Calexico airport is about 122 miles east of San Diego and 62 miles west of Yuma, Arizona. This airport is unique in that it parallels within yards of the United States / Mexico border thus the portmanteau name Calexico. Calexico International Airport is an Airport of Entry with US Customs, services both Jet A and 100LL fuel, and has a good Mexican restaurant on the field. The runway aligns with a 08/26 heading and is 4,683ft long x 75ft wide, in good condition, and is used primarily by general aviation aircraft.
This flight was different than many of my recent flights in a couple different ways. As of late, most of my flights have been through busy airspace requiring clearances from SoCal Approach and control towers. On this flight, no clearance was required but we did have to stay clear of the restricted military airspace to both the west and east of our route. As told by the photos below, the topography is also drastically different where I have been flying. Within a short distance, we took-off from French Valley at 1,350ft elevation, passed peaks rising to 8,000 to 9,000ft, and then dropped down to 226ft below sea level at the Salton Sea. The ruggedness of the Colorado Desert mixed with the heavily irrigated Coachella and Imperial Valleys is absolutely beautiful.
I accidentally set the GoPro Session up sideways thus the vertical video.
Glamis Sand Dunes in the distance.
Looking South into Mexico.
Flying California 