Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field)
NIP · KNIP · Jacksonville, Florida · Duval County · map
Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) is a private airport owned by the US Navy, 4 miles south of Jacksonville, Florida, 22 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 9,003 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (JP-5).
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA NIP · ICAO KNIP
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Navy
- Owner
- US Navy
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 24 hours. see flip ap/1 supplement airport information. closures published via notam.
- Attended
- every day, 12:00 pm to 0400z
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- JP-5; the services card below
- On the chart
- Jacksonville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1941
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 9,003 × 200 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 5,978 × 200 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1), threshold displaced 997 ft, 8,006 ft available for landing
- Runway 28: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
- Runway 14: threshold displaced 2,734 ft
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 125.15 | Navy Jacksonville |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 124.35 | Navy Jacksonville |
| Ground | 128.6 | Navy Jacksonville |
| Approach · Approach and departure | 127.775 | Navy Jacksonville |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Navy Jacksonville |
| Nip and aWOS-3 | 119.275 | |
| Alcrn and star | 127.0 | Navy Jacksonville |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- JP-5
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Herlong Recreational Airport (7 nm west), Cecil Airport (10 nm west), Jacksonville Executive AT Craig (10 nm northeast), Jacksonville International (16 nm north).
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Herlong Recreational Airport (7 nm west), Cecil Airport (10 nm west), Jacksonville Executive AT Craig (10 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Florida · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- ACTIVATE-ALSF-1 runway 10; salsf runway 28; PAPI runway 10 and 28; high-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - 134.775.
- Tran jet aircraft exp right traffic runway 10.
- Operates 1200-0400Z (DT 11:00 am to 3:00 am) daily. Closed federal holidays; OT by NOTAM.
- Hook E28(B) (2190 feet)
- Hook E28(B) 1229 feet)
- Hook E28(B) (1995 feet)
- For aircraft operates iaw nasjaxinst 3710.1.
- Ols and WAVE-OFF
- Optical landing system (ols) and WAVE-OFF
- Optical landing system (ols) and WAVE-OFF
- Jasu: 1(NCPP-105) 2(NC-8)
- Transient alert: ltd tran maintenance, service and space. Aircraft stairs available 1230-0300Z++ daily with 24 hour ntc.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Jacksonville from the FAA register
506 aircraft are registered to owners in Jacksonville, Florida: 365 piston singles, 41 piston twins, 35 business jets, 23 turboprops, 12 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Florida.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Jacksonville, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles (12 nearest of 13, all in Florida):
- Northeast Florida Aero Club INC 4 aircraft · Fleming Island, 10 miles away The Florida Aero Club is a non-profit flying club founded in 1954 with nine chapters across Florida.
- Sterling Flight Training LLC 12 aircraft · Jacksonville, 12 miles away
- Holladay Aviation LLC 9 aircraft · Jacksonville, 12 miles away Holladay Aviation is a flight school in Jacksonville, Florida that teaches people to fly.
- North Florida Soaring Society INC 8 aircraft · Jacksonville, 12 miles away North Florida Soaring Society is a non-profit flying club based at Herlong Recreational Airport in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Florida State College At Jacksonville 6 aircraft · Jacksonville, 12 miles away
- A-Cent Aviation INC 3 aircraft · Jacksonville, 12 miles away A-Cent Aviation is a flight school operating at two locations in Northeast Florida: Herlong Recreational Airport (KHEG) in Jacksonville and Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport (KFHB) in Fernandina Beach.
- Arrow II Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Jacksonville, 12 miles away
- Charlie Pop Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Jacksonville, 12 miles away
- Florida Flyers 1 aircraft · Jacksonville, 12 miles away
- Fox Flight Instruction LLC 1 aircraft · Jacksonville, 12 miles away
- Jacksonville Navy Flying Club 1 aircraft · Jacksonville, 12 miles away
- Jax Navy Flying Club 1 aircraft · Jacksonville, 12 miles away Jax Navy Flying Club is a flying club incorporated as a 501(c)(7) organization operating out of Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Florida.
Charter operators and airlines based in Jacksonville:
- Boomerang, LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate Boomerang Air Charter is a Part 135 charter operator based in Jacksonville, Florida, with additional operations in Tampa.
- Malone AirCharter, Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate Malone AirCharter operates a charter flight service in Florida and the greater Southeast region from Jacksonville International Airport.
- Craig Air Center INC 3 aircraft on the certificate Craig Air Center is a full-service aviation company based at Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Anthem Commercial Air Services, Inc 2 aircraft on the certificate Anthem Commercial Air Services is a veteran-owned, small business federal contractor established in 2006 that provides fixed-wing air services to government and select commercial clients.
Repair stations in Jacksonville (12 of 18, all of them):
- Aar Government Services, INC AAR Corp.
- Amentum Services INC
- Amentum Services INC
- Atp USA INC ATP Flight School is a flight training organization that operates 87 flight training centers across the United States.
- Avmax Montana INC
- Avmax Montana INC
- Baron Ndt LLC Baron NDT is a nondestructive testing (NDT) service provider based in Jacksonville, Florida, holding an FAA Repair Station Certificate.
- Boeing Aerospace Operations At Cecil Field
- Bragg Avionics INC Bragg Avionics is a Part 145 repair station in Jacksonville, Florida, specializing in avionics inspections, repairs, installations, and custom panel fabrication for aircraft ranging from experimental homebuilts to corporate jets and helicop
- Dynamic Non Destructive Testing INC
- Eiif Management USA INC Team JAS is an aircraft support company founded in 1986 that provides maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, aircraft parts and spares inventory sales, and PMA parts distribution to aircraft operators worldwide.
- Falcon Jacksonville Repair Station
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Jacksonville 506 aircraft · 365 piston singles, 41 piston twins, 35 business jets
- Sterling Flight Training LLC 10 aircraft in town
- Elite Fleet Jacksonville LLC 10 aircraft in town
- Holladay Aviation LLC 9 aircraft in town
- North Florida Soaring Society INC 8 aircraft in town
- Bravo Zulu Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Tazzo Jet Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Boomerang, LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Malone AirCharter, Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Craig Air Center INC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Anthem Commercial Air Services, Inc 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Northeast Florida Aero Club INC 4 aircraft · flying club
- Sterling Flight Training LLC 12 aircraft · flight school
- Holladay Aviation LLC 9 aircraft · flight school
- Aar Government Services, INC · repair station
- Amentum Services INC · repair station
- Amentum Services INC · repair station
- Atp USA INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 981 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Florida 128 landing places
- Florida 21,712 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/NIP.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.