AirportsImperial County Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Imperial, in California, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is IPL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IPL
- ICAO code
- KIPL
- City
- Imperial
- State or region
- California
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 32.8354° N, 115.5740° W
- Elevation
- -16 m (-54 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,618 m (5,308 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IPL means Imperial County Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KIPL. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 32.8354° N, 115.5740° W. It stands 16 metres (54 feet) below sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Los Angeles, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Imperial County Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,618 metres (5,308 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 471.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,618 m 5,308 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08/26 | 1,372 m 4,501 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International AirportMexicali, Mexico | MXL | 38 km |
| Yuma International Airport / Marine Corps Air Station YumaYuma | YUM | 93 km |
| General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International AirportTijuana, Mexico | TIJ | 135 km |
| Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs | PSP | 140 km |
| San Diego International AirportSan Diego | SAN | 151 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,059 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,172 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,485 km | 16 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,711 km | 11 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,787 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 290 km | 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,389 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,097 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,233 km | 15 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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