Jacumba Airport
L78 · Jacumba, California · San Diego County · map
Jacumba Airport is a public-use airport owned by the County of San Diego, 1 mile east of Jacumba, California, 2,844 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 2,562 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Jacumba Airport?
Its FAA code is L78.
Where is Jacumba Airport?
It is 1 mile east of Jacumba, California, 2,844 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Jacumba Airport?
Its one runway, 07/25, is 2,562 feet long, asphalt.
Does Jacumba Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Jacumba Airport?
4 pilot examiners and 3 aviation medical examiners 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 Jacumba Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA L78
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of San Diego
- Elevation
- 2,844 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1941
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,562 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 25: right-hand traffic pattern, hill 480 ft high 5,000 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- glider towing
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Imperial County (32 nm northeast), Calexico International (33 nm east), Brawley Municipal (40 nm northeast), Brown Field Municipal (41 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Imperial County (32 nm northeast), Calexico International (33 nm east), Borrego Valley Airport (39 nm north), Brawley Municipal (40 nm northeast).
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
- Closed sunset to sunrise, not lighted.
- International bdry to south.
- Wind pmtg, recommended land runway 07 and depart runway 25 due to 480 feet hill 1 MI east of AP.
- Frq gld act drg weekends, pwrd aircraft be alert for gld traffic launching from field and operg on and in vicinity of AP, surface to 18000 feet above sea level.
- Rapidly rising trrn all quads.
- Occasional wildlife on and in vicinity of AP.
- Contiguous adiz in vicinity and along international bdry, located approximately 615 feet south of runway 07-25.
- All aircraft avoid overflight U.S./mexican bdr WO authorized.
- Noise abatement; avoid overflying residential community 1/2 MI west.
- Recommended runway to ramp trsn, asphalt to soft dirt, at taxiway stub midfield, all other areas asphalt to gravel.
- Helicopter SKID/RUN-ON landing and AUTO-ROTATIONS prohibited.
- Rdo equippped aircraft shall SELF-ANNC on the common traffic frequency prior to landing or takeoff.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Jacumba from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Jacumba, California: 3 gliders. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in California.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 1 training center examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Alejandro Silva private pilot; airplanes · Provectus Aviation Unlimited, LLC · El Cajon, CA (42 nm) · (619) 504-9129 · [email protected]
- Rodney Anderson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Circle Air · El Cajon, CA (42 nm) · (714) 757-0066 · [email protected]
- Julie Ann Keane private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Ramona, CA (46 nm) · (760) 703-1967 · [email protected]
- Kenneth Douglas Shepherd private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Ramona, CA (46 nm) · (619) 890-0850 · [email protected]
All 14 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 7 since 1982, 2 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 Jacumba 3 aircraft · 3 gliders
- Agcsc Foundation INC 3 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 5 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,686 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/L78.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 30, 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.