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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

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: SAT CLSD, ALL SUN 2200-0200++, ALL MON-THU 1530-0800Z++, ALL FRI 1530-0200Z++
FLD CLSD NATL HOL AND NATL HOL WKENDS.
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
  • 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: PPR FOR ALL TRAN ACFT CTC VAL DSN 267-4284/4285, C858-577-4284/4285 (PPR RSTD TO 30 MIN BEFORE/AFTER APPROVED TIME, PPR NOT VALID OUTSIDE OF THIS WINDOW AND MUST BE RE-COORDINATED PRIOR TO ARR).
- RSTD # 1 CONT'D (1): PRIOR COORD RQR FOR AMC/NALO MSN WITH AIRFIELD OPS DSN 267-4419/4277, C858-577-4419/4277.
- RSTD #1 CONT'D (2): AFTER NML WORKING HRS CTC DSN 267-4028/4029/4277, C858-577-4028/4029/4277. 24 HR PN FOR ACFT WITH HAZ CARGO. ALL ACFT DET WILL RQR A HOST UNIT AND STN COMDR APVL 90 DAYS PRIOR. FOR STAGING (LCL TRNG FLT) OR VIP ACFT CTC VAL DSN 267-4284/4285, C858-577-4284/4285.

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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 24R **CHANGED**   download (299KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24L **CHANGED**   download (312KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24R **CHANGED**   download (314KB)
HI-TACAN RWY 24R **CHANGED**   download (334KB)
TACAN RWY 24R **CHANGED**   download (340KB)
Radar Approach Procedures available **CHANGED**   download (53KB)
 
Departure Procedures
LAKEE ONE **NEW**   2 pages: [1] [2] (377KB)
REDIN ONE **NEW**   download (158KB)
SWOLF SIX **NEW**   2 pages: [1] [2] (279KB)
TINNY ONE **NEW**   2 pages: [1] [2] (224KB)
VITKO ONE **CHANGED**   2 pages: [1] [2] (510KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED**   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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Aerial photo of KNKX (Miramar Marine Corps Air Station)
Photo by Trey Buttriss
Photo taken 08-Aug-2009
with a Canon 40D in a Cirrus SR20.
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Sectional chart

 
Airport diagram
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From to KNKX

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1314:13
Sunrise06:3814:38
Sunset17:2701:27
Evening civil twilight17:5301:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Feb-2010 20:51:50
Local (UTC-8)  09-Feb-2010 12:51:50
 
METAR
KNKX 091955Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM SCT020 BKN040 16/09 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01610089 TSNO
KMYF 
3nm S 		092020Z 22007KT 10SM SCT023 OVC050 16/09 A2995 RMK AO2
KSAN 
8nm S 		091951Z 23005KT 10SM FEW018 SCT046 BKN055 15/09 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01500094
KSEE 
9nm E 		091747Z 00000KT 25SM FEW030 BKN075 13/07 A3002
KNZY 
11nm S 		091952Z 24006KT 10SM FEW028TCU SCT065 BKN200 17/10 A2996 RMK AO2 RAE07 SLP145 TCU DSNT W P0000 T01670100 $
KRNM 
15nm NE 		091953Z 20008KT 10SM BKN060 13/06 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01330061
KCRQ 
17nm NW 		091953Z 23011KT 10SM SCT022 SCT030 BKN041 14/09 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01390094
KNRS 
18nm S 		091956Z 25008KT 10SM FEW022 SCT040 BKN065 BKN200 15/10 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T01500100 $
KSDM 
19nm SE 		092027Z 23006KT 10SM BKN028 OVC060 14/09 A2995 RMK AO2
TAF
KSAN 
8nm S 		092013Z 0920/1024 23005KT P6SM VCSH FEW018 SCT045 BKN060 TEMPO 0920/0922 -SHRA BKN020 FM092200 24011KT 3SM RA BR VCTS BKN015CB OVC040 FM100300 20008KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT015 BKN030 FM101700 22010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN035 FM101900 23007KT P6SM VCSH SCT
KCRQ 
17nm NW 		092011Z 0920/1018 12004KT P6SM VCSH FEW015 BKN050 OVC070 TEMPO 0920/0922 5SM -SHRA BR BKN015 BKN030 FM092200 22011KT 3SM RA BR VCTS BKN015CB OVC030 FM100200 20008KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT015 BKN030 FM101200 21007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN035
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AirNav users who flew into KNKX have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN INN MIRAMAR 2.1 87-149
RAMADA CONFERENCE CENTER 2.3 71-152
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT SCRIPPS POWAY PARKWAY 5.1 129-224
QUALITY SUITES I-15 MIRAMAR SAN DIEGO 3.7 100-180
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS LA JOLLA 8.3 139-230
HOLIDAY INN SEL NORTH MIRAMARairport transportation 2.1 128-251
SHERATON LA JOLLA HOTEL 5.2 142-199
 

Other hotels near Miramar Marine Corps Air Station

Miles Price ($)
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT SAN DIEGO CENTRAL 2.9 129-219
BEST WESTERN GOLDEN TRIANGLE INN 3.0 95-149
CALIFORNIA SUITES HOTEL 3.1 58-109
STAYBRIDGE SUITES SORRENTO MESA 3.3 113-230
HOMESTEAD SAN DIEGO - SORRENTO MESA 3.5 115-125
PIDGEON AT RENAISSANCE 3.6 147-148
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES SAN DIEGO-SORRENTO VALLEY 3.6 96-193
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON-SAN DIEGO NORTH 3.6 179-219
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT SORRENTO MESA 3.6 179-239
MARRIOTT EXECUSTAY MONARCH 3.6 
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS MIRA MESA-SAN DIEGO 3.7 112-160
EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL SAN DIEGO - LA JOLLA 3.9 135-610
NATIONAL AT ARCHSTONE UNIVERSIT 3.9 
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT SAN DIEGO SORRENTO MESA 4.0 119-209

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
airport transportation indicates that the hotel is reported to provide airport transportation. Please check with the hotel for hours and availability of transportation to/from Miramar Marine Corps Air Station. It is possible that transportation may not be available to/from KNKX but to other nearby airports such as KCRQ or KSAN. 		    

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