FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | NKX |
| Lat/Long: | 32-52-06.7048N 117-08-35.4920W
32-52.111747N 117-08.591533W
32.8685291,-117.1431922
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 476.9 ft. / 145.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (2015) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of SAN DIEGO, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 92126 |
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 |
| NOTAMs facility: | NKX (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | FRI 1630-0200Z++, ALL SAT CLSD, ALL SUN 2200-0200Z++, ALL HOL CLSD, ALL MON-THU 1530-0800Z |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT ALSF-1 RWY 24R; PAPI RWYS 6L, 24R & 24L; HIRL & CL RWY 06L/24R - 298.925 OR 135.2. |
| Beacon: | white-white-green (lighted military airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| ATIS: | 133.475 352.0 |
| MIRAMAR GROUND: | 128.625 307.325 [1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.] |
| MIRAMAR TOWER: | 135.2 298.925 340.2 [1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.] |
| SOCAL APPROACH: | 132.2 |
| SOCAL DEPARTURE: | 119.6 ;WEST 132.2 ;EAST |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 125.975 254.325 |
| CLASS B: | 132.2 ;029-061 SAN 14,000 FT & BLW 132.2 ;333-028 SAN 7,000 FT-11,000 F |
| PMSV METRO: | 342.4 |
| PTD: | 335.625 |
| WX ASOS at MYF (3 nm S): | 126.9 (858-576-4337) |
| WX ASOS at SAN (8 nm S): | PHONE 619-607-3429 |
| WX AWOS-3P at SEE (9 nm E): | 125.45 (619-449-1228) |
| WX ASOS at RNM (15 nm NE): | PHONE 760-239-7043 |
| WX ASOS at CRQ (17 nm NW): | PHONE 760-795-2628 |
| WX ASOS at NRS (18 nm S): | PHONE 619-437-9890 |
| WX ASOS at SDM (20 nm SE): | 132.35 (619-333-1055) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MZBr024/6.6 | | MISSION BAY VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 15E |
| PGYr318/17.6 | | POGGI VORTAC | | 116.45 | | 14E |
| TIJr322/21.9 | | TIJUANA VOR/DME | | 116.50 | | 12E |
| OCNr133/26.2 | | OCEANSIDE VORTAC | | 115.30 | | 15E |
| JLIr225/32.4 | | JULIAN VORTAC | | 113.75 | | 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: | 32-51.874048N | | 32-52.372503N |
| Longitude: | 117-09.891155W | | 117-07.621938W |
| Elevation: | 425.4 ft. | | 474.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 063 magnetic, 075 true | | 243 magnetic, 255 true |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | OLS | | ALSF1: standard 2,400 foot high intensity approach lighting system with centerline sequenced flashers (category I)
SF, OLS |
| Centerline lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Runway 6R/24L
| Dimensions: | 8001 x 200 ft. / 2439 x 61 m |
| Surface: | PEM |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 6R | | RUNWAY 24L |
| Latitude: | 32-51.928430N | | 32-52.260730N |
| Longitude: | 117-09.100547W | | 117-07.587547W |
| Elevation: | 429.9 ft. | | 476.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 063 magnetic, 075 true | | 243 magnetic, 255 true |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.20 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | OLS | | OLS |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR
SAN DIEGO, CA 92145 |
Additional Remarks
| E60-24R | HOOK E28(B) (2300') |
| E60-06R | HOOK E28(B) (1052') |
| E60-06L | HOOK E28(B) (2490') |
| E60-24L | HOOK E28(B) (2301') |
| - | 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 ADZD TO EXER EXTREME CTN TO AVOID HANG GLDR ACT NEAR TORRY PINES GOLF CRS, NKX R-283/5 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: ORDNANCE, LIVE OR INERT, NOT PMTD TO RMN ON RON TSNT ACFT. |
| - | SERVICE-LGT: PAPI RRP NOT COINCIDENTAL WITH PAR RY 24L & RY 24R. PAPI UNITS FOR RY 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. |
| - | 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 OF 3): PPR FOR ALL TSNT ACFT AND TRANSCOM/JOSAC/NALO ARE RQRD TO CTC VISITING ACFT LINE DSN 307-4284, C858-307-4284 (PPR RSTRD TO 30 MIN BFR/AFT APVD TIME; PPR NOT VALID OUTSIDE OF THIS WINDOW AND MUST BE RE-COORDD TO ARR). |
| - | RSTD (2 OF 3): FOR STAGING (LCL TRNG FLT) OR HIGH VISIBILITY EVENTS (VIP M7 AND ABOVE, MEDEVAC W/BATTLE PATIENTS, OIF/OEF HOMECOMING, HR/ANGEL FLIGHTS ETC.) ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY AIROPS 1HR PRIOR TO ARRIVAL DUE TO 3DMAW CG AND STATION CO COORDINATION. |
| - | RSTD (3 OF 3): PLEASE CTC THE OPS DUTY OFFICER AT DSN 307-4277/4284, C858-307-4277/4284. |
| - | 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. |
| - | AIRFIELD OPRG HRS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE; CHECK NOTAMS OR CTC AIRFIELD OPERATIONS TO VERIFY HRS. PILOTS FILING MCAS MIRAMAR AS AN ALTN OR EMERG DIVERT ARE ADVISED TO CALL AIRFIELD OPERATIONS TO VERIFY OPRG HRS. |
| - | CLOSED FIELD OPNS (CFO) ARE RSTRD AND RQR PPR. |
| - | FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC SOCAL APCH AT 800-448-3724. |
| - | TFC PAT: GEN AVN ACFT AUTH TO CONDUCT PAR APCH SUN. APCH SHALL BE IN VFR CONDS TO A LOW APCH ONLY. ACFT NOT AUTH TO LAND FOR SCV EXC IN CASE OF EMERG. |
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 29 October 2026 at 0901Z to 26 November 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS Y OR LOC Y RWY 24R **NEW** | |
download (175KB) |
| ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 24R **NEW** | |
download (225KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24L **CHANGED** | |
download (192KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24R **CHANGED** | |
download (202KB) |
| HI-TACAN Z RWY 24R | |
download (317KB) |
| TACAN Y RWY 24R | |
download (199KB) |
| Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (165KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| JULIAN ONE **NEW** | |
download (120KB) |
| REDIN FIVE **NEW** | |
download (92KB) |
| SWOLF ONE **NEW** | |
download (115KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (236KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMYF - Montgomery-Gibbs Executive 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) Airport (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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of AirNav, LLC
Photo taken 11-May-2013
looking northeast from 7,000 ft.
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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 13-Nov-2026
| | Local
(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:52 | | 13:52 |
| Sunrise | | 06:18 | | 14:18 |
| Sunset | | 16:48 | | 00:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:14 | | 01:14 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Nov-2026 14:06:37 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 13-Nov-2026 06:06:37 |
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| METAR |
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| KNKX | 131355Z 03004KT 9SM -RA OVC080 15/12 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP099 P0005 T01500122 $
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KMYF
3nm S | 131353Z 14006KT 6SM -RA BR OVC070 15/13 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP102 P0005 T01500133
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KSAN
8nm S | 131351Z 06006KT 8SM RA FEW013 SCT030 OVC075 16/13 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP105 P0012 T01560133 $
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KSEE
9nm E | 131355Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM FEW039 BKN070 OVC085 15/13 A2985 RMK AO2 P0006
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KNZY
11nm S | 131352Z 04007KT 6SM RA SCT015 BKN023 BKN060CB 16/13 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP098 P0013 T01610133
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KRNM
15nm NE | 131353Z AUTO 27008KT 7SM -RA FEW013 BKN040 OVC070 12/11 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP103 P0012 T01170111 $
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KCRQ
17nm NW | 131353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA FEW034 SCT075 OVC095 14/13 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP098 P0005 T01440128
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KNRS
18nm S | 131353Z AUTO 08014KT OVC075 15/14 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP101 T01500139 PWINO $
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KSDM
19nm SE | 131353Z AUTO 10009KT 9SM RA FEW070 OVC080 14/13 A2986 RMK AO2 TSB30 SLP108 P0018 T01390128
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| TAF |
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| KNKX | 130800Z 1308/1414 21005KT 9999 SCT040 BKN100 QNH2982INS BCMG 1309/1311 16006KT 9999 VCSH BKN030 OVC080 QNH2985INS FM131200 17009KT 8000 -SHRA SCT020 OVC050 QNH2983INS FM131300 4800 RA BR BKN015 OVC030 QNH2980INS BECMG 1317/1319 20010KT 9999 VCSH SCT030 OVC100 QNH2984INS FM132200 25010G20KT 9999 VCSH BKN070 QNH2979INS BECMG 1403/1405 23010G20KT 9000 -SHRA BKN030 QNH2983INS FM140900 24010KT 9999 -SHRA BKN020 QNH2985INS TX20/1321Z TN15/1313Z
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KSAN
8nm S | 131150Z 1312/1418 VRB06KT 6SM RA BR BKN040 TEMPO 1312/1313 VRB015KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN030CB FM131300 16006KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN040 FM131800 20010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN040 FM132300 26009KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN060 FM140600 23010G20KT P6SM -SHRA SCT020 BKN030 FM141600 27008KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN050
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KNZY
11nm S | 131000Z 1311/1407 VRB06KT 9999 SCT040CB BKN080 620909 621807 QNH2978INS TEMPO 1307/1312 8000 TSRA SHRA BKN020 FM131200 14008G15KT 9999 VCHS BKN020CB OVC060 620909 621807 QNH2977INS TEMPO 1312/1317 22010G15KT 6000 TSRA BKN015 OVC030 FM131700 17006KT 9999 VCSH BKN020 OVC080 600000 QNH2980INS TEMPO 1317/1320 8000 SHRA BKN015 OVC080 FM132000 26008G15KT 9999 VCSH FEW035 BKN050 QNH2981INS FM140600 24012KT 9999 VCSH BKN060 BKN120 QNH2984INS TX22/1323Z TN19/1313Z AMD 1050 FS30263
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KCRQ
17nm NW | 131151Z 1312/1412 VRB06KT 6SM RA BR BKN035 TEMPO 1312/1313 VRB15KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN025CB FM131300 14006KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN040 FM131800 20010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN040 FM132300 24009KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN060 FM140600 22010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN025
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