Imperial County Airport

Imperial County Airport

Boley Field
Airport on approach
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerImperial County
ServesImperial / El Centro
LocationImperial County, California
Elevation AMSL−54 ft / −16 m
Coordinates32°50′03″N 115°34′43″W / 32.83417°N 115.57861°W / 32.83417; -115.57861
Websiteimperialcounty.org/airport
Map
IPL is located in California
IPL
IPL
Location of airport in California
IPL is located in the United States
IPL
IPL
IPL (the United States)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 5,308 1,618 Asphalt
8/26 4,501 1,372 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2019)14,368
Based aircraft (2022)32

Imperial County Airport (IATA: IPL[2], ICAO: KIPL, FAA LID: IPL) is a county-owned public-use airport in Imperial County, California, United States.[1] Also known as Boley Field,[citation needed] it is mostly used for general aviation, but has scheduled passenger service from one commercial airline. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. The airport is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south of the central business district of Imperial, California,[1] partially in the city of Imperial and partially in an unincorporated area of Imperial County.[3] It serves nearby communities, including El Centro.[4]

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport.[5]

The first scheduled passenger airline flights began in 1943, operated by Western Airlines with Douglas DC-3s.[6] Western's service was replaced by Bonanza Air Lines in 1953 also flying DC-3s.[7] Bonanza was merged into Air West (later Hughes Airwest) in 1968 and was the primary air carrier serving El Centro and the Imperial Valley until 1979.

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for IPL PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (IPL: El Centro / Imperial County)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Imperial city, California[permanent dead link]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on September 26, 2009.
  4. ^ "Pilot Who Left Note in Airplane Hunted." Los Angeles Times. May 19, 1970. 3. Retrieved on September 26, 2009.
  5. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
  6. ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, April 1, 1948 Western Airlines system timetable
  7. ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, March 1, 1953 Bonanza Air Lines system timetable