Imperial County
IPL · KIPL · Imperial, California · Imperial County · map
Imperial County is a public-use airport owned by Imperial County, 1 mile south of Imperial, California, -54 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 5,308 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 32 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 6,429 takeoffs and landings a year. About 5,183 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Imperial County?
Its FAA code is IPL, and its ICAO code is KIPL.
Where is Imperial County?
It is 1 mile south of Imperial, California, -54 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Imperial County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 14/32, is 5,308 feet long.
Does Imperial County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Imperial County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Imperial County?
Airline flights go to 6 airports, the busiest of them Los Angeles International, San Diego International, Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Montgomery-Gibbs Executive, Eastern Oregon Regional AT Pendleton. Every route
Are there flight schools at Imperial County?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Desert Flyers LLC and Imperial Valley Flight Training LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Imperial County?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Imperial County…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IPL · ICAO KIPL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Imperial County
- Elevation
- -54 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 4:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,308 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 4,501 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left, fence 9 ft high 425 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, road 15 ft high 600 ft from the end
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left, power line 59 ft high 1,600 ft from the end
- Runway 26: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, pole 32 ft high 1,575 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Yuma and center (remote transmitter) High | 118.0 | · Use: clearance delivery/P. |
| Ipl and automated weather (ASOS) | 132.175 | |
| El Centro Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 132.275 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 760-355-2851.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, crop spraying, air ambulance, charter flights
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Calexico International (10 nm south), Brawley Municipal (10 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in California · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runways 08/26 and 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Overnight TIE-DOWN fee.
- Runway 08/26 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- In VFR conditions, avoid naf EL centro traffic; aircraft depg kipl runway 26 make an imt right turn and stay below 1000 feet; contact naf tower 119.1 for adzy.
- Frq HIGH-SPD military jet traffic transits Imperial County traffic area WB descending VFR to naf EL cenrto. Avoid 2500 feet to 3500 feet above sea level near Imperial County. Contact naf tower 119.1 for navy traffic adzy.
- Radio ant +70 feet located on control tower at midfield runway 14/32 and 500 feet west runway centerline.
- Taxiway C3 closed between runway 14/32 and taxiway C5.
- Noise abatement: noise sensitive area northeast edge of AP: schools and residential. Conditions pmtg, helicopter arrivals should be to runway 32, touchdown midfield (between taxiway A4 and A3). Helicopter departures should be from runway 14 midfield. When conditions required runway 32 departure, mntn runway centerline for 1.5 NM before initiating turn. For helicopter training patterns/autorotations use runway 08/26, maximum of 3 circuits. Between sunset to sunrise avoid cons pattern circuits.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,525 departures from IPL in those twelve months, carrying 3,363 passengers in 9,493 seats (35% filled), to 6 destinations on 4 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County → Los Angeles International IPL–LAX | 751 | 2,545 | Southern Airways... |
| Imperial County → San Diego International IPL–SAN | 455 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Imperial County → Phoenix Sky Harbor International IPL–PHX | 315 | 812 | Southern Airways..., CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Imperial County → Montgomery-Gibbs Executive IPL–MYF | 2 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Imperial County → Eastern Oregon Regional AT Pendleton IPL–PDT | 1 | 4 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Imperial County → Hale County IPL–PVW | 1 | 2 | ADVANCED AIR, LLC |
All 6 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 28 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| helicopters | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 6,429, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 855 |
| air taxi and commuter | 319 |
| general aviation, travelling | 493 |
| general aviation, local | 1,100 |
| military | 3,662 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Imperial from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Imperial, California: 8 piston singles, 3 helicopters, 2 turboprops, 2 business jets, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in California.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Desert Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Calexico, 12 miles away
- Imperial Valley Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Calexico, 12 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 12 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Imperial 16 aircraft · 8 piston singles, 3 helicopters, 2 turboprops
- Desert Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Imperial Valley Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Los Angeles International (LAX) 751 flights in twelve months · Southern Airways Express, dba Mokulele Airlines
- San Diego International (SAN) 455 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) 315 flights in twelve months · Southern Airways Express, dba Mokulele Airlines, CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Montgomery-Gibbs Executive (MYF) 2 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Eastern Oregon Regional AT Pendleton (PDT) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Hale County (PVW) 1 flights in twelve months · ADVANCED AIR, LLC
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 12 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,673 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/IPL.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.