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

GOING TO IMPERIAL BEACH?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 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 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 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 01 October 2026 at 0901Z to 29 October 2026 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
COPTER TACAN RWY 27   download (116KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   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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From to KNRS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3513:35
Sunrise07:0014:00
Sunset18:0501:05
Evening civil twilight18:3001:30

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Oct-2026 13:24:42
Local (UTC-7)  24-Oct-2026 06:24:42
 
METAR
KNRS 241253Z AUTO 03005KT CLR 15/14 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01500144 PWINO $
KSDM 
6nm E 		241253Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP134 T01390128
MMTJ 
8nm E 		241243Z 00000KT 7SM SKC 14/13 A2996 RMK HZY
KNZY 
10nm NW 		241252Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/15 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 T01610150
KSAN 
11nm N 		241251Z 00000KT 10SM FEW075 16/14 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01560139
KMYF 
15nm N 		241253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01440133 $
KSEE 
17nm NE 		241255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A2994 RMK AO2
KNKX 
18nm N 		241255Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR 13/13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP133 T01330128 $
TAF
MMTJ 
8nm E 		241158Z 2412/2512 00000KT 6SM SKC TX23/2420Z TN14/2512Z TEMPO 2412/2415 5SM HZ FM241900 25012KT P6SM SKC FM250400 34005KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 2508/2512 5SM HZ SCT015
KNZY 
10nm NW 		240708Z 2407/2507 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH FEW012 QNH2989INS TEMPO 2407/2413 BKN015 BECMG 2413/2415 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2989INS FM242000 29009KT 9999 SCT080 QNH2991INS TX21/2421Z TN16/2414Z COR 0708 FS30243
KSAN 
11nm N 		241134Z 2412/2518 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM241900 29008KT P6SM SKC FM250200 VRB04KT P6SM FEW020
KNKX 
18nm N 		240800Z 2408/2514 VRB04KT 9999 SCT008 BKN025 QNH2992INS FM241600 VRB03KT 9999 FEW020 QNH2995INS FM242000 30008KT 9999 SKC QNH2993INS FM250000 28008KT 9999 SKC QNH2993INS FM250600 VRB05KT 9999 SCT010 SCT040 QNH2994INS FM251200 09005KT 9999 SKC QNH2992INS TX24/2421Z TN16/2413Z
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