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KNRS Imperial Beach Naval Outlying Field (Ream Field)
Imperial Beach, California, USA

GOING TO IMPERIAL BEACH?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: NRS
Lat/Long: 32-33-58.1746N 117-06-48.6918W
32-33.969577N 117-06.811530W
32.5661596,-117.1135255
(estimated)
Elevation: 23.2 ft. / 7.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11E (2020)
From city: 1 mile S of IMPERIAL BEACH, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 91932

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
FSS-SAN DIEGO SAN-NOTAM NRS
NOTAMs facility: SAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 
OPR 1600-0630Z MON-THU (1500-0600Z DT) AND 1600-0200Z++ FRI. CLSD FR 0200Z++ DAY PRIOR TIL 1600Z++ DAY FLW GOVT HOL; EXC PRE-COORD FLT OF OPR NECESSITY. CTC NOLF ATC DSN 577-9414/9415 FOR OPR INQUIRIES.
Segmented circle: no
Lights: AVBL ONLY DURING HRS OF OPERATION.
Beacon: white-white-green (lighted military airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

ATIS: 276.2
WX ASOS: PHONE 619-437-9890
IMPERIAL BEACH GROUND: 285.575 [1600-0630Z MON-THU (1500-0600Z DT) AND 1600-0200Z++ FRI. CLSD FR 0200Z++ DAY PRIOR TIL 1600Z++ DAY FLW GOVT HOL.]
IMPERIAL BEACH TOWER: 120.65 239.25 [1600-0630Z MON-THU (1500-0600Z DT) AND 1600-0200Z++ FRI. CLSD FR 0200Z++ DAY PRIOR TIL 1600Z++ DAY FLW GOVT HOL.]
SOCAL APPROACH: 125.15
SOCAL DEPARTURE: 125.15
CLASS B: 125.15 ;110-224 SAN 17,000 FT& BLW
EMERG: 243.0
WX ASOS at SDM (7 nm E): 132.35 (619-333-1055)
WX ASOS at SAN (11 nm N): PHONE 619-607-3429
WX ASOS at MYF (15 nm N): 126.9 (858-576-4337)
WX AWOS-3P at SEE (17 nm NE): 125.45 (619-449-1228)
  • ATCT/GCA/ATIS OPR PUBLISHED HRS EXC PRE-COORD FLT OF OPR NECESSITY.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PGYr235/7.3POGGI VORTAC116.4514E
TIJr269/8.3TIJUANA VOR/DME116.5012E
MZBr141/14.1MISSION BAY VORTAC117.8015E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 2241 x 151 ft. / 683 x 46 m
Surface: concrete
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 8 /R/C/W/T
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 32-34.018148N32-33.921508N
Longitude: 117-06.828138W117-06.406907W
Elevation: 23.2 ft.20.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 4998 x 336 ft. / 1523 x 102 m
Surface: PEM
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 11 /F/A/W/T
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 32-34.076963N32-33.861963N
Longitude: 117-07.368352W117-06.428678W
Elevation: 7.8 ft.19.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
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

Additional Remarks

- RSTD - OFFL BUS ONLY - PPR F/W AND NON-TENANT ACFT, CTC NASNI ODO DSN 735-8233/8234, C619-545-8233/8234. NORTH ISLAND TENANT ACFT AND COAST GUARD HAVE PRIORITY FOR LCL PAT OPR.
- CAUTION: EXTV COPTER TRNG.
- MISC: RWY 08-26 AVBL FOR DAY AND NGT COPTER USE ONLY (NGT AND SVFR USE AT PILOTS OWN RISK).
- FUEL: J5 (AVAILABLE 1100-2100 MON-THU; 1000-1800 FRI).
- FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC SOCAL APCH AT 800-448-3724.
- FOR CALP INFO CTC AIRFIELD MGR 619-545-8261.

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 19 March 2026 at 0901Z to 16 April 2026 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
COPTER TACAN RWY 27 **CHANGED**   download (112KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED**   download (352KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSDM - Brown Field Municipal Airport (7 nm E)
KNZY - North Island Naval Air Station (Halsey Field) Airport (9 nm NW)
KSAN - San Diego International Airport (11 nm N)
KMYF - Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (15 nm N)
KSEE - Gillespie Field Airport (17 nm NE)
KNKX - Miramar MCAS (Joe Foss Field) Airport (18 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0413:04
Sunrise06:2913:29
Sunset19:1202:12
Evening civil twilight19:3702:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Apr-2026 08:10:00
Local (UTC-7)  08-Apr-2026 01:10:00
 
METAR
KNRS 080753Z AUTO 00000KT BKN010 13/13 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01330133 402000117 $
KSDM 
6nm E 		080804Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR OVC004 14/14 A2994 RMK AO2 T01440139
MMTJ 
8nm E 		080740Z 30003KT 5SM FEW004 15/14 A2997 RMK 8/600 HZY
KNZY 
10nm NW 		080752Z 00000KT 10SM BKN010 16/14 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01560139 402000156
KSAN 
11nm N 		080751Z 00000KT 10SM FEW010 16/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T01560139 402060156 $
KMYF 
15nm N 		080753Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM BKN007 15/13 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01500133 402170150 $
KSEE 
17nm NE 		080755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A2994 RMK AO2
KNKX 
18nm N 		080755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC005 13/12 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP134 T01280117 402280100 $
TAF
MMTJ 
8nm E 		080556Z 0806/0906 25005KT P6SM SKC TX21/0821Z TN14/0812Z FM080900 30005KT 4SM HZ SCT010 TEMPO 0810/0814 2SM BR HZ OVC004 FM081600 24005KT 5SM BR HZ OVC012 BECMG 0816/0817 26010KT P6SM SKC FM090000 00000KT P6SM SKC
KNZY 
10nm NW 		0723/0823 27006KT 9999 FEW015 QNH2989INS FM080300 VRB04KT 9999 SCT015 QNH2991INS FM080800 VRB03KT 9000 BR BKN015 QNH2990INS FM081900 27010KT 9999 FEW025 QNH2986INS TX23/0821Z TN14/0814Z FS30160
KSAN 
11nm N 		080520Z 0806/0912 VRB04KT P6SM FEW012 FM080700 VRB03KT P6SM OVC012 FM081600 18005KT P6SM SCT015 FM081900 28010KT P6SM FEW250 FM090300 VRB04KT P6SM FEW015 FM090700 VRB04KT P6SM BKN017
KNKX 
18nm N 		080300Z 0803/0903 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH2991INS BECMG 0815/0817 27007KT 9999 SKC QNH2988INS TX27/0821Z TN12/0811Z
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