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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 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 09-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2812:28
Sunrise05:5412:54
Sunset19:3402:34
Evening civil twilight20:0003:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-May-2026 18:17:52
Local (UTC-7)  09-May-2026 11:17:52
 
METAR
KSDM 
6nm SW 		091753Z 27005KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02110133 10211 20156 58002
MMTJ 
7nm SW 		091746Z 28005KT 8SM SKC 22/14 A2996 RMK SLP115 57003 976 HZY
KSEE 
12nm N 		091647Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 20/13 A2994
KNRS 
12nm W 		091753Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR 19/13 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01940133 10194 20161 50000 $
KSAN 
16nm W 		091751Z 22007KT 10SM SCT015 19/13 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01940133 10194 20161 58001
KMYF 
16nm NW 		091753Z 25006KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02110139 10211 20161 58001
KNZY 
17nm W 		091752Z 25007KT 10SM FEW015 19/13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01890133 10189 20156 57000 $
KNKX 
19nm NW 		091755Z 10SM CLR 22/14 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP130 T02220139 10222 20161 58002 $
TAF
MMTJ 
7nm SW 		091158Z 0912/1012 27005KT 4SM HZ OVC008 TX23/0920Z TN16/1012Z TEMPO 0912/0916 2SM BR HZ OVC005 FM091600 26005KT 6SM HZ SCT012 SCT250 FM091800 26010KT P6SM SKC FM100400 27006KT 6SM HZ BKN010 FM101000 00000KT 5SM HZ BKN008
KSAN 
16nm W 		091724Z 0918/1024 23008KT P6SM FEW015 FM100200 VRB04KT P6SM BKN009 FM101700 25005KT P6SM FEW012 FM101900 24008KT P6SM FEW015
KNZY 
17nm W 		091500Z 0915/1015 VRB06KT 9999 OVC011 QNH2987INS TEMPO 0915/0917 8000 BR BKN008 BECMG 0917/0919 26009KT 9999 NSW SCT015 QNH2985INS FM100100 VRB06KT 8000 OVC008 QNH2984INS TEMPO 1009/1015 9000 BR OVC011 TX21/0921Z TN15/1012Z FS30232
KNKX 
19nm NW 		091500Z 0915/1015 VRB05KT 9999 OVC010 QNH2993INS FM091800 25006KT 9999 SCT010 QNH2991INS BECMG 1003/1005 26005KT 9999 FEW009 QNH2987INS FM100700 20005KT 9999 OVC008 QNH2990INS BECMG 1013/1015 VRB05KT 9999 FEW010 QNH2990INS TX24/0921Z TN13/1009Z
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