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

GOING TO IMPERIAL BEACH?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
COPTER TACAN RWY 27   download (110KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (351KB)

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 25-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2214:22
Sunrise06:4814:48
Sunset17:1401:14
Evening civil twilight17:4001:40

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jan-2026 16:13:55
Local (UTC-8)  25-Jan-2026 08:13:55
 
METAR
KNRS 251553Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP205 T00940061 $
KSDM 
6nm E 		251553Z 13006KT 9SM CLR 09/03 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP201 T00890033
MMTJ 
8nm E 		251543Z 12004KT 10SM SKC 09/03 A3016 RMK ISOL CI HZY
KNZY 
10nm NW 		251552Z 09004KT 10SM SCT250 09/05 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP203 T00940050
KSAN 
11nm N 		251551Z 00000KT 10SM FEW250 10/06 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP209 T01000061 $
KMYF 
15nm N 		251553Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/05 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T00890050
KSEE 
17nm NE 		251547Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 05/04 A3015
KNKX 
18nm N 		251555Z 06005KT 10SM CLR 08/05 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T00780050
TAF
MMTJ 
8nm E 		251253Z 2512/2612 10005KT P6SM SKC TX19/2521Z TN08/2612Z BECMG 2518/2520 30012KT BKN200 FM260300 04005KT P6SM OVC200 BECMG 2609/2611 10005KT
KNZY 
10nm NW 		2507/2607 01006KT 9999 FEW020 BKN060 QNH2999INS TEMPO 2512/2518 VRB05KT BECMG 2519/2521 32006KT 9999 FEW020 SCT040 QNH3010INS FM260300 VRB04KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3015INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH FROM 2507 TIL 2515 TX18/2521Z TN09/2513Z FS30175
KSAN 
11nm N 		251121Z 2512/2618 02003KT P6SM FEW250 FM252000 30008KT P6SM SCT250 FM260200 VRB04KT P6SM BKN250
KNKX 
18nm N 		2322/2421 29009KT 9999 SCT030 BKN050 QNH2990INS FM232300 29009KT 9999 BKN020 QNH2986INS FM240000 29009KT 9999 SCT035 QNH2986INS BECMG 2405/2407 05005KT 9999 BKN015 OVC020 QNH2987INS TEMPO 2410/2416 9000 -SHRA FM241800 30005KT 9999 BKN015 QNH2986INS TX17/2321Z TN10/2414Z AMD 2251
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