# Torrey Pines Gliderport (CA84)

**Torrey Pines Gliderport** (FAA: CA84) is a small airport in San Diego, California, United States. It opened in Nov 1961. It has one runway, 1,500 ft (457 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ca84

## At a glance

- FAA: CA84
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: San Diego, California, United States
- Opened: Nov 1961
- Elevation: 372 ft / 113 m
- Coordinates: 32.8897, -117.2470
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,500 ft / 457 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrey_Pines_Gliderport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7827103
- Weather station: KNKX
- Ident: CA84

## Timeline

- Nov 1961: Torrey Pines Gliderport opens.
- 12 Jul 1993: Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 1,500 ft / 457 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,500 ft / 457 m | =27,817 of 29,858 | =14,033 in North America | =12,508 in US |
| Elevation | 372 ft / 113 m | =29,648 of 43,403 | =13,874 in North America | =11,671 in US |
| Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | =3,230 in North America | =3,154 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [NKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knkx.md) Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field · 6.2 mi / 10.0 km
- [MYF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyf.md) Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport · 8.0 mi / 13 km
- [US-6517](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6517.md) Black Mountain Open Space Gliderport · 9.9 mi / 16 km
- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [NZY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knzy.md) North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field · 13 mi / 21 km
- [US-4244](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4244.md) Poway Field Gliderport · 14 mi / 23 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))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (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/ca84/data