China Lake Naws (Armitage Field)
NID · KNID · China Lake, California · Kern County · map
China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) is a private airport owned by the US Navy, 3 miles northwest of China Lake, California, 2,288 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 11,199 feet of concrete. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KNID · observed 2:56 pm PDT (21:56 UTC), 57 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 7,000 feet
- Temperature 95°F (35°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter 29.94 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 8:01 am PDT (15:01 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 am PDT (15:00 UTC)
- From Tue 8:00 am PDT (15:00 UTC): wind light and variable, clear skies
- Changing between Tue 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC) and 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC) to: wind light and variable, a few clouds at 7,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Wed 7:00 am PDT (14:00 UTC): wind light and variable, clear skies
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KNID 062156Z COR 16006KT 10SM FEW070 35/04 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP116 T03500039 $
TAF KNID 061501Z 0615/0715 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2987INS BECMG 0620/0622 VRB06KT 9999 FEW070 FEW250 QNH2994INS FM071400 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2998INS TX36/0622Z TN15/0712Z FS30243
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA NID · ICAO KNID
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Navy
- Owner
- US Navy
- Elevation
- 2,288 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 1530-0630z++ mon-fri; closed altn friday. 2300-0000z++ sunday. open 1530-2030z++, closed 2030z++, open 2300-0000z++ 1st working/ non-hol friday of the month. sat-sun operates by prior permission required/local use only.
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 3:30 pm to 0630z++; Sunday, 11:00 pm to 0100z++
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1952
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 11,199 × 200 ft | Concrete | High-intensity lights |
| 03/21 | 10,000 × 200 ft | Concrete | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 9,014 × 200 ft | Asphalt | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 26: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 21: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the right
Radio frequencies
| Tower | 120.15 | China Lake |
| Approach and departure · VFR and adzy | 133.65 | China Lake |
| Emergency | 121.5 | China Lake |
| VFR and adzy | 126.55 | China Lake |
| VFR and adzy | 127.5 | China Lake |
Aircraft registered in China Lake from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list China Lake, CA as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Available only during hours of operation.
- Traffic pattern - reduced runway separation standard in effective usn/usmc aircraft. NS abtmt - departure avoid ovft China Lake and city of ridgecrest 2 NM sse.
- Closed altn Friday. Open 1530-2030Z++, closed 2030-2300Z++, open 2330-0100Z++ 1ST WORKING/NON-HOL Friday of the month. SAT-SUN operates by prior permission required/local use only. See flip AP/1 supplementary airport information.
- Hook E28(B) (1657 feet).
- Hook E28(B) (1765 feet).
- Hook E28(B) (2793 feet).
- Hook E28(B) (1545 feet).
- Ols
- Ols
- Ols
- Horizontal datum WGS84.
- Horizontal datum WGS84.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.