Ocotillo Airport
L90 · Ocotillo Wells, California · San Diego County · map
Ocotillo Airport is a public-use airport owned by the County of San Diego in Ocotillo Wells, California, 160 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 4,210 feet of dirt.
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What is the airport code for Ocotillo Airport?
Its FAA code is L90.
Where is Ocotillo Airport?
It is in Ocotillo Wells, California, 160 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Ocotillo Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 4,210 feet long.
Does Ocotillo Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Ocotillo Airport?
4 pilot examiners and 4 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 Ocotillo Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA L90
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of San Diego
- Elevation
- 160 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- 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
- June 1948
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 4,210 × 150 ft | Dirt, good | |
| 09/27 | 2,330 × 150 ft | Dirt, good |
- Runway 13: hill 60 ft high 2,000 ft from the end
- Runway 31: right-hand traffic pattern, road 19 ft high 420 ft from the end
- Runway 09: right-hand traffic pattern, hill 50 ft high 800 ft from the end
- Runway 27: hill 77 ft high 3,000 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Yuma and center (remote transmitter) High | 118.0 | · Use: clearance delivery/P. |
| El Centro Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 132.275 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Jacqueline Cochran Regional (29 nm north), Brawley Municipal (32 nm east), Imperial County (34 nm southeast), Bermuda Dunes Airport (37 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Borrego Valley Airport (12 nm northwest), Jacqueline Cochran Regional (29 nm north), Brawley Municipal (32 nm east), Imperial County (34 nm southeast).
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
- Field unusable when wet.
- Amgrs office at borrego valley airport.
- North 300 feet soft
- Obstruction to far part 77, hills surround airport.
- Runway 09/27 and runway 13/31 thlds marked by white paving blocks.
- Ctn for occasional unauthorized off road vehicles on and in vicinity of runways and taxiways.
- All runway intersections marked by white paving blocks.
- Be alert for high spd military tilt rotor and ultralight operations on and in vicinity of airport.
- All runways closed sunset to sunrise, not lighted.
- All rdo equipped aircraft must SELF-ANNOUNCE on the common traffic frequency prior to landing or departure.
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 Ocotillo Wells from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Ocotillo Wells, CA as the owner's town.
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, 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 1 training center examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Julie Ann Keane private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Ramona, CA (40 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 (40 nm) · (619) 890-0850 · [email protected]
- Alejandro Silva private pilot; airplanes · Provectus Aviation Unlimited, LLC · El Cajon, CA (47 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 (47 nm) · (714) 757-0066 · [email protected]
All 16 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-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- 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 · 4 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 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 27,642 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/L90.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 26, 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.