AirNav   Duncan Aviation - Near you to keep you flying
 
 3878 users online  
KNRS Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Field (Ream Field)
Imperial Beach, California, USA

GOING TO IMPERIAL BEACH?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: NRS
Lat/Long: 32-33-58.1746N 117-06-48.6918W
32-33.969577N 117-06.811530W
32.5661596,-117.1135255
(estimated)
Elevation: 23.2 ft. / 7.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11E (2020)
From city: 1 mile S of IMPERIAL BEACH, CA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 91932

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1944
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS: SAN DIEGO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FSS-SAN DIEGO SAN-NOTAM NRS
NOTAMs facility: SAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 
OPR 1600-0630Z MON-THU (1500-0600Z DT) AND 1600-0200Z++ FRI. CLSD FR 0200Z++ DAY PRIOR TIL 1600Z++ DAY FLW GOVT HOL; EXC PRE-COORD FLT OF OPR NECESSITY. CTC NOLF ATC DSN 577-9414/9415 FOR OPR INQUIRIES.
Segmented circle: no
Lights: AVBL ONLY DURING HRS OF OPERATION.
Beacon: white-white-green (lighted military airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

ATIS: 276.2
WX ASOS: PHONE 619-437-9890
IMPERIAL BEACH GROUND: 285.575 [1600-0630Z MON-THU (1500-0600Z DT) AND 1600-0200Z++ FRI. CLSD FR 0200Z++ DAY PRIOR TIL 1600Z++ DAY FLW GOVT HOL.]
IMPERIAL BEACH TOWER: 120.65 239.25 [1600-0630Z MON-THU (1500-0600Z DT) AND 1600-0200Z++ FRI. CLSD FR 0200Z++ DAY PRIOR TIL 1600Z++ DAY FLW GOVT HOL.]
SOCAL APPROACH: 125.15
SOCAL DEPARTURE: 125.15
CLASS B: 125.15 ;110-224 SAN 17,000 FT& BLW
EMERG: 243.0
WX ASOS at SDM (7 nm E): 132.35 (619-333-1055)
WX ASOS at SAN (11 nm N): PHONE 619-607-3429
WX ASOS at MYF (15 nm N): 126.9 (858-576-4337)
WX AWOS-3P at SEE (17 nm NE): 125.45 (619-449-1228)
  • ATCT/GCA/ATIS OPR PUBLISHED HRS EXC PRE-COORD FLT OF OPR NECESSITY.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PGYr235/7.3POGGI VORTAC116.4514E
TIJr269/8.3TIJUANA VOR/DME116.5012E
MZBr141/14.1MISSION BAY VORTAC117.8015E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 2241 x 151 ft. / 683 x 46 m
Surface: concrete
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 8 /R/C/W/T
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 32-34.018148N32-33.921508N
Longitude: 117-06.828138W117-06.406907W
Elevation: 23.2 ft.20.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 4998 x 336 ft. / 1523 x 102 m
Surface: PEM
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 11 /F/A/W/T
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 32-34.076963N32-33.861963N
Longitude: 117-07.368352W117-06.428678W
Elevation: 7.8 ft.19.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
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

Additional Remarks

- RSTD - OFFL BUS ONLY - PPR F/W AND NON-TENANT ACFT, CTC NASNI ODO DSN 735-8233/8234, C619-545-8233/8234. NORTH ISLAND TENANT ACFT AND COAST GUARD HAVE PRIORITY FOR LCL PAT OPR.
- CAUTION: EXTV COPTER TRNG.
- MISC: RWY 08-26 AVBL FOR DAY AND NGT COPTER USE ONLY (NGT AND SVFR USE AT PILOTS OWN RISK).
- FUEL: J5 (AVAILABLE 1100-2100 MON-THU; 1000-1800 FRI).
- FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC SOCAL APCH AT 800-448-3724.
- FOR CALP INFO CTC AIRFIELD MGR 619-545-8261.

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 from 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
COPTER TACAN RWY 27   download (110KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (351KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSDM - Brown Field Municipal Airport (7 nm E)
KNZY - North Island Naval Air Station (Halsey Field) Airport (9 nm NW)
KSAN - San Diego International Airport (11 nm N)
KMYF - Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (15 nm N)
KSEE - Gillespie Field Airport (17 nm NE)
KNKX - Miramar MCAS (Joe Foss Field) Airport (18 nm N)
  
Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes
Area around KNRS (Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Field (Ream Field))
 
Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google
 
Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Aerial photo of KNRS (Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Field (Ream Field))
Photo taken 02-Feb-2016
looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Field (Ream Field) that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

 
Sectional chart

 
Airport distance calculator
Flying to Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Field (Ream Field)? Find the distance to fly.

From to KNRS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1314:13
Sunrise06:3914:39
Sunset17:2701:27
Evening civil twilight17:5201:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Feb-2026 14:46:22
Local (UTC-8)  08-Feb-2026 06:46:22
 
METAR
KNRS 081353Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP217 T00940061
KSDM 
6nm E 		081353Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP213 T00940056
MMTJ 
8nm E 		081340Z 07003KT 8SM SKC 10/06 A3019
KNZY 
10nm NW 		081352Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 11/11 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP212 T01110106 $
KSAN 
11nm N 		081351Z 00000KT 10SM FEW007 11/09 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP219 T01110094
KMYF 
15nm N 		081353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP214 T01110089
KSEE 
17nm NE 		081435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3020 RMK AO2
KNKX 
18nm N 		081355Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP212 T00830061 $
TAF
MMTJ 
8nm E 		081157Z 0812/0912 05005KT P6SM SKC TX26/0822Z TN12/0912Z FM081800 27012KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0821/0901 25018KT FM090300 33005KT P6SM SKC BECMG 0908/0910 05005KT
KNZY 
10nm NW 		0813/0907 VRB04KT 9999 SKC QNH3008INS TEMPO 0813/0819 4800 BR FM082000 32008KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3011INS FM090000 32010KT 9999 FEW003 FEW080 QNH3006INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0807 TIL 0814 TX19/0820Z TN15/0810Z AMD 1310 FS30227
KSAN 
11nm N 		081134Z 0812/0918 09007KT P6SM SKC FM081900 32010G18KT P6SM SKC FM090300 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
KNKX 
18nm N 		0621/0721 25007KT 9999 NSW SKC QNH3007INS FM070200 VRB05KT 9999 OVC230 QNH3010INS TEMPO 0704/0710 8000 BR OVC018 FM071400 05005KT 9999 SKC QNH3013INS TX21/0622Z TN09/0715Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0621 NEXT 0715
NOTAMs
Click for the latest NOTAMs
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

 

 
 

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

 If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Field (Ream Field), you should consider listing it here.  To start the listing process, click on the button below
 
Add a business
 

Other Pages about Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Field (Ream Field)

Update a link
 
Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy  Contact