Imperial County Airport (IPL)

IPL
Imperial County Airport (IPL)
Imperial, CA
Latest photos of Imperial County Airport (IPL)
KIPL, main building, photo by olivier Cortot
olivier Cortot
KIPL, control tower, photo by olivier Cortot
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KIPL, You can see the Blue angels going to practice range sometimes, photo by olivier Cortot
olivier Cortot
IPL, Short Final Rwy32, photo by COOL LAST SAMURAI
COOL LAST SAMURAI
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier IPL
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 115°34'43.5000" W / 32°50'3.2000" N
-115.578750 / 32.834222 (Estimated)
Elevation -53.60 ft / -16.34 m (Surveyed)
Land 370 acres
From nearest city 1 nautical miles S of Imperial, CA
Location Imperial County, CA
Magnetic Variation 10E (2030)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner IMPERIAL COUNTY
Address 1099 AIRPORT ROAD
IMPERIAL, CA 92251
Phone number 442-265-1001
Manager MARLYNN LOPEZ
Address 155 S. 11TH STREET
EL CENTRO, CA 92243
Phone number 760-996-2109
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge Yes
Sectional chart PHOENIX
Region AWP - Western-Pacific
Responsible ARTCC ZLA - LOS ANGELES
Tie-in FSS SAN - SAN DIEGO
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility IPL (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date 2005/12
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.7 MHz
UNICOM 122.7 MHz
ASOS IPL (760-355-2851)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A
Airframe repair NONE
Power plant repair NONE
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Tiedown
Other services AFRT,AGRI,AMB,CHTR
Runway Information
Runway 08/26
Dimensions 4501 x 75 ft (1372 x 23 m)
Surface ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
08 26
Alignment 90° 270°
Physical elevation -55.10 ft -55.00 ft
Coordinates 32.832104 / -115.590121 32.832111 / -115.575473
Traffic pattern Left Right
Runway marking Basic , Good Condition Basic , Good Condition
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on left
Runway 14/32
Dimensions 5308 x 100 ft (1618 x 30 m)
Surface ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment Porous Friction Course
Edge lights Medium
14 32
Alignment 153° 333°
Physical elevation -55.10 ft -53.90 ft
Coordinates 32.842512 / -115.579292 32.829550 / -115.571365
Traffic pattern Left Right
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights No No
CL lights No No
TDZ lights No No
Remarks
  • PPR FOR NON-SKEDD AIR CARRIER ARFF SER, CONTACT AMER 442-264-3220.
  • TWY C3 CLSD BTN RWY 14/32 AND TWY C5.
  • NOISE ABATEMENT: NOISE SENSITIVE AREA NE EDGE OF AP: SCHOOLS AND RESIDENTIAL. CONDS PMTG, HEL ARRS SHOULD BE TO RWY 32, TOUCHDOWN MIDFIELD (BTN TWY A4 AND A3). HEL DEPARTURES SHOULD BE FM RWY 14 MIDFIELD. WHEN CONDS REQ RWY 32 DEPARTURE, MNTN RWY CNTRLN FOR 1.5 NM BEFORE INITIATING TURN. FOR HEL TRNG PATS/AUTOROTATIONS USE RWY 08/26, MAX OF 3 CIRCUITS. BTN SS-SR AVOID CONS PAT CIRCUITS.
  • FOR CD CTC YUMA CERAP AT 928-269-9569.
  • IN VFR CONDS, AVOID NAF EL CENTRO TFC; ACFT DEPG KIPL RWY 26 MAKE AN IMT RIGHT TURN & STAY BELOW 1000 FT; CTC NAF TWR 119.1 FOR ADZY.
  • FRQ HIGH-SPD MIL JET TFC TRANSITS IMPERIAL COUNTY TFC AREA WB DESCENDING VFR TO NAF EL CENRTO. AVOID 2500 FT TO 3500 FT MSL NEAR IMPERIAL COUNTY. CTC NAF TWR 119.1 FOR NAVY TFC ADZY.
  • RADIO ANT +70 FT LCTD ON CTL TWR AT MIDFIELD RWY 14/32 AND 500 FT WEST RWY CNTRLN.