Los Alamitos Aaf Airport (SLI)

SLI
Los Alamitos Aaf Airport (SLI)
Los Alamitos, CA
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SLI, Los Alamitos, photo by Florida Metal
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Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier SLI
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 118°3'5.1120" W / 33°47'24.1080" N
-118.051420 / 33.790030 (Estimated)
Elevation 35.50 ft / 10.82 m (Surveyed)
From nearest city 1 nautical miles SE of Los Alamitos, CA
Location Orange County, CA
Magnetic Variation 12E (2020)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Army owned
Owner US ARMY
Address AASF, CAARNG
4612 DOOLITTLE AVE
LOS ALAMITOS, CA 90720
Phone number 562-795-2571
Manager BASE OPS
Address
LOS ALAMITOS, CA 90720
Phone number 562-795-1351
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Private
Segmented Circle No
Control Tower ATCT
Lighting Schedule SS-SR
Beacon Color Split White-Green (lighted military airport)
Sectional chart LOS ANGELES
Region AWP - Western-Pacific
Responsible ARTCC ZLA - LOS ANGELES
Tie-in FSS HHR - HAWTHORNE
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility SLI (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 123.85 MHz
Airport Services
Fuel types A1+,J8
Runway Information
Runway 04L/22R
Dimensions 5901 x 150 ft (1799 x 46 m)
Surface PEM
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
PCN 36
04L 22R
Physical elevation 20.00 ft 26.90 ft
Coordinates 33.785306 / -118.062063 33.794606 / -118.046146
Traffic pattern Left Left
CL lights No No
Runway 04R/22L
Dimensions 7999 x 200 ft (2438 x 61 m)
Surface ASPH-CONC
Surface treatment
Edge lights High
PCN 36
04R 22L
Physical elevation 21.20 ft 35.50 ft
Coordinates 33.783779 / -118.060225 33.796388 / -118.038652
Traffic pattern Left Left
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left
Approach light SALSF
Runway end lights No Yes
CL lights Yes Yes
Remarks
  • RWY-LGTS: RWY 22L - SF.
  • MISC - WINDS ARE ACCURATE TO WITHIN PLUS OR MINUS 4 KNOTS.
  • MISC: TO EXCEED WT BRG CAP CTC AFLD OPS. SEE FLIP AP/1 RTE AND AREA RSTD AND SUPPLEMENT ARPT RMK.
  • ARNG AASF OPS- OPR 1530-2330Z++ MON-FRI; EXC HOL. DSN 972-2006, C562-795-2006. HTTP://WWW.CALGUARD.CA.GOV/AASF1.
  • RSTD: FOR SPECIAL AFTER HRS LNDG AND AFLD LIGHTING REQUESTS FOR ACFT WEIGHING UNDER 14,500 LBS, CALL AFLD OPS AT 562-795-2571.
  • SERVICE: TRAN ALERT - FUEL OPR MON-THU 1430-2330Z++, FRI 1430-0130Z++, CLSD WKENDS AND FEDERAL HOL. EXP CLOSURE OR RDCD SVC PER NOTAM. NO PRIORITY BASIS. EXP SVC DELAYS IF HVY ACFT ARE UTILIZING LAAAF. NO ACFT LAV SVC OR BELT LOAD, CTC AIRSERV AT KLGB 866-247-7378 OR 562-429-8062. LTD TRAN SVC. NO SHUTTLE SVC AVBL.
  • CLASSIFIED STOR FOR TSNT AIRCREW UNAVBL AT AFLD MGMT OPS; CTC BASE SECFOR DSN 972-2100, C562-795-2100.
  • AIRCREWS UTILIZING LAAAF MUST ADVS THEIR DEP TO LOCAL FSS TO INCL KSLIYXYX AS AN ADDRESSEE ON THE ORIG DD 1801 FLT PLAN AND ON ANY CHG, DELAY, DEP AND CNL MSG.
  • ALL TRAN AIRCREWS MUST RPT TO AFLD OPS. HIGH VIS EVENTS (VIP CODE 7 AND ABV) ARE RQRD TO NTFY AFLD OPS 30 MIN PRIOR TO ARR DUE TO POST HQ COORD.
  • RWY-17/35 CLSD (2500X150 ASP).
  • MISC: AFLD SIGNS NSTD. RWY 04R/22L THLD BARS NSTD. ALL RWY MARKINGS NSTD. TWY AND PRKG LINES NSTD AND NOT VIS IN DARKNESS OR INCLEMENT WX.
  • MISC: WILDLIFE HAZ EXISTS; RQRS INCRD VIGILANCE BY ALL AGENCIES AND SUPVRS AND CTN BY AIRCREWS. BASH/WASH COND ANNOUNCED ON ATIS. PILOTS SHOULD RPRT ALL LARGE BIRD AND MAMMAL SIGHTINGS TO TWR OR AFLD OPS.
  • FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC SOCAL APCH AT 800-448-3724.
  • PAR REMOVED FROM SVC, PERMLY CLSD.
  • TWY B1 & TWY E LTD TO ACFT 30000 LBS OR LESS.
  • CAUTION: FALSE ATC INSTRNS HAVE BEEN RCVD IN THE AREA OF LOS ALAMITOS AIRFIELD; EXER EXTREME CTN ON ALL FREQS AND VFY INSTRNS.
  • ALL WHEELED ACFT WILL LAND TO THE RWYS AND GND TAXI TO PRKG ON ALL APCHS AND DEPS UNLESS REQD AND APVD OR DRCTD BY ATC. DSGND HOVERING AREAS ARE RWY 22R RUNUP AREA, TWY E, & TWY F.
  • CAUTION: AIRFIELD HAS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR FOD.
  • AIRFIELD FOD COND RANGES FROM MOD TO OCNL.
  • LAAAF AIRFIELD PROCEDURES GUIDE (APG) AND AIRFIELD OPERATIONS MANUAL (AOM) IS AVBL. IT CAN BE LCTD ON THE CALGUARD SHAREPOINT UNDER CAMP LOS ALAMITOS/JFTB SITES/LOS ALAMITOS ARMY AIRFIELD. CTC BASE OPS FOR A CURRENT COPY NG.CA.CAARNG.MBX.KSLIOPERATIONS@ARMY.MIL OR 562-795-2571.
  • JASU - 1(TMD150CIII) 1(AGPU).
  • PILOTS WILL SMT ALL DD FORM 1801 WITH A NAME IN BLOCK 19, PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) IAW LAAAF APG, 2-2, B, 3 AND THE GENERAL PLANNER (GP), 4-3, ITEM 19. DD FORM 1801 WILL INCL A CTC NR SEPARATE FROM ANY FLT CREW FOR ANY SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) RELATED EMERGS.
  • GLARE OBSD FROM SOLAR FARM SITE ON AIRFIELD DRG MIDDAY HRS. PILOTS ARE ADVISED TO RPRT GLARE/GLINT TO ATC TWR UPON OBS.
  • ALL FIXED WING HIGH POWER MAINT RUN-UPS MUST BE CONDUCTED ON FAR WEST RAMP FACING TO THE EAST OR ON ACFT STAGING PAD FOR NOISE MITIGATION UFN. ACFT WILL CTC BASE OPS ON 126.2 PRIOR TO ACFT MOV.
  • LED LGTG ON AIRFIELD RWYS AND TWYS. LEDS MAY NOT BE COMPATIBLE WITH CERTAIN NGT VISION DEVICES.
  • RWY CLEAR ZONES AND ACDNT POTENTIAL ZONES (APZ) CONTAIN LAND USE INVOLVING SUBSTANTIAL HUMAN PRESENCE IN AREAS OF HIGH ACDNT POTENTIALTHAT COULD IMPACT SAFETY OF FLT.
  • RWY 04L/22R CLSD TO IFR/NIGHT EXCP VFR/DAY/NVG OPS DUE TO UNAVBLTY OF RWY LGTS.
  • RWY 04L & 22R THLD LGTS U/S.
  • RWY 22L ALS U/S.
  • AD FUEL REQ WILL BE MADE VIA THE FLWG PROCESS: PRI CTC POL (OPS6) ON VHF 126.2, SRY CTC POL 562-795-2149, THIRD CTC BASE OPS 562-795-2571. DUE TO RADIO INTFC, ESTAB CTC ON VHF ON FINAL OR UPON TAX.
  • EAST RAMP ACFT GND POINTS NONCOMPLIANT AND UNMARKED.
  • AUTOMATED WX BCST SYS NOT AVBL CEILING/VIS AUGMENTATION OF WX OBS WILL NOT BE AVBL AFTER 2300Z MONDAYS, AUTO OBS WILL BE AVBL.
  • NS ABTMT - PRO IN EFF. ALL DEP RQR BRIEFINGS.