Agua Caliente Airport (Agua Caliente Airstrip) is a public
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
a mile northeast of
Agua Caliente County Park
Agua Caliente County Park is a park with geothermally heated springs. The park is located just west of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, in eastern San Diego County, California. Agua Caliente is located about east of downtown San Diego. Spring wat ...
,
San Diego County
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,
California
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. It covers and has one
runway
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt concrete, as ...
. Agua Caliente translates to "Hot Water" from
Spanish
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There is an average of one operation per day here, typically a general aviation transient. As of May 2014 no aircraft are based here. L54 has no food, fuel or services and limited aircraft parking but no tiedown fees. It usually is a destination for those flying in to visit the geothermally heated Agua Caliente Hot Springs or hike and camp in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2020, the airport had 4400 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 367 per month.
References
External links
County of San Diego: Agua Caliente Airstrip{{US-airport-minor, L54
Airports in San Diego County, California