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

GOING TO IMPERIAL BEACH?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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 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 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 01 October 2026 at 0901Z to 29 October 2026 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
COPTER TACAN RWY 27   download (116KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (352KB)

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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From to KNRS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3613:36
Sunrise07:0114:01
Sunset18:0401:04
Evening civil twilight18:2901:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Oct-2026 03:13:54
Local (UTC-7)  25-Oct-2026 20:13:54
 
METAR
KNRS 260253Z AUTO 33005KT CLR 21/17 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02110167 52009 PWINO $
KSDM 
6nm E 		260253Z 31003KT 10SM CLR 20/14 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02000139 51012 $
MMTJ 
8nm E 		260243Z 25004KT 10SM BKN200 20/16 A3006 RMK SLP186 52009 918 8/008 HZY
KNZY 
10nm NW 		260152Z 34008KT 10SM FEW020 FEW065 SCT250 22/18 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02220178
KSAN 
11nm N 		260251Z 00000KT 10SM SCT250 21/18 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02110178 53010
KMYF 
15nm N 		260253Z 03004KT 10SM CLR 21/17 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02060167 51010 $
KSEE 
17nm NE 		260247Z 27004KT 10SM SKC 21/15 A3005
KNKX 
18nm N 		260255Z 36007KT 350V060 10SM CLR 20/17 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02000167 51009 $
TAF
MMTJ 
8nm E 		260145Z 2600/2700 27010KT P6SM BKN200 TX26/2622Z TN16/2612Z FM260600 30005KT 5SM HZ SCT015 TEMPO 2610/2614 3SM BR BKN006 FM261600 25010KT P6SM SKC
KNZY 
10nm NW 		252315Z 2523/2623 33014KT 9999 FEW020 FEW060 SCT250 QNH2993INS BECMG 2603/2605 33004KT 9999 FEW030 SCT200 QNH2997INS TEMPO 2615/2618 BKN030 BKN200 BECMG 2619/2621 31015KT 9999 SCT030 SCT200 QNH2994INS TX25/2619Z TN15/2614Z FS30261
KSAN 
11nm N 		252055Z 2521/2624 31010KT P6SM FEW050 FM260200 VRB04KT P6SM FEW007 FM261900 30009KT P6SM FEW250
KNKX 
18nm N 		221600Z 2216/2322 VRB06KT 9000 BR FEW030 SCT040 SCT060 QNH2993INS FM221930 26010KT 9999 NSW SCT040 QNH2997INS FM230130 26008KT 9999 SCT040 QNH2998INS FM230330 VRB04KT 9999 BKN040 QNH3000INS FM230830 VRB03KT 9000 BR -SHRA BKN030 QNH3001INS FM231600 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT035 SCT060 QNH2998INS TX21/2222Z TN17/2314Z
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