Airport · KNKX / NKX

Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field

San Diego, United States · 477 ft

Runway diagram

Satellite map with the runway layout of Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (KNKX)

Weather

obs 01:55Z · 53 min ago · VFR

Wind: wind 300° 4 kt
Visibility: vis 16 km (10+ SM)
Clouds: OVC 6,000 ft · ceil 6,000 ft
Temperature: temp — · QNH 1013 hPa (29.90 inHg)

METAR KNKX 310155Z 30004KT 10SM OVC060 A2990 RMK AO2 SLPNO

Runway wind

Runway	End	Headwind	Crosswind
06H/24H	06H	-3 kt	-3 kt
06H/24H	24H	3 kt	3 kt
06L/24R	06L	-3 kt	-3 kt
06L/24R	24R	3 kt	3 kt
06R/24L	06R	-3 kt	-3 kt
06R/24L	24L	3 kt	3 kt
H1/	H1	1 kt	4 kt
H1/		2 kt	-3 kt
H2/	H2	1 kt	4 kt
H2/		2 kt	-3 kt
H3/	H3	1 kt	4 kt
H3/		2 kt	-3 kt

negative headwind means tailwind; crosswind is absolute. check the METAR for gusts and variable directions.

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27 aircraft within 75 km · snapshot 1s ago

Callsign	Registration	Type	Airline	Route	Altitude	Speed	Distance	Map
N172SX	N172SX	C172	N17		975 ft	74 kt	7 km	map
FFL920			Foreflight		1275 ft	122 kt	15 km	map
FDX1839	N193FE	B763	Federal Express Corporation	SAN → OAK	Ground	0 kt	15 km	map
N330NL	N330NL	SIRA	N33		650 ft	71 kt	15 km	map
N313DP	N313DP	B407	N31		1400 ft	116 kt	15 km	map
ASA1373	N297AK	B739	Alaska Airlines	SAN → SEA	Ground	6 kt	16 km	map
SWA417	N8909L	B38M	Southwest Airlines	STL → MCO	Ground	12 kt	16 km	map
QXE2409	N650QX	E75L	Horizon Air Industries	GEG → BOI	3025 ft	216 kt	16 km	map
JBU2120	N961JT	A321	Jetblue Airways Corporation	SAN → BOS	Ground	0 kt	16 km	map
SWA254	N8655D	B738	Southwest Airlines	SRQ → BWI	Ground	9 kt	16 km	map
a5ac3b	N465AN	A21N			Ground	0 kt	16 km	map
N6190D	N6190D	C172	N61		1475 ft	98 kt	16 km	map
ASA397	N560AS	B738	Alaska Airlines	MCO → SAN	1675 ft	150 kt	18 km	map
LS14	168543	H60	LS1		1100 ft	89 kt	22 km	map
AAL2266	N989AU	A321	American Airlines	DFW → SAN → DFW	9875 ft	294 kt	27 km	map
N600GF	N600GF	E55P	N60		3675 ft	197 kt	33 km	map
LS03	168584	H60	LS0		1650 ft	97 kt	35 km	map
VIV5042	XA-VAK	A320	Aeroenlaces Nacionales	TIJ → MZT	3675 ft	199 kt	40 km	map
QXE2149	N668QX	E75L	Horizon Air Industries	SEA → YYJ	13275 ft	315 kt	45 km	map
VOI3203	XA-VSD	A20N	Concesionaria Vuela Compania De Aviacion	AGU → TIJ	2925 ft	169 kt	52 km	map
N2111			N21		2100 ft	115 kt	58 km	map
SWA323	N8504G	B738	Southwest Airlines	AUS → LAS	10375 ft	294 kt	60 km	map
ASA1379	N719AL	B39M	Alaska Airlines	SJD → SFO	38000 ft	401 kt	61 km	map
SKW3306	N176SY	E75L	Sky West Aviation	SFO → SAN	18500 ft	377 kt	71 km	map
FDX1222	N160FE	B763	Federal Express Corporation	SAN → MEM	23975 ft	498 kt	72 km	map
UPS921	N337UP	B763	United Parcel Service Company	SAN → SDF	28925 ft	518 kt	72 km	map
SKW3313	N412SY	E75L	Sky West Aviation	SNA → SFO	20325 ft	360 kt	73 km	map

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Airport data

Latitude: 32.8684
Longitude: -117.1430
Type: medium_airport
Region: California
IATA: NKX
GPS code: KNKX
Local code: NKX
Magnetic variation: 12.0°
Operations: no PPR
Weather: METAR / TAF

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighted
06H / 24H	1000 ft · 0.30 km	100 ft	concrete	yes
06L / 24R	12000 ft · 3.66 km · 75°	200 ft	CON	yes
06R / 24L	8001 ft · 2.44 km · 75°	200 ft	PEM	yes
H1	100 ft · 0.03 km · 225°	100 ft	concrete	no
H2	100 ft · 0.03 km · 225°	100 ft	concrete	no
H3	100 ft · 0.03 km · 225°	100 ft	concrete	no

Frequencies

Type	Description	Frequency
APP	SOCAL APP	132.200 MHz
ATIS	ATIS	35.200 MHz
CLD	CLNC DEL	125.975 MHz
DEP	SOCAL DEP	119.600 MHz
GND	GND	128.625 MHz
PMSV	PMSV METRO	34.240 MHz
PTD	PTD	33.562 MHz
TWR	TWR	135.200 MHz

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