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KNRS Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Field (Ream Field)
Imperial Beach, California, USA

GOING TO IMPERIAL BEACH?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

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 619-296-8934
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

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
COPTER TACAN RWY 27   download (109KB)
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)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4513:45
Sunrise06:1014:10
Sunset16:5400:54
Evening civil twilight17:1901:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Nov-2025 22:39:06
Local (UTC-8)  05-Nov-2025 14:39:06
 
METAR
KNRS 052153Z 29012KT 10SM FEW033 BKN200 20/12 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP218 T02000122 $
KSDM 
6nm E 		052153Z 10SM CLR 20/12 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP211 T02000117
MMTJ 
8nm E 		052143Z 27009KT 10SM BKN200 20/12 A3019 RMK 8/008 HZY
KNZY 
10nm NW 		052152Z 29009KT 10SM FEW034 SCT200 20/12 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP216 T02000117
KSAN 
11nm N 		052151Z 31007G16KT 10SM SCT035 BKN250 20/12 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP222 T02000117
KMYF 
15nm N 		052153Z 30010KT 10SM FEW035 20/12 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP213 T02000117
KSEE 
17nm NE 		052147Z 29009KT 10SM SKC 21/11 A3016
KNKX 
18nm N 		052155Z AUTO 26011KT 10SM CLR 19/12 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01890117
TAF
MMTJ 
8nm E 		051134Z 0512/0612 33005KT 5SM HZ OVC021 TX23/0520Z TN14/0512Z BECMG 0514/0515 SCT020 FM051600 27005KT P6SM SKC FM060000 27010KT P6SM SKC FM060600 30005KT P6SM SCT015
KNZY 
10nm NW 		0515/0615 VRB06KT 9999 BKN028 QNH3016INS BECMG 0518/0520 VRB06KT 9999 SCT025 SCT200 QNH3010INS TEMPO 0521/0602 OVC018 BECMG 0602/0604 VRB06KT 9999 BKN018 BKN200 QNH3011INS TX21/0519Z TN14/0613Z FS30222
KSAN 
11nm N 		052038Z 0521/0624 30012KT P6SM FEW035 SCT200 FM060100 31006KT P6SM BKN030 FM060300 VRB04KT P6SM BKN035 FM061100 VRB04KT P6SM SCT035 FM061900 29008KT P6SM SCT035
KNKX 
18nm N 		0521/0621 28008KT 9999 SKC QNH3016INS BECMG 0603/0605 VRB05KT 9999 SCT010 SCT025 QNH3018INS FM060630 04005KT 9999 BKN010 OVC025 QNH3015INS TX21/0520Z TN12/0613Z
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