Borrego Valley Airport

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Borrego Valley Airport
IATA: BXS – ICAO: none – FAA: L08
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		County of San Diego
Location		Borrego Springs, California
Elevation AMSL		520 ft / 158 m
Coordinates		33°15′32″N 116°19′16″W / 33.25889, -116.32111
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
8/26	5,011	1,527	Asphalt
Statistics (2004)
Aircraft operations			22,000
Based aircraft			31
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Borrego Valley Airport (IATA: BXS, FAA LID: L08) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) east of the business district of Borrego Springs, in San Diego County, California, United States. It is owned by the County of San Diego.^[1]

Contents 1 Facilities and aircraft 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Borrego Valley Airport covers an area of 198 acres (80 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (8/26) measuring 5,011 x 75 ft. (1,527 x 23 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2004, the airport had 22,000 aircraft operations, an average of 60 per day: 99% general aviation and <1% military. There are 31 aircraft based at this airport: 68% single engine, 6% multi-engine, 6% helicopters and 19% ultralight.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Borrego Air Ranch (4.5 nm NW)

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} FAA Airport Master Record for L08 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05

[edit] External links

• Borrego Valley Airport at San Diego County website
• Borrego Valley Airport at WikiMapia
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for L08
  • ASN accident history for BXS
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for L08