Agua Caliente Springs Airport serves residents of rural east San Diego County and visitors to Agua Caliente Hot Springs County Park. It’s located 95 miles east of San Diego. The airfield looks like a blacktop field next to a two-lane desert highway in the middle of nowhere. Approach runway 11 is challenging and weather permit it’s highly recommended to land on runway 29.

Free to download: https://flightsim.to/file/66221/agua-caliente-springs-l54

Agua Caliente has only one runway 11/29 with 2500 x 60 feet (762 x 18 meters). Wind permitting use of runway 29 for landing and runway 11 for departure recommended due to a 460 feet hill 1/2 mile west of the airport. Right Pattern runway 29. Left pattern runway 11. Runway 11/29 closed Sunset-Sunrise; Not lighted.

More pic available on the screenshots forum section: 

 

Edited December 24, 20232 yr by vbazillio

Direct download. Thanks Vincent. 

Thank you!!

Thanks for the wonderful Christmas gift.   Too everyone, Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

 

Mike

Thank you for your tireless efforts Vincent! Happy Holidays to you!

Sad news for us virtual aviators and real-world dreamers. Agua Caliente (L54), the quiet little desert strip many of us have fond memories of, has now officially faded from the map. The airport has been closed for over a year, and last week, the County confirmed that resurfacing the runway was too costly. They've requested it be unregistered by the FAA - permanently closed.

 

It stings. For those of us who’ve flown in and out of L54 in the sim or in person, it’s more than just a runway - it’s a chapter of aviation history being quietly erased. We could keep it alive in our imaginations, fly in as if the yellow crosses don’t exist… Or we can let the virtual world reflect reality and say goodbye properly.

 

I've chosen the latter - for now - and updated my freeware scenery for MSFS2020 and MSFS2024 to reflect this bittersweet change. Let me know what you think.

 

 

 

Edited June 21, 2025Jun 21 by vbazillio

Hi, Vincent,

I'm sorry to read that!

I'm going to install the update right now to see it...

Regards

 

 

Edited June 21, 2025Jun 21 by John Fields

Finally, I've decided to re-activate the open version of Agua Caliente. Thanks to a flightsim.to feature, two .zip files are available to choose on the addon’s page. The main file (1), labelled “Download Now” displays Agua Caliente in MSFS without the big yellow X marking. An alternative file (2) can be downloaded if you want the X marking on the runway closing it.

Edited August 29, 2025Aug 29 by vbazillio

Sad.....

 

Thanks for the update. and your work. Much appreciated.

Hi, Vincent,

Excellent (double) work! 

I've noticed that the three planes parked on the tarmac look pink at a certain distance.

When you are near (20 meters or so), they get the right color.

Greetings

 

Is there any chance of you doing your fantastic work on KAPV - Apple Valley, CA ? 

Thanks!

1 hour ago, John Fields said:

I've noticed that the three planes parked on the tarmac look pink at a certain distance.

These are not « mine » 🙂 I’m only responsible for a single static Cessna 172.

Edited August 29, 2025Aug 29 by vbazillio

14 hours ago, vbazillio said:

Thanks!

These are not « mine » 🙂 I’m only responsible for a single static Cessna 172.

Thank you, Vincent,

I'm going to install the other version (not crossed) and see if the issue persists.

Greetings

 

Hi, Vincent,

I've installed the non X version. 

No color problems whatsoever.

Perhaps the issue was related to server streaming.

Regards

 

 

 

Neither in the X nor without-X version, did I add static aircraft except a single C172 with a red livery.

All other aircraft on the ramp are generated by MSFS or any of the AI traffic injector you may run at that very moment (AIG, FSLTL, GAMod...). The model and livery are the one you've loaded, either default or FSLTL or AIG... etc...

Edited August 30, 2025Aug 30 by vbazillio