FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | NKX |
| Lat/Long: | 32-52-03.7000N / 117-08-30.3000W 32-52.061667N / 117-08.505000W 32.8676944 / -117.1417500 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 478 ft. / 146 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 HIRL, CL RY 06L/24R AND ALSF1, PAPI RWY 24R ON 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 |
| MZBr024/6.6 | | MISSION BAY VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 15E |
| PGYr318/17.5 | | POGGI VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 14E |
| TIJr320/21.8 | | TIJUANA VOR/DME | | 116.50 | | 14E |
| OCNr133/26.3 | | OCEANSIDE VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 15E |
| JLIr225/32.4 | | JULIAN VORTAC | | 114.00 | | 15E |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 6L | | RUNWAY 24R |
| Latitude: | 32-51.873133N | | 32-52.371617N |
| Longitude: | 117-09.888883W | | 117-07.619783W |
| Elevation: | 425.3 ft. | | 475.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| 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: | yes | | yes |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOC/GS |
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 2800 x 200 ft. / 853 x 61 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 32-52.102667N | | 32-51.941500N |
| Longitude: | 117-08.136500W | | 117-07.624500W |
| Elevation: | 460.8 ft. WGS-84 | | 472.6 ft. WGS-84 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway 6R/24L
| Dimensions: | 8000 x 200 ft. / 2438 x 61 m |
| Surface: | PEM |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 6R | | RUNWAY 24L |
| Latitude: | 32-51.927650N | | 32-52.259900N |
| Longitude: | 117-09.098117W | | 117-07.585333W |
| Elevation: | 430.4 ft. | | 477.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 24R | |
download (316KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24L | |
download (369KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24R | |
download (357KB) |
| HI-TACAN RWY 24R | |
download (344KB) |
| TACAN RWY 24R | |
download (359KB) |
| Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (25KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| ARLO TWO | |
download (160KB) |
| JULIAN FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (418KB) |
| SAN PEDRO TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (256KB) |
| SEAWOLF FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (278KB) |
| VITKO ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (533KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (52KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Trey Buttriss
Photo taken 08-Aug-2009
with a Canon 40D in a Cirrus SR20.
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 14:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:27 | | 14:27 |
| Sunset | | 16:43 | | 00:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:09 | | 01:09 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 10:50:44 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 23-Nov-2009 02:50:44 |
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| METAR |
| KNKX | 230855Z 07007KT 7SM CLR 09/08 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP151 T00940083 58005 $
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KMYF 3nm S | 230953Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 09/07 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T00890067 TSNO
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KSAN 8nm S | 230951Z 00000KT 9SM FEW020 12/09 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01170089
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KSEE 9nm E | 230047Z 00000KT 15SM FEW200 17/09 A2997
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KNZY 11nm S | 230952Z 12003KT 8SM FEW020 12/09 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T01220089 $
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KRNM 15nm NE | 230953Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 03/01 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP156 T00330011 TSNO
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KCRQ 17nm NW | 230953Z 07004KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01110083
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KNRS 18nm S | 230956Z AUTO 09005KT 4SM BR CLR 10/08 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01000078 TSNO $
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KSDM 19nm SE | 230953Z AUTO 15005KT 5SM BR CLR 09/07 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP155 T00940072 TSNO
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| TAF |
KSAN 8nm S | 230530Z 2306/2412 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM231900 29009KT P6SM SKC FM240200 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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KCRQ 17nm NW | 230530Z 2306/2406 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM231900 26007KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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