Jacumba Airport

Summary

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]

Jacumba Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCounty of San Diego
ServesJacumba, California
Elevation AMSL2,844 ft / 867 m
Coordinates32°36′57″N 116°09′55″W / 32.61583°N 116.16528°W / 32.61583; -116.16528
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 2,508 764 Gravel
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations734
Source: Federal Aviation Administration,[1] San Diego County Department of Public Works[2]

Facilities and aircraft edit

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, 2020, the airport had 734 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 61 per month.[3]

World War II edit

Jacumba Hot Springs Airport was used by the US Navy during World War II as an outlying field to support NAS San Diego.[4]

 
Airport entrance

References edit

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for L78 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Operations Count". www.sandiegocounty.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  3. ^ "Operations Count". www.sandiegocounty.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  4. ^ militarymuseum.org Jacumba Hot Springs Airport

External links edit

  • 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