AirNav: 0CL3 - John Nichol's Field Airport

0CL3

John Nichol's Field Airport
Chula Vista, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	0CL3
Lat/Long:	32-38-00.1400N 116-53-25.1200W 32-38.002333N 116-53.418667W 32.6333722,-116.8903111 (estimated)
Elevation:	500 ft. / 152 m (estimated)
Variation:	13E (1985)
From city:	10 miles E of CHULA VISTA, CA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	91915

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	10/1987
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	LOS ANGELES CENTER
FSS:	SAN DIEGO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	0800-SS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at SDM (6 nm SW):	132.35 (619-333-1055)
WX ASOS at NRS (12 nm W):	PHONE 619-437-9890
WX AWOS-3P at SEE (12 nm N):	125.45 (619-449-1228)
WX ASOS at SAN (16 nm W):	PHONE 619-607-3429
WX ASOS at MYF (17 nm NW):	126.9 (858-576-4337)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
PGYr059/4.7	POGGI VORTAC	116.45	14E
TIJr017/6.4	TIJUANA VOR/DME	116.50	12E
MZBr103/19.1	MISSION BAY VORTAC	117.80	15E
JLIr192/34.1	JULIAN VORTAC	113.75	15E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2036 x 30 ft. / 621 x 9 m WESTERN 220 FT GRAVEL.
Surface:	asphalt
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	32-38.050167N	32-37.954500N
Longitude:	116-53.608833W	116-53.228500W
Elevation:	488.0 ft.	500.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Displaced threshold:	220 ft.	no

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	TACTICAL AIR OPERATIONS, INC. 13531 OTAY LAKES ROAD JAMUL, CA 92035 Phone 619-216-8416
Manager:	ALAN FINK, PRES. 860 COUNTRY CLUB LANE CORONADO, CA 92118 Phone 619-216-8416

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC LOS ANGELES ARTCC AT 661-575-2079.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 0CL3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSDM - Brown Field Municipal Airport (6 nm SW)
KNRS - Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Field (Ream Field) (12 nm W)
KSEE - Gillespie Field Airport (12 nm N)
KSAN - San Diego International Airport (16 nm W)
KMYF - Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (17 nm NW)
KNZY - North Island Naval Air Station (Halsey Field) Airport (17 nm W)
KNKX - Miramar MCAS (Joe Foss Field) Airport (19 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 17-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:51	12:51
Sunrise	06:17	13:17
Sunset	19:18	02:18
Evening civil twilight	19:43	02:43

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	17-Apr-2026 17:56:05
Local (UTC-7)	17-Apr-2026 10:56:05

METAR

KSDM 6nm SW	171653Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/09 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01780089 $
MMTJ 7nm SW	171641Z 12005KT 10SM FEW026 18/09 A3002 RMK 8/500 HZY
KSEE 12nm N	171647Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 18/09 A3001
KNRS 12nm W	171653Z 23009G14KT 10SM SCT030 19/11 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T01890106 $
KSAN 16nm W	171728Z VRB05KT 10SM SCT032 19/10 A3002 RMK AO2 T01890100 $
KMYF 16nm NW	171653Z VRB05KT 10SM CLR 18/09 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01780089
KNZY 17nm W	171652Z 17005KT 10SM SCT031 19/10 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP156 T01890100 $
KNKX 19nm NW	171655Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 18/09 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01830089

TAF

MMTJ 7nm SW	170358Z 1618/1718 23005KT P6SM SKC TX21/1621Z TN11/1712Z TEMPO 1705/1709 6SM HZ BKN015 FM171800 04012KT P6SM SCT250
KSAN 16nm W	171137Z 1712/1818 13008KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM171900 28010KT P6SM FEW250 FM180300 VRB04KT P6SM FEW020 SCT250
KNZY 17nm W	1707/1807 VRB05KT 9999 BKN018 QNH2988INS TEMPO 1707/1713 SCT018 FM171800 26008KT 9999 FEW020 QNH2989INS FM180300 VRB06KT 9999 FEW015 QNH2992INS TX21/1721Z TN14/1714Z
KNKX 19nm NW	170900Z 1709/1809 VRB04KT 9999 BKN015 OVC180 QNH2992INS FM171900 28009KT 9999 FEW180 QNH2990INS TX22/1722Z TN09/1805

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