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KNKX Miramar Marine Corps Air Station
San Diego, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: NKX
Lat/Long: 32-52-06.0440N / 117-08-30.2450W
32-52.100733N / 117-08.504083W
32.8683456 / -117.1417347
(estimated)
Elevation: 477 ft. / 145 m (estimated)
Variation: 15E (1965)
From city: 3 miles N of SAN DIEGO, CA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 92126

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1944
Sectional chart: LOS ANGELES
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: SAN DIEGO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: NKX (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: ALL
OPR 1530-0800Z MON-THUR; 1530-0200Z++ FRI: 2200-0200Z++ SUN; CLSD SAT AND HOL. SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT INFO.
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ATC-CTL
ACTIVATE-ALSF-1, HIRL, CL AND PAPI RWY 06L-24R-298.925 OR 133.475.
Beacon: white-white-green (lighted military airport)

Airport Communications

ATIS: 352.0
MIRAMAR GROUND: 128.625 307.325 [1530-0800Z++ MON-THU; 1530-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT;, 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOL AND NATL HOL WK, ENDS.]
MIRAMAR TOWER: 135.2 298.925 340.2 [1530-0800Z++ MON-THU; 1530-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT;, 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOL AND NATL HOL WK, ENDS.]
SOCAL APPROACH: 132.2
SOCAL DEPARTURE: 119.6 WEST 132.2 EAST
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 125.975 254.325
PMSV METRO: 342.4
PTD: 335.625
RADAR: 133.625 266.8X 270.35 307.9X 328.4X 348.75 350.275 373.575 379.125 380.3X
WX ASOS at MYF (3 nm S): PHONE 858-576-4337
WX ASOS at SAN (8 nm S): PHONE 619-296-8934
WX AWOS-3 at SEE (9 nm E): 125.45 (619-449-1228)
WX ASOS at RNM (15 nm NE): 132.025 (760-789-0736)
WX ASOS at CRQ (17 nm NW): PHONE 760-930-0864
WX ASOS at SDM (20 nm SE): PHONE 619-661-8297
  • FOR CLNC DEL WHEN ATCT CLSD CALL SOCAL APCH (800) 448-3724.
  • RADAR - SEE TERMINAL FLIP FOR RADAR MINIMA.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MZBr024/6.7MISSION BAY VORTAC117.8015E
PGYr318/17.5POGGI VORTAC109.8014E
TIJr320/21.9TIJUANA VOR/DME116.5014E
OCNr133/26.3OCEANSIDE VORTAC115.3015E
JLIr225/32.4JULIAN VORTAC114.0015E

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 6L/24R

Dimensions: 12000 x 200 ft. / 3658 x 61 m
Surface: concrete
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 66 /R/B/W/T
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 6L  RUNWAY 24R
Latitude: 32-51.873867N32-52.372350N
Longitude: 117-09.890883W117-07.621700W
Elevation: 425.8 ft.474.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)
Centerline lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/GS

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 2800 x 200 ft. / 853 x 61 m
Surface: concrete
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 64 /R/B/W/T
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 32-52.103433N32-51.941883N
Longitude: 117-08.138250W117-07.625467W
Elevation: 458.7 ft.470.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 6R/24L

Dimensions: 8001 x 200 ft. / 2439 x 61 m
Surface: PEM
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 62 /R/B/W/T
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 6R  RUNWAY 24L
Latitude: 32-51.928417N32-52.260617N
Longitude: 117-09.100133W117-07.587167W
Elevation: 430.2 ft.477.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Navy
Owner: US NAVY
OCEANOGRAPHIC OFC - CODE 3142
WASHINGTON, DC 20373
Manager: COMMANDING OFFICER
NAVAL AIR STATION MIRAMAR
SAN DIEGO, CA 92145

Additional Remarks

- TFC PAT: REDUCED RWY SEPARATION STD IN EFF USN/USMC ACFT. OPR ON PARL RWY 700' APART. MULTI PRACTICE APCH RY 06L/R NOT AUTH. RADAR VECTORS TO FINAL APCH EXP STEEP DESCENT. RWY 10 NOT AVBL AND RWY 28 EMERG USE ONLY.
- CAUTION: WATER ON THE RUBBER BUILD-UP AREAS OF THE RWY MAY PRODUCE POOR TRACTION AND/OR BA AND STANDING WATER ON RWY MAY PRODUCE HYDROPLANING COND.
- NS ABTMT: STRICTLY ENFORCED, MANDATORY PRO AND CRS RULES. ALL TRAN ACFT MUST REVIEW AND SIGN NOISE ABATEMENT FORM WITH FLT PLANNING.
- CAUTION: HIGH MID-AIR POTENTIAL, EXER EXTREME VIGILANCE.
- CAUTION: ALL ACFT ARR/DEP VFR VIA CORRIDOR RULES TO/FR COASTLINE ARE ADVS TO EXER EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID HANG GLIDER ACT NEAR TORRY PINES GOLF CRS, NKX R-280/5 DME.
- CAUTION: EXTSV GEN AVIATION TFC ALL ALTS, ALL DRCT NEAR AFLD. HIGH VOLUME OF CIV VFR TFC ALONG THE COAST W OF AFLD.
- MISC: ORDINANCE, LIVE OR INERT, NOT PERMS TO REMAIN ON RON TRAN ACFT.
- SERVICE-LGT: PAPI RRP NOT COINCIDENTAL WITH PAR RWY 24L. PAPI UNITS FOR RWY 06R/L ARE OPTIMIZED FOR HGT GROUP 2 TYPE ACFT.
- A-GEAR: SHORT FLD A-GEAR RWY 24R NML DE-RIGGED.
- FUEL: J5
- FLUID: SP LHOX LOX.
- OIL: O-148-156.
- TRAN ALERT: NO AMC FLEET SVC AVBL. ALCE TEAM RQR FOR ALL AMC FLT. LTD TRAN SVC, NO TIE-DOWN, OIL/LABORATORY ANALYSIS OR TRAN MAINT SVC AVBL.
- RWY-LGTS: RWY 06L - OLS. RWY-LGTS: RWY 24R - SF, OLS.
- RWY-LGTS: RWY 06R - OLS. RWY-LGTS: RWY 24L - OLS.
- RWY-LGTS: RWY 28 - OLS.
- JASU: (A/M47A-4) (NC-10A1) (NC-10C)
- TRAN ALERT: NO SHUTTLE SVC AVBL. ALL VIP ACFT CTC AIRFIELD OPS ON PTD 15 MIN PRIOR TO ARR.
- RSTD (1 OF 3): PPR FOR ALL TRAN ACFT AND TRANSCOM/JOSAC/NALO ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT VAL DSN 267-4284, C858 577-4284 (PPR RSTD TO 30 MIN BEFORE/AFTER APPROVED TIME, PPR NOT VALID OUTSIDE OF THIS WINDOW AND MUST BE RE-COORED TO ARR).
- RSTD (2 OF 3): FOR STAGING (LCL TRNG FLT) OR HIGH VISIBILITY EVENTS (VIP M7 AND ABOVE, MEDEVAC W/BATTLE PATIENTS, OIF/OEF HOMECOMING, HR/ANGEL FLIGHTS ETC.) ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY AIROPS 1HR PRIOR TO ARRIVAL DUE TO 3DMAW CG AND STATION CO COORDINATION.
- RSTD (3 OF 3): PLEASE CONTACT THE ODO AT DSN 267-4277/4284, C858-577-4277/4284.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 24R   download (303KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24L   download (327KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24R   download (332KB)
HI-TACAN RWY 24R   download (338KB)
TACAN RWY 24R   download (341KB)
Radar Approach Procedures available   download (53KB)
 
Departure Procedures
LAKEE ONE   2 pages: [1] [2] (375KB)
REDIN ONE   download (157KB)
SWOLF SIX   2 pages: [1] [2] (278KB)
TINNY ONE   2 pages: [1] [2] (221KB)
VITKO ONE   2 pages: [1] [2] (508KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (70KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMYF - Montgomery Field Airport (3 nm S)
KSAN - San Diego International Airport (8 nm S)
KSEE - Gillespie Field Airport (9 nm E)
KNZY - North Island Naval Air Station (Halsey Field) (11 nm S)
KRNM - Ramona Airport (15 nm NE)
KCRQ - Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport (17 nm NW)
KNRS - Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Field (Ream Field) (18 nm S)
KSDM - Brown Field Municipal Airport (20 nm SE)
  
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From to KNKX

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1114:11
Sunrise06:3714:37
Sunset17:2901:29
Evening civil twilight17:5501:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 01:53:39
Local (UTC-8)  11-Feb-2012 17:53:39
 
METAR
KNKX 120055Z 25006KT 10SM SCT027 BKN035 13/07 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP150 T01330067
KMYF 
3nm S 		120053Z 23008KT 10SM FEW028 BKN034 14/08 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01390078
KSAN 
8nm S 		120051Z 26006KT 10SM FEW028 BKN038 15/07 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01500072
KSEE 
9nm E 		120047Z 25007KT 15SM BKN035 13/06 A3000
KNZY 
11nm S 		120052Z 27006KT 10SM SCT027 BKN040 17/07 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01670072 $
KRNM 
15nm NE 		120053Z 24010KT 10SM SCT032 11/06 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01110061
KCRQ 
17nm NW 		120053Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM BKN040 14/08 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01390078
KNRS 
18nm S 		120056Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM FEW029 OVC041 16/08 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01610078 TSNO $
KSDM 
19nm SE 		120053Z 27006KT 10SM BKN024 BKN038 13/07 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01280072 $
TAF
KNKX 1121/1221 26011KT 9999 SCT020 BKN035 520009 520905 QNH2994INS FM120400 25008KT 9999 BKN030 500000 QNH2995INS FM121300 VRB05KT 9999 BKN025 QNH3001INS T16/1122Z T12/1214Z
KSAN 
8nm S 		112015Z 1120/1224 25010KT P6SM SCT015 SCT025 BKN035 TEMPO 1120/1123 BKN025 FM120300 26008KT P6SM OVC025 FM121500 23013KT P6SM BKN025
KNZY 
11nm S 		1123/1223 27010KT 9999 SCT025 BKN035 BKN200 650807 522009 522909 523802 QNH2990INS TEMPO 1200/1206 24008KT 9000 -DZ BR BKN025 OVC035 BECMG 1210/1212 VRB06KT 8000 BR BKN025 OVC035 650807 522009 522909 523802 QNH2995INS BECMG 1214/1216 23009KT 9999 NSW BKN028 OVC040 600000 522009 522909 523802 QNH2993INS BECMG 1217/1219 24013KT SCT030 BKN040 522009 522909 523802 QNH2990INS T10/1212Z T19/1223Z
KCRQ 
17nm NW 		112013Z 1120/1218 26010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 TEMPO 1120/1123 BKN025 FM120200 24007KT P6SM OVC020 FM120400 22007KT P6SM BKN030 FM120900 19006KT P6SM OVC020
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AirNav users who flew into KNKX have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN INN MIRAMAR 2.1 101-190
RAMADA CONFERENCE CENTER 2.3 67-169
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT SCRIPPS POWAY PARKWAY 5.1 169-199
QUALITY SUITES I-15 MIRAMAR SAN DIEGO 3.7 89-109
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LA JOLLA 8.3 160-286
HOLIDAY INN SAN DIEGO NORTH MIRAMAR 2.1 88-271
SHERATON LA JOLLA HOTEL 5.2 139-254
 

Other hotels near Miramar Marine Corps Air Station

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN SAN DIEGO-KEARNY MESA 2.4 
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT SAN DIEGO CENTRAL 2.4 
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT SAN DIEGO CENTRAL 2.9 149-259
BEST WESTERN GOLDEN TRIANGLE INN 3.0 81-101
CALIFORNIA SUITES HOTEL 3.1 
CALIFORNIA SUITES HOTEL 3.1 75-179
STAYBRIDGE SUITES SORRENTO MESA 3.3 137-301
HOMESTEAD SAN DIEGO - SORRENTO MESA 3.5 80-155
PIDGEON AT RENAISSANCE 3.6 137-138
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES SAN DIEGO-SORRENTO VALLEY 3.6 106-237
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON-SAN DIEGO NORTH 3.6 119-289
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT SORRENTO MESA 3.6 209-259
MARRIOTT EXECUSTAY MONARCH 3.6 
WOODFIN HOTEL SAN DIEGO 3.6 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Miramar Marine Corps Air Station

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4 in San Marcos
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