# Iron Mountain Pumping Plant Airport (72CL)

**Iron Mountain Pumping Plant Airport** (FAA: 72CL) is a small airport in Desert Center, California, United States. It opened in May 1976. It has one runway, 3,200 ft (975 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/72cl

## At a glance

- FAA: 72CL
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Desert Center, California, United States
- Opened: May 1976
- Elevation: 890 ft / 271 m
- Coordinates: 34.1342, -115.1190
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,200 ft / 975 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49747022
- Ident: 72CL

## Timeline

- May 1976: Iron Mountain Pumping Plant Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 3,200 ft / 975 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,200 ft / 975 m | =14,838 of 29,858 | =5,849 in North America | =4,906 in US |
| Elevation | 890 ft / 271 m | =19,645 of 43,403 | =8,971 in North America | =7,299 in US |
| Age | Opened 1976 | =7,360 of 15,079 | =5,411 in North America | =5,315 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [US-4717](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4717.md) Standard Mine / Arlington Mine Airport · 26 mi / 42 km
- [US-4715](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4715.md) Midland Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
- [US-1332](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1332.md) Eagle Mountain Metropolitan Water District Airstrip · 28 mi / 45 km
- [CN64](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kl64.md) Desert Center Airport · 29 mi / 47 km
- [CA90](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ca90.md) Cadiz Airstrip · 35 mi / 56 km
- [73CL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/73cl.md) Julian Hinds Pump Plant Airstrip · 42 mi / 68 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/72cl/data