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3About El Centro, CA
El Centro is the Imperial County seat in California's desert farming region, about 120 miles east of San Diego via Interstate 8. The city sits 10 miles from the Mexican border in an area known for extreme summer heat and productive agriculture. I-8 provides the main east-west connection, while Routes 86 and 111 handle north-south traffic to places like Calexico and the Salton Sea. The nearby Salton Sea geothermal field generates renewable energy from some of North America's most intense underground heat.
Where is El Centro, CA on the map?
El Centro, CA is in United States, at 32.786, -115.559 - about 8 km south of Imperial, CA.
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What is the closest airport to El Centro, CA?
The closest airport to El Centro, CA is Imperial County Airport, 7 km (about 9 min by car). Other airports nearby: General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport.