FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | NUC |
| Lat/Long: | 33-01-21.8964N 118-35-18.5906W
33-01.364940N 118-35.309843W
33.0227490,-118.5884974
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 183.7 ft. / 56.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (2020) |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 90731 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | LOS ANGELES CENTER |
| FSS: | SAN DIEGO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | NUC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON 1500-0200Z+, ALL TUE-THU 1600-0200Z+, ALL FRI 1600-0000Z+, CLSD SAT, SUN AND HOL.
OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM. |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | AVBL ONLY DRG HRS OF OPN. AFTER HRS FOR EMERG ACTVT HIRL RWY 06/24 5 STEP AND REIL RWY 24 1 STEP - 119.55. |
| Beacon: | white-white-green (lighted military airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| ATIS: | 268.6 |
| SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND GROUND: | 119.55 251.05 [0800-1800 MON-THU; 0800-1600 FRI; CLSD WKEND & HOL, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.] |
| SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TOWER: | 126.75 278.8 340.2 [0800-1800 MON-THU; 0800-1600 FRI; CLSD WKEND & HOL, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.] |
| SAN CLEMENTE APPROACH: | 127.05 292.15 [0800-1800 MON-THU; 0800-1600 FRI; CLSD WKEND & HOL, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.] |
| SAN CLEMENTE DEPARTURE: | 127.05 292.15 [0800-1800 MON-THU; 0800-1600 FRI; CLSD WKEND & HOL, OTHER TIMES BY NOTAM.] |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
- RADAR ADVSY SVC - (R) (E) REMARKS: CTC TWR 20 NM OUT. BEAVER CON - 120.85 266.9. REMARKS: ACFT TRNS W291 CTC BEAVER CON 120.85 266.9.
- ASR NO-NOTAM MP 1800-2200Z++ TUE.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SXCr187/22.8 | | SANTA CATALINA VORTAC | | 114.15 | | 15E |
Airport Services
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 9301 x 200 ft. / 2835 x 61 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN PCN/61 /R/B/W/T | | Single wheel: | /2025 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 33-01.068967N | | 33-01.660915N |
| Longitude: | 118-36.149572W | | 118-34.470113W |
| Elevation: | 90.9 ft. | | 183.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 055 magnetic, 067 true | | 235 magnetic, 247 true |
| Approach lights: | | | OLS |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 70 x 70 ft. / 21 x 21 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Latitude: | 33-01.400000N | | |
| Longitude: | 118-34.983333W | | |
| Elevation: | 170.0 ft. | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Helipad H2
| Dimensions: | 70 x 70 ft. / 21 x 21 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Latitude: | 33-01.300000N | | |
| Longitude: | 118-35.216667W | | |
| Elevation: | 146.0 ft. | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Navy |
| Owner: | US NAVY
OCEANOGRAPHIC OFC - CODE 3142
WASHINGTON, DC 20373 |
Additional Remarks
| - | PRKG RAMP DESIGNED FOR FIVE METROLINER SIZED ACFT (ON THE LINE ADJACENT TO THE TRML) AND EIGHT H-60 SIZED ACFT (ON THE NORTHERN TWO LINES - 4 EACH LINE). WHEN CARGO ACFT OCCUPY THE CENTER PRKG LINE (VIC OF SPOT 5) NONSTD TAXILANE CLNC MAY EXIST, USE CTN TAXING AROUND CARGO ACFT. |
| - | WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079. |
| - | FOR CALP INFO CTC AIRFIELD MGR 619-545-8261. |
| - | SIMULATED ACFT CARRIER DECK LGTS U/S. |
| - | STD PRKG APRON WO A PERIPHERAL TXL. |
| - | AD HAS NSTD AIRFIELD SIGNAGE. |
| - | RSTD: FOR PPR EMAIL NBC_SCI_NALF_FWS@US.NAVY.MIL. |
| - | RWY DIST MKRS RWY 24 AND RWY 06 ARE NOT IAW CURRENT STDS. RWY 24 RMNG BOARDS 8-8278 FT, 7-7255 FT, 6-6234 FT, 5-5212 FT, 4-4187 FT, 3-3161 FT, 2-2189 FT, 1-1114 FT OF RWY RMNG. RWY 06 RMNG BOARDS 8-8278 FT, 7-7203 FT, 6-6231 FT, 5-5205 FT, 4-4180 FT, 3-3158 FT, 2-2135 FT, 1-1130 FT OF RWY RMNG. RWY DIST MKRS LCTNS ARE NOT IAW CURRENT STDS; RDMS ARE WI 27 FT OF RWY EDGE. |
| - | JASU - 1(GTC-85) 1(A-4). |
| - | FUEL - J5. |
| - | FLUID - SP. |
| - | CAUTION: EXTV MISL AND OFF-SHORE BOMBARDMENT IN VCNTY SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND. PERIMETER RD IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO AIRFIELD, USE EXTREME CAUTION. HOLD SHORT MARKINGS LESS THAN 175 FT. EXPECT HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS FROM TOWER. |
| - | TFC PAT REDUCED RWY SEPARATION STD IN EFF USN/USMC ACFT (ONLY ALLOWED DURING CCAS). |
| - | RSTD - PPR FOR CIV ACFT AT ALL TIMES AND MIL OT, C619-524-9240. REQ TO USE NUC AS BINGO FLD FOR CARRIER OPR RQR 7 DAYS PN AND SPECIAL AIR OPR AFTER NML OPR HRS RQR 72 HR PN THRU SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND AIR OPS C619-524-9240. |
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 03 September 2026 at 0901Z to 01 October 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (98KB) |
| TACAN RWY 24 | |
download (111KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (251KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAVX - Catalina Airport (25 nm N)
KNSI - San Nicolas Island Naval Outlying Field (46 nm W)
KTOA - Zamperini Field Airport (48 nm N)
KLGB - Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field) (52 nm NE)
KSNA - John Wayne/Orange County Airport (53 nm NE)
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| Sectional chart |
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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 06-Sep-2026
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:08 | | 13:08 |
| Sunrise | | 06:33 | | 13:33 |
| Sunset | | 19:12 | | 02:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:37 | | 02:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Sep-2026 14:53:33 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 06-Sep-2026 07:53:33 |
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| NOTAMs |
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