraft were based at the airport. L54 had no food, fuel or services and limited aircraft parking but no tiedown fees. It was usually is a destination for those flying in to visit the geothermally heated Agua Caliente Hot Springs or hike and camp in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2020, the airport had 4400 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 367 per month or 12 per day, typically transient aircraft.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for L54 PDF
  2. ^ "Agua Caliente County Park". SanDiegoCounty.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  3. ^ "Asociacion de Pilotos Latino-Americanos, Agua Caliente Airport (L54)". Archived from the original on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  4. ^ "Google Translate". Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Operations Count". www.sandiegocounty.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-07.