Agua Caliente Airport

Agua Caliente Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCounty of San Diego
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/...
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 2,500 762 Asphalt

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

There is an average of one operation per day here, typically a general aviation transient. As of May 2014, no aircraft are based at the airport. L54 has no food, fuel or services and limited aircraft parking but no tiedown fees. It 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.[5]

References

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