KNKX · NKX
Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field
Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (KNKX / NKX) is a general-aviation airfield serving San Diego, California. The field lies at 477 ft (145 m) above sea level and has three parallel runways, the longest 12,000 ft (3,658 m), concrete and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (MYF), 3 nm S.
Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from NKX in real time and in three dimensions, with current weather from the field’s own METAR, the runway the wind favours, and the movements observed there.
Location
- Elevation
- 477 ft (145 m)
- Coordinates
- 32.8684, -117.1430
- Serving
- San Diego
- Region
- California
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
Runways6 · longest 12,000 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 06L points 60° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06L/24R | 12,000 ft3,658 m | 200 ft | Concrete | Lit |
| 06R/24L | 8,001 ft2,439 m | 200 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 06H/24H | 1,000 ft305 m | 100 ft | Concrete | Lit |
| H1 | 100 ft30 m | 100 ft | Concrete | — |
| H2 | 100 ft30 m | 100 ft | Concrete | — |
| H3 | 100 ft30 m | 100 ft | Concrete | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- MYFMontgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport · 3 nm S
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 16
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.