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0CL3 John Nichol's Field Airport
Chula Vista, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 0CL3
Lat/Long: 32-38-00.1400N 116-53-25.1200W
32-38.002333N 116-53.418667W
32.6333722,-116.8903111
(estimated)
Elevation: 500 ft. / 152 m (estimated)
Variation: 13E (1985)
From city: 10 miles E of CHULA VISTA, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 91915

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/1987
Control tower: no
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: SAN DIEGO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 0800-SS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at SDM (6 nm SW): 132.35 (619-333-1055)
WX ASOS at NRS (12 nm W): PHONE 619-437-9890
WX AWOS-3P at SEE (12 nm N): 125.45 (619-449-1228)
WX ASOS at SAN (16 nm W): PHONE 619-607-3429
WX ASOS at MYF (17 nm NW): 126.9 (858-576-4337)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PGYr059/4.7POGGI VORTAC116.4514E
TIJr017/6.4TIJUANA VOR/DME116.5012E
MZBr103/19.1MISSION BAY VORTAC117.8015E
JLIr192/34.1JULIAN VORTAC113.7515E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2036 x 30 ft. / 621 x 9 m
WESTERN 220 FT GRAVEL.
Surface: asphalt
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 32-38.050167N32-37.954500N
Longitude: 116-53.608833W116-53.228500W
Elevation: 488.0 ft.500.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Displaced threshold: 220 ft.no

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: TACTICAL AIR OPERATIONS, INC.
13531 OTAY LAKES ROAD
JAMUL, CA 92035
Phone 619-216-8416
Manager: ALAN FINK, PRES.
860 COUNTRY CLUB LANE
CORONADO, CA 92118
Phone 619-216-8416

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 0CL3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSDM - Brown Field Municipal Airport (6 nm SW)
KNRS - Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Field (Ream Field) (12 nm W)
KSEE - Gillespie Field Airport (12 nm N)
KSAN - San Diego International Airport (16 nm W)
KMYF - Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (17 nm NW)
KNZY - North Island Naval Air Station (Halsey Field) Airport (17 nm W)
KNKX - Miramar MCAS (Joe Foss Field) Airport (19 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-Aug-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4812:48
Sunrise06:1413:14
Sunset19:3002:30
Evening civil twilight19:5502:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-Aug-2026 01:55:22
Local (UTC-7)  17-Aug-2026 18:55:22
 
METAR
KSDM 
6nm SW 		180053Z 28009KT 10SM CLR 25/18 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02500183
MMTJ 
7nm SW 		180042Z 27011KT 10SM SKC 26/18 A2996 RMK SC W
KSEE 
12nm N 		180047Z 26011KT 10SM SKC 28/15 A2993
KNRS 
12nm W 		180053Z 29010KT 10SM FEW015 FEW250 24/19 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02440194 $
KSAN 
16nm W 		180051Z 30007KT 10SM FEW015 FEW250 25/19 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02500194
KMYF 
16nm NW 		180053Z 31008KT 10SM CLR 26/17 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02560172
KNZY 
17nm W 		180052Z 31012KT 10SM FEW015 FEW250 24/19 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP130 T02440189
KNKX 
19nm NW 		180055Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM CLR 26/18 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02560183 $
TAF
MMTJ 
7nm SW 		172149Z 1718/1818 30010KT P6SM SCT250 TX28/1722Z TN20/1812Z FM180300 00000KT P6SM BKN200 TEMPO 1812/1816 BKN015
KSAN 
16nm W 		172124Z 1721/1824 30012G19KT P6SM FEW015 FEW150 FM180400 31005KT P6SM SCT012 SCT200 TEMPO 1810/1813 BKN012 FM181300 VRB04KT P6SM BKN010 FM181500 VRB04KT P6SM SCT012 SCT200 FM181800 29011KT P6SM FEW250
KNZY 
17nm W 		172300Z 1723/1823 31015KT 9999 FEW015 FEW250 QNH2989INS BECMG 1803/1805 VRB05KT 9999 SCT012 SCT200 QNH2990INS FM180800 VRB04KT 9999 BKN012 QNH2991INS BECMG 1816/1818 30010KT 9999 FEW015 FEW250 QNH2987INS TX27/1821Z TN18/1812Z FS30160
KNKX 
19nm NW 		180000Z 1800/1906 30008KT 9999 SKC QNH2994INS FM180500 VRB03KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3002INS FM180800 VRB03KT 9999 SCT015 BKN220 QNH3002INS BECMG 1812/1814 VRB03 9999 SCT006 QNH2994INS BECMG 1818/1820 30008KT 9999 OVC180 QNH2991INS FM060400 VRB04KT 9999 SKC QNH2994INS TX30/1720Z TN17/1710Z
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