Jacumba Airport (L78)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	L78
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	116°9'55.9400" W / 32°36'57.1700" N -116.165539 / 32.615881 (Estimated)
Elevation	2844.00 ft / 866.85 m (Estimated)
Land	135 acres
From nearest city	1 nautical miles E of Jacumba, CA
Location	San Diego County, CA
Magnetic Variation	13E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
Address	1960 JOE CROSSON DRIVE EL CAJON, CA 92020-1142
Phone number	619-956-4800
Manager	CATHE JOHNSON
Address	SAN DIEGO COUNTY AIRPORTS CROSSON DRIVE EL CAJON, CA 92020
Phone number	619-956-4800

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	LOS ANGELES
Region	AWP - Western-Pacific
Responsible ARTCC	ZLA - LOS ANGELES
Tie-in FSS	SAN - SAN DIEGO
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	SAN (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF

122.9 MHz

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Tiedown
Other services	TOW

Runway Information

Runway 07/25

Dimensions	2562 x 60 ft (781 x 18 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment

	07	25
Coordinates	32.615442 / -116.169667	32.616319 / -116.161411
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	Basic , Good Condition	Basic , Good Condition
Runway end lights	No	No
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
NJK	TACAN	EL CENTRO	47X	111.00	11E	27.7 nm
NRS	TACAN	IMPERIAL BEACH	29X	109.20	11E	47.9 nm
TIJ	VOR/DME	TIJUANA	112X	116.50	12E	40.1 nm
IPL	VORTAC	IMPERIAL	106X	115.90	14E	34.2 nm
JLI	VORTAC	JULIAN	84Y	113.75	15E	38.0 nm
PGY	VORTAC	POGGI	111Y	116.45	14E	41.2 nm
SEE	VOT	GILLESPIE FIELD		110.00		42.8 nm

Remarks

• ALL ACFT AVOID OVERFLIGHT US/MEXICAN BDR WO AUTH.
• NOISE ABATEMENT; AVOID OVERFLYING RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY 1/2 MI W.
• RCMD RWY TO RAMP TRSN, ASPH TO SOFT DIRT, AT TWY STUB MIDFIELD, ALL OTHER AREAS ASPH TO GRVL.
• HEL SKID/RUN-ON LDG AND AUTO-ROTATIONS PROHIBITED.
• RDO EQUIPPPED ACFT SHALL SELF-ANNC ON CTAF PRIOR TO LDG OR TKOF.
• PIN TO OBTAIN VEHICLE ACES TO ARPT, CALL 619-956-4800.
• PPR ALL MIL ACFT CTC AMGR.
• FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.
• WIND PMTG, RCMD LAND RWY 07 AND DEPART RWY 25 DUE TO 480 FT HILL 1 MI E OF AP.
• FRQ GLD ACT DRG WKENDS, PWRD ACFT BE ALERT FOR GLD TFC LAUNCHING FRM FLD AND OPERG ON AND IN VCNTY OF AP, SFC TO 18000 FT MSL.
• RAPIDLY RISING TRRN ALL QUADS.
• OCNL WILDLIFE ON AND IN VCNTY OF AP.
• CONTIGUOUS ADIZ IN VCNTY AND ALONG INTL BDRY, LCTD APRXLY 615 FT S OF RWY 07-25.