Rancho San José Airstrip
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Rancho San José Airstrip is a private dirt airstrip located in Rancho San José, better known as Meling Ranch, Municipality of Ensenada
, Baja California
, Mexico
, 32 miles to the East of Federal Highway 1, near the West side of the San Pedro Mártir Mountain Range
. The airstrip is operated by the Meling Family, which also run the Guest Ranch. The airstrip is used solely for general aviation
purposes.
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...
, 32 miles to the East of Federal Highway 1, near the West side of the San Pedro Mártir Mountain Range
Sierra San Pedro Mártir
Sierra de San Pedro Mártir is a mountain range that is one of the Peninsular Ranges of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico. At , the highest peak is the Picacho del Diablo, also known as Cerro de la Encantada or Picacho la Providencia...
. The airstrip is operated by the Meling Family, which also run the Guest Ranch. The airstrip 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.
