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==Transportation== [[File:CA 86 Salton City.JPG|thumb|right|[[California State Route 86|State Route 86]] north of [[Salton City]]]] [[File:Interstate_8.jpg|thumb|Dogwood Bridge over Interstate 8 in El Centro]] ===Major highways=== {{div col}} *[[Image:I-8 (CA).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 8 in California|Interstate 8]] *[[Image:California 7.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 7|State Route 7]] *[[Image:California 78.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 78|State Route 78]] *[[Image:California 86.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 86|State Route 86]] *[[Image:California 98.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 98|State Route 98]] *[[Image:California 111.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 111|State Route 111]] *[[Image:California 115.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 115|State Route 115]] *[[Image:California 186.svg|20px]] [[California State Route 186|State Route 186]] {{div col end}} Imperial County is at the junction of one interstate, and three state highways. Radiating to the east and west are connections to the [[Arizona Sun Corridor]] and [[San Diego-Tijuana metropolitan area]] via [[Interstate 8]], [[Blythe, California|Blythe]], and northern [[San Diego County]] via [[California State Route 78|State Route 78]], the [[Mexicali Valley]] via [[California State Route 111|State Route 111]], and the [[Coachella Valley]], [[Inland Empire (California)|Inland Empire]], and [[Los Angeles metropolitan area]] via [[California State Route 86|State Route 86]]. ===Public transportation=== [[File:ImperialValleyTransit.jpg|thumb|Imperial Valley Transit bus]] Imperial County is served by [[Greyhound Lines]] and [[Imperial Valley Transit]] buses. Through a partnership between Imperial County Transportation Commission (ICTC), the Yuma County Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority (YCIPTA), and the [[Quechan]] Indian Tribe, [[Yuma County Area Transit]] buses serve portions of Imperial County and connects it to [[Yuma, Arizona|Yuma]], [[Arizona]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.ivpressonline.com/2013-01-03/el-centro_36137282|title=Route connects El Centro, Yuma|newspaper=schurz-ivpressonline|access-date=December 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220144314/http://articles.ivpressonline.com/2013-01-03/el-centro_36137282|archive-date=December 20, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imperialctc.org/media/module/content_item/ICTC_COM_Agenda_072716.pdf|title=ICTC/YCIPTA/Quechan Transit Services|website=Imperialctc.org|access-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref> [[Amtrak]] trains on the [[Sunset Limited]] and [[Texas Eagle]] route also travel through the county, but with no scheduled stops; the nearest stop is in [[Yuma, Arizona]]. ===Airports=== ====County owned==== * [[Imperial County Airport]], the county's main airport, is primarily a general aviation facility. It is located just north of El Centro, and has limited commercial flight service subsidized by the [[Essential Air Service]] program. * [[Holtville Airport]] is a public use general aviation airport, owned by the county and located roughly {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} east of Holtville. ====Municipal ownership==== * [[Brawley Municipal Airport]] is a public use general aviation airport, owned by and located in Brawley. * [[Calexico Airport]] is a public use general aviation field, owned by and located in Calexico. It is located {{convert|15|mi|km}} south of [[Interstate 8 (California)|Interstate 8]] on [[California State Route 111|State Route 111]]. It used in part to service [[maquiladora]] factories in nearby [[Mexicali]]. * [[Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport]] is a public use general aviation airport, owned by and located in Calipatria. ====Privately owned==== * [[Salton Sea Airport]] is a public use general aviation airport located in Salton City. * [[Douthitt Strip Airport]] is a private use facility in El Centro. It was formerly a military airfield. ====Military==== * [[Naval Air Facility El Centro]] is a [[U.S. Navy]] airfield in El Centro.
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