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Miramar Marine Corps Air Station (Joe Foss Field)

NKX · KNKX · San Diego, California · San Diego County · map

Miramar Marine Corps Air Station (Joe Foss Field) is a private airport owned by the US Navy, 3 miles north of San Diego, California, 477 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 06L/24R, is 12,000 feet of concrete. It has a control tower.

Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.

Weather right now KNKX · observed 5:37 pm PDT (00:37 UTC), 15 minutes ago

VFR good flying weather

  • Wind from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots, gusting to 17
  • Visibility 7 miles
  • Sky: a few clouds at 2,600 feet, a few clouds at 3,100 feet, overcast at 4,400 feet
  • Temperature 66°F (19°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
  • Altimeter 29.78 inHg

The forecast issued Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC), good until Mon 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC)

  • From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, overcast at 5,000 feet VFR
  • From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 4 knots, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet
  • From Mon 2:00 am PDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 4 knots, mist, a broken layer at 700 feet IFR
  • From Mon 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, a broken layer at 2,000 feet MVFR
  • From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 11 knots, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, overcast at 5,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)

SPECI KNKX 120037Z 22005G17KT 7SM FEW026 FEW031 OVC044 19/14 A2978 RMK AO2 T01890139

TAF KNKX 120000Z 1200/1306 31005KT 9999 OVC050 QNH2978INS FM120600 04004KT 9999 SCT015 QNH2984INS FM120900 02004KT 4800 BR BKN007 QNH2983INS FM121600 18006KT 9999 NSW BKN020 QNH2991INS FM121800 26011KT 9999 SCT025 QNH2992INS FM130000 VRB03KT 9999 OVC050 QNH2989INS TX20/1221Z TN16/1213Z

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 NKX · ICAO KNKX
Kind
Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Navy
Owner
US Navy
Elevation
477 feet above sea level
Control tower
A control tower · 1530-0800z mon-thu; 1630-0200z++ friday; closed saturday; 2200-0200z++sunday. field closed natl holidays.
Attended
Monday to Thursday, 3:30 pm to 0800z; Friday, 4:30 pm to 0200z++; Saturday, closed; Sunday, 10:00 pm to 0200z++; holidays, closed
Lights
runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
Fuel and services
no fuel reported; the services card below
On the chart
Los Angeles sectional
Magnetic variation
12E
In the FAA's files since
February 1944

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 2

06L24R06R24LN5,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.
FAA airport diagram for Miramar Marine Corps Air Station (Joe Foss Field)
The FAA's official airport diagram (taxiways, ramps, hot spots); tap to enlarge, or open the FAA's PDF.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
06L/24R12,000 × 200 ftConcreteHigh-intensity lights
06R/24L8,001 × 200 ftPartially concreteHigh-intensity lights
  • Runway 06L: PAPI, four lights on the left
  • Runway 24R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
  • Runway 06R: PAPI, four lights on the left
  • Runway 24L: PAPI, four lights on the left

Radio frequencies

ATIS (recorded airport information)133.475Miramar
Clearance delivery125.975Miramar
Ground128.625Miramar
Tower135.2Miramar
Approach · Class B airspace · Departure 029-061 San 14,000 feet and below; 333-028 San 7,000 FT-11,000 feet132.2Miramar
Departure West119.6Miramar

Aircraft registered in San Diego from the FAA register

683 aircraft are registered to owners in San Diego, California: 476 piston singles, 46 drones, 33 piston twins, 32 business jets, 31 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:

Firestorm Labs INC 34Coast Flight Training and Management INC 28Freedom Flight Works INC 15First Flight CORP 9San Diego Community College District 7City of San Diego 6Tap Solutions INC 5ISR Systems INC 5Shier Aviation CORP DBA 4Seven 4 Zulu LLC 4

Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in California.

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
none reported
Repairs
none at the field, as reported

Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Montgomery-Gibbs Executive (3 nm south), San Diego International (8 nm south), Gillespie Field (9 nm east), Ramona Airport (15 nm northeast).

Nearest fields reporting avgas: Montgomery-Gibbs Executive (3 nm south), San Diego International (8 nm south), Gillespie Field (9 nm east), Ramona Airport (15 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 California · avgas.

Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register

Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in San Diego, by their names on the register:

Charter operators and airlines based in San Diego:

Repair stations in San Diego:

Companies in the same town as this airport; not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 since 1982, 2 fatal

2004-10-15LAX05LA007 · Derosier Dr-107 N31SH · accident · 1 killed
2002-01-30LAX02LA072 · Hillyer Xl-Rg Velocity CFPDL · accident · 2 killed
1999-06-21LAX99LA221 · Cessna 172M N61560 · accident · serious injuries
1997-05-21LAX97FA189 · Embraer Emb-120 N198SW · accident · no injuries

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.

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out

  • Activate ALSF-1 runway 24R; PAPI runways 6L, 24R and 24L; high-intensity runway lights and CL runway 06L/24R - 298.925 or 135.2.
  • Hook E28(B) (2490')
  • Hook E28(B) (1052')
  • Hook E28(B) (2301')
  • Hook E28(B) (2300')
  • Ols
  • Ols
  • Ols
  • SF, ols
  • Caution: water on the rubber BUILD-UP areas of the runway may produce poor traction and/or BA and standing water on runway may produce hydroplaning condition.
  • NS abtmt: strictly enforced, mandatory pro and crs rules. All tran aircraft must review and sign noise abatement form with flight planning.
  • Caution: high MID-AIR potential, exer extreme vigilance.

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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 9, 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.