Punta San Francisquito Airfield
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Punta San Francisquito Airfield is a public airfield located in Punta San Francisquito, Municipality of Ensenada
, Baja California
, Mexico
, on the Gulf of California
coast. The airfield is used solely for general aviation
purposes. It has two runways, one with asphalt pavement
and the other with packed dirt surface. Pavement (16-34) is not maintained and can be broken, packed dirt (15-33) is fully operational. Bring your own tie down ropes. Radio frequencies are 122.8 for Unicom (not always monitored) and 126.3 for Mazatlan Center. The airstrip parking is less than 200 feet from the main resort area.
Ensenada (municipality)
The municipality of Ensenada, with a land area of , takes up the majority of the state of Baja California. It is the largest in Mexico by area and the Americas. It contains all of Baja California apart from a strip at the north and, at the northeast extremity of the state, the municipality of...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, 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...
, on 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...
coast. The airfield is used solely for general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
purposes. It has two runways, one with asphalt pavement
Pavement (material)
Road surface or pavement is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway. In the past cobblestones and granite setts were extensively used, but these surfaces have mostly been replaced by asphalt or concrete. Such...
and the other with packed dirt surface. Pavement (16-34) is not maintained and can be broken, packed dirt (15-33) is fully operational. Bring your own tie down ropes. Radio frequencies are 122.8 for Unicom (not always monitored) and 126.3 for Mazatlan Center. The airstrip parking is less than 200 feet from the main resort area.