Airports / Salton Sea Airport

Salton Sea Airport(KSAS)

Salton City, United States

Last updated: Mar 29, 2026

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Apr 2025 – Mar 2026·vs Apr 2024 – Apr 2025· Emissions increasing vs prior period

Activity Summary

148.8
Tons CO2 Total
2.1
Avg CO2/Flight
71
Flights Total
Emissions Intensity0.01t CO₂/nm
51.4 tons CO2 in selected period

Airport Patterns

Emissions up 317% vs prior period — significantly busier than prior period

51t
Total CO₂
2.1t
Avg CO₂/flight
71
Flights
Operator Profile

Charter/owner classification not available for this airport's flights

Emissions
40%
107t → 149t CO₂
CO₂ Intensity
109%
1.0t → 2.1t per departure
Flight Count
17
54 → 71 flights
New Routes
23
97t CO₂ combined
Dropped Routes
18
Prior period only
New Aircraft
54
54 new tail numbers
Top Destinations
Orlando8.8t CO₂
1 flight · avg 8.8t/flight
San Antonio8.6t CO₂
2 flights · avg 4.3t/flight
Los Angeles6.6t CO₂
5 flights · avg 1.3t/flight
Houston5.3t CO₂
1 flight · avg 5.3t/flight
San Diego4.9t CO₂
4 flights · avg 1.2t/flight

Spikes

Significant deviations from this airport's baseline in the selected period.

CO₂ Above Baseline

56t

Signals Detected

5

Highest Severity

High

HighApr 28, 2025 – May 4, 2025

Elevated activity Apr 28, 2025 – May 4, 2025 — 7 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 1

7 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 1 flights per week by 409%.

24.3t CO₂

MediumApr 21, 2025 – Apr 27, 2025

Elevated activity Apr 21, 2025 – Apr 27, 2025 — 3 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 1

3 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 1 flights per week by 118%.

13.7t CO₂

MediumMay 5, 2025 – May 11, 2025

Elevated activity May 5, 2025 – May 11, 2025 — 3 flights in 7 days vs baseline of 1

3 flights recorded in a 7-day window, exceeding the airport baseline of 1 flights per week by 118%.

3.2t CO₂

HighMay 4, 2025

Single high-emission departure N403FX → KSAS on May 4, 2025 — 13.7t CO₂, 100% of day's total

Aircraft N403FX departing to KSAS produced 13.7t CO₂, representing 100% of all airport emissions on May 4, 2025.

13.7t CO₂

LowMay 29, 2025 – Jun 15, 2025

16-day gap in recorded activity ending Jun 15, 2025

Airport had 16 consecutive days with zero recorded flights before activity resumed on Jun 15, 2025.

1.0t CO₂

Route Map

Top Routes by Emissions
Salton CityOrlando

KSAS to KORL · 2,068 miles

Total Flights

1

Avg CO₂/Flight

8.8t

Total Emissions

8.8t CO₂

Apr
May
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Jul
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Salton CitySan Antonio

KSAS to KSAT · 1,061 miles

Total Flights

2

Avg CO₂/Flight

4.3t

Total Emissions

8.6t CO₂

Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
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Nov
Dec
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Mar
Salton CityLos Angeles

KSAS to KLAX · 150 miles

Total Flights

5

Avg CO₂/Flight

1.3t

Total Emissions

6.6t CO₂

Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
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Dec
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Salton CityHouston

KSAS to KDWH · 1,218 miles

Total Flights

1

Avg CO₂/Flight

5.3t

Total Emissions

5.3t CO₂

Apr
May
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Jul
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Dec
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Salton CitySan Diego

KSAS to KSAN · 81 miles

Total Flights

4

Avg CO₂/Flight

1.2t

Total Emissions

4.9t CO₂

Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
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Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Salton CityVan Nuys

KSAS to KVNY · 161 miles

Total Flights

3

Avg CO₂/Flight

1.5t

Total Emissions

4.5t CO₂

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Aircraft Using This Airport
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N751QSCharter·Bombardier Challenger 300
8.8t CO₂ · avg 8.8t/visit · 1 visit · Last seen 5 Jan 2026
N844QSCharter·Cessna Citation Longitude
5.3t CO₂ · avg 5.3t/visit · 1 visit · Last seen 21 Dec 2025
N856QSCharter·Cessna Citation Longitude
4.8t CO₂ · avg 4.8t/visit · 1 visit · Last seen 29 Apr 2025
N504FMCharter·Cessna Citation CJ2
3.9t CO₂ · avg 3.9t/visit · 1 visit · Last seen 12 Mar 2026
N562LDCharter·Cessna Citation XLS
3.8t CO₂ · avg 3.8t/visit · 1 visit · Last seen 3 Jan 2026
N503FXCharter·Bombardier Challenger 300
3.3t CO₂ · avg 3.3t/visit · 1 visit · Last seen 5 Nov 2025
N489VRCharter·Gulfstream GIV
2.0t CO₂ · avg 2.0t/visit · 1 visit · Last seen 5 Aug 2025
N712LWCharter·Gulfstream GV
1.9t CO₂ · avg 1.9t/visit · 1 visit · Last seen 4 Jan 2026
9H-VIECharter·Bombardier Global 7500
1.9t CO₂ · avg 0.9t/visit · 2 visits · Last seen 29 Mar 2026
N176QSCharter·Bombardier Global 7500
1.9t CO₂ · avg 0.9t/visit · 2 visits · Last seen 21 Jul 2025
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Recent Flights

10 total flights recorded

Showing most recent flights — not filtered by viewing period