EL Centro Naf (Vraciu Field)
NJK · KNJK · El Centro, California · Imperial County · map
EL Centro Naf (Vraciu Field) is a private airport owned by the US Navy, 6 miles northwest of El Centro, California, -42 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 9,503 feet of partially concrete. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KNJK · observed 1:56 pm PDT (20:56 UTC), 24 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 10,000 feet
- Temperature 101°F (38°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter 29.80 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 8:10 am PDT (15:10 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 am PDT (15:00 UTC)
- From Tue 8:00 am PDT (15:00 UTC): wind light and variable, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
- From Tue 10:00 am PDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, clear skies
- At times between Tue 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 5 knots
- From Tue 6:00 pm PDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 6 knots, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KNJK 062056Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW100 38/12 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP105 T03830122 58026
TAF KNJK 061510Z 0615/0715 VRB05KT 9999 FEW100 QNH2987INS FM061700 01005KT 9999 SKC QNH2971INS TEMPO 0622/0624 04005KT FM070100 25006KT 9999 FEW100 QNH2971INS TX39/0622Z TN24/0714Z FS30130
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 NJK · ICAO KNJK
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Navy
- Owner
- US Navy
- Elevation
- -42 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 1500-0700z++ mon-thu; 1500-0200z++ friday; 1500-2300z++ saturday; closed sunday and holidays.
- Attended
- Monday to Thursday, 3:00 pm to 0700z++; Friday, 3:00 pm to 0200z++; Saturday, 3:00 pm to 2300z++
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1973
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 9,503 × 200 ft | Partially concrete | High-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 6,825 × 200 ft | Partially concrete | High-intensity lights |
Radio frequencies
| Ground | 121.9 | El Centro |
| Tower | 119.1 | El Centro |
| Emergency | 121.5 | El Centro |
| Yuma and center (remote transmitter) High | 118.0 | El Centro · Use: clearance delivery/P. |
| El Centro Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 132.275 | El Centro |
Aircraft registered in El Centro from the FAA register
23 aircraft are registered to owners in El Centro, California: 21 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 helicopter. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in California.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Available only during hours of operation.
- Closed Sunday and holidays.
- Hook E28(B) (1485')
- Hook E28(B) (1570')
- Hook E28(B) (1500')
- Hook E28(B) (1246')
- Ols
- Ols
- Service - light - carrier deck light available runway 08-26 and 30.
- Jasu - 1(RCPT-105) 1(NC8) (wells air start sys).
- Fuel - tran pilots exp up to 2 hour delay WO prior arng dsn 658-2425, C760-339-2425. - hot refuel available most aircraft 1630-0430Z++ MON-THU; 1600-0200Z++ Friday; 1630-2300Z++ Saturday; closed Sunday and holidays. Hot reful hour subj to short ntc chg, refer to NOTAM. J8
- Fluid - hpox lox
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.