Salton Sea Airport (KSAS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KL08), KSAS is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Salton Sea Airport in Salton City, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KL08): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Salton Sea Airport (KSAS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Salton City, CA at a field elevation of -84 ft. KSAS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KL08, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTRM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KL08, 18.6 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KL08 280855Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 14/06 A2989 RMK AO2
What changed at KL08 (nearest station)?
Since the 0835Z (1:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0835Z (1:35 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KSAS
Based on the nearest station (KL08), KSAS is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (25). Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation -84 ft). KSAS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTRM, about 25 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25FAV | 5,000 ft | GRAVEL / CINDERS / CRUSHED ROCK / CORAL/SHELLS / SLAG | 3 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 07 | 5,000 ft | GRAVEL / CINDERS / CRUSHED ROCK / CORAL/SHELLS / SLAG | 3 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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KSAS runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 07/255,000 × 75 ft · GRAVEL / CINDERS / CRUSHED ROCK / CORAL/SHELLS / SLAGCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSASWind
- 07
- 3 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 25
- 3 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KSAS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at KSAS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KL08 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 25
- 53%
- 07
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
KSAS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KL08, 19 nm away.
Wind is 35° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near KSAS
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near KSAS.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Pattern altitude
- 716 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KSAS
- IATA
- SAS
- FAA LID
- SAS
- City
- Salton City
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- -84 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.2414, -115.9520
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KL08
- TAF
- Nearest KTRM
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 15h 46m
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Pilot PIREPs for Salton Sea Airport (KSAS)
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