Jacumba Airport (FAA LID: L78) is a county-owned public-use airport 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
Map
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

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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

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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

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  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
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