Torrey Pines Gliderport

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Location

Latitude: 
 32-53-23.0000N (32.889722)
Longitude: 
 117-14-49.0000W (-117.246944)
Elevation: 
 372.0 feet MSL (113 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 11 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -8.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 11 N.M. NW of San Diego, California
Found On: 
 Los Angeles Chart
FAA Region: 
 AWP

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
MAX MARIEN
2800 TORREY PINES SCENIC DRIVE
JO JOLLA, CA 92037
858-452-9858		 CITY OF SAN DIEGO
202 C STREET MS 2A
SAN DIEGO, CA 92101

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Gliderport
Activation Date: 
 11/1961
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZLA (Los Angeles)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZLA (Los Angeles)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1372 feet (418 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

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    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  San Diego(SAN)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near CA84

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    7.0 Montgomery-Gibbs Exec Airport
    (MYF KMYF MYF)    		 129 118 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+, UL94
    9.8 San Diego International Airport
    (SAN KSAN SAN)    		 162 151 100LL, Jet A
    14.4 Gillespie Field Airport
    (SEE KSEE SEE)    		 105 94 100LL, Jet A
    14.4 Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport
    (CLD KCRQ CRQ)    		 353 342 100LL, Jet A
    19.0 Ramona Airport
    (KRNM RNM)    		 61 50 100LL, Jet A
    20.4 Bob Maxwell Meml Airfield Airport
    (OCN KOKB OKB)    		 345 334 100LL, Jet A
    23.3 Brown Field Municipal Airport
    (SDM KSDM SDM)    		 144 133 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    27.9 Fallbrook Community Airpark Airport
    (L18)    		 359 348 100LL
    41.5 French Valley Airport
    (RBK F70)    		 8 357 100LL, Jet A
    51.6 Borrego Valley Airport
    (BXS L08)    		 64 53 100LL
    51.9 Hemet-Ryan Airport
    (HMT KHMT HMT)    		 12 1 100LL, Jet A
    56.5 John Wayne/Orange County Airport
    (SNA KSNA SNA)    		 326 315 100LL, Jet A
    63.0 Corona Municipal Airport
    (KAJO AJO)    		 343 332 100LL
    64.5 Riverside Municipal Airport
    (RAL KRAL RAL)    		 351 340 100LL, Jet A
    65.1 Banning Municipal Airport
    (BNG KBNG BNG)    		 17 6 100LL
    66.4 Flabob Airport
    (RIR KRIR RIR)    		 352 341 100LL
    67.5 Palm Springs International Airport
    (PSP KPSP PSP)    		 33 22 100LL, Jet A
    68.0 Chino Airport
    (CNO KCNO CNO)    		 343 332 100LL, Jet A
    69.4 Fullerton Municipal Airport
    (FUL KFUL FUL)    		 328 317 100LL, Jet A
    70.2 Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport
    (TRM KTRM TRM)    		 50 39 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 GLIDER PORT IS LEASED FM CITY TO THE ASSOCD GLIDER CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIF FOR STUDENT TRAINING & RIDGE SOARING.
    A110-2 ALL ACFT ARE TRAILERED GLIDERS.
    A110-3 ROLLING RWY .6 PERCENT GRADIENT.
    A110-4 EXTENSIVE HANG GLIDER OPERATIONS ON WEEKENDS AND WEEKDAYS.
    A110-5 FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.
    A14 WORK PHONE 619-535-9505 EXT 1585
    E111 ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO 1959

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 09/27
    Longest Runway: 09/27 is 1500 ft (457 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    CA84 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 09/27  1500 ft x 30 ft (457 m x 9 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - No special surface treatment

    Runway 09

    Runway 27
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES
    Distance from End: 
    		 100

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 High Pressure / Low Pressure
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 Low Pressure
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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