San Bernardino County says it finished emergency pavement repairs on Runway 11/29 at Needles Airport on October 30, 2026. The county’s November 6 project recap says airport staff found significant cracking on October 15 and that several county departments worked together to complete the repairs before the November 3 election.
The timing mattered because the damaged pavement could have affected aircraft the Sheriff’s Department uses to retrieve and transport ballots, according to the county. The recap does not confirm that a particular ballot flight took place.
Runway 11/29 is the longer of the two asphalt runways listed on the county airport page: 5,005 feet by 100 feet, compared with 4,235 feet by 100 feet for Runway 2/20. Needles Airport (EED) serves general aviation in the Colorado River area of eastern San Bernardino County.
The county’s project recap includes before-and-after photographs of the pavement. The October 30 date marks completion of the repair work, not a confirmed reopening date or a statement of current runway availability.
