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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.

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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks

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

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.

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
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  • 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.

Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby

Aircraft registered in San Diego from the FAA register

685 aircraft are registered to owners in San Diego, California: 476 piston singles, 46 drones, 34 business jets, 33 piston twins, 32 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 California.

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

Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles (12 nearest of 14, all in California):

  • Coast Flight Training and Management INC 42 aircraft · San Diego, 4 miles away
  • First Flight CORP 9 aircraft · San Diego, 4 miles away First Flight Corp is a full-service FBO at San Diego Municipal Airport (KSDM) offering flight training, aircraft rental, maintenance, fuel sales, and ground handling services.
  • San Diego Community College District 7 aircraft · San Diego, 4 miles away San Diego Community College District is one of California's largest community college districts, serving approximately 90,000 students annually across three credit colleges (San Diego City College, Mesa College, and Miramar College) and sev
  • Armed Forces Aero Club 2 aircraft · San Diego, 4 miles away Armed Forces Aero Club is a 501(c)(7) nonprofit flying club based in San Diego, California, maintaining a fleet of member-owned general aviation aircraft for recreational use.
  • Baja Flyers CORP INC 2 aircraft · San Diego, 4 miles away
  • Aa5A Flyers 1 aircraft · San Diego, 4 miles away Plus One Flyers is a member-oriented, non-profit flying club founded in 1996 that operates a fleet of rental aircraft from three locations in San Diego County.
  • Beech Nut Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · San Diego, 4 miles away Beech Flyers is a flying club based in Van Nuys, California that provides Beechcraft-specific pilot training and aircraft rental.
  • Geraldine Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · San Diego, 4 miles away Plus One Flyers is a flying club organized as a non-profit California corporation, founded 30 years ago.
  • Mooney 52503 Flyers 1 aircraft · San Diego, 4 miles away
  • San Diego Flight Training INC 1 aircraft · San Diego, 4 miles away Flex Air is a flight school with locations in Kansas and San Diego, California.
  • San Diego Flight Training International INC 1 aircraft · San Diego, 4 miles away
  • Cdm Flight Club INC 1 aircraft · La Jolla, 6 miles away My Flying Club is a flying club based in San Diego, California that facilitates introductory flights and dual instruction flights for students learning to fly.

Charter operators and airlines based in San Diego:

Repair stations in San Diego:

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 · 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.

Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register

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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/NKX.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.