Isla San Marcos Airstrip
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Isla San Marcos Airstrip is a private-use dirt airstrip located on the South coast of Isla San Marcos
, Baja California Sur
, Mexico
, an island located in the Gulf of California
, 10 miles South East of Santa Rosalía
, Municipality of Mulegé
. The airstrip is handled by "Compañía Occidental Mexicana S.A de C.V.", a mining
company that exploits the gypsum
deposits that exist on the island. The airstrip handles national air traffic for the town of San Marcos
, the community where the mining company workers and their families live. The airstrip is private-use only, so permission is needed before landing.
San Marcos, Baja California Sur
San Marcos is an island located in the northern portion of Baja California Sur, México. It faces the town of Santa Rosalía on the Sea of Cortés near Isla Tortuga. The only town on the island is also named San Marcos. The island has a land area of 28.748 km² , the 18th-largest island in Mexico. Its...
, Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur , is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state on October 8, 1974, the area was known as the South Territory of Baja California. It has an area of , or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico and comprises...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, an island located in the Gulf of California
Gulf of California
The Gulf of California is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland...
, 10 miles South East of Santa Rosalía
Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur
Santa Rosalía is a city located on the Baja California peninsula, in the northern part of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It was named after Saint Rosalia, although the reason for the name is not quite clear since the Misión de Santa Rosalía is not located by the town, but rather in...
, Municipality of Mulegé
Mulegé (municipality)
Mulegé is the northernmost municipality of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It is the second-largest municipality by area in the country, with an area of 32,092.2 km² . In the census of 2010 it had a population of 59,114 inhabitants...
. The airstrip is handled by "Compañía Occidental Mexicana S.A de C.V.", a mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
company that exploits the gypsum
Gypsum
Gypsum is a very soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O. It is found in alabaster, a decorative stone used in Ancient Egypt. It is the second softest mineral on the Mohs Hardness Scale...
deposits that exist on the island. The airstrip handles national air traffic for the town of San Marcos
San Marcos, Baja California Sur
San Marcos is an island located in the northern portion of Baja California Sur, México. It faces the town of Santa Rosalía on the Sea of Cortés near Isla Tortuga. The only town on the island is also named San Marcos. The island has a land area of 28.748 km² , the 18th-largest island in Mexico. Its...
, the community where the mining company workers and their families live. The airstrip is private-use only, so permission is needed before landing.