Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field)
NLC · KNLC · Lemoore, California · Kings County · map
Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) is a private airport owned by the US Navy, 7 miles west of Lemoore, California, 228 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14L/32R, is 13,502 feet of concrete. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KNLC · observed 3:56 pm PDT (22:56 UTC), 35 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north (350°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 4,500 feet, a few clouds at 8,000 feet
- Temperature 101°F (38°C), dew point 47°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 29.81 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 3:45 pm PDT (22:45 UTC), good until Wed 4:00 pm PDT (23:00 UTC)
- From Tue 4:00 pm PDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, gusting to 15, a few clouds at 4,500 feet, a few clouds at 8,000 feet
- From Tue 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 7 knots, a few clouds at 8,000 feet
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KNLC 062256Z 35010KT 10SM FEW045 FEW080 38/08 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP094 RH/15 T03830083 $
TAF KNLC 062245Z 0623/0723 35009G15KT 9999 FEW045 FEW080 QNH2978INS FM070200 31007KT 9999 FEW080 QNH2980INS TX38/0623Z TN17/0713Z FS30067
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 NLC · ICAO KNLC
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Navy
- Owner
- US Navy
- Elevation
- 228 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with radar approach control · 1600-0800z++ mon-fri, 1800-0200z++ sat-sun
- Attended
- Monday to Thursday, 4:00 pm to 0800z++; Friday, 4:00 pm to 0200z++; weekends, 6:00 pm to 0200z++
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14L/32R | 13,502 × 200 ft | Concrete | High-intensity lights |
| 14R/32L | 13,501 × 200 ft | Concrete | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 32L: approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
Radio frequencies
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Nlc and aWOS-3 | 121.575 | Lemoore Tower |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.65 | Lemoore Tower |
| Tower | 128.3 | Lemoore Tower |
| Approach · Departure South; Runway 14L, 14R | 118.15 | Lemoore Tower |
| Approach · Departure North; Runway 32L, 32R | 124.1 | Lemoore Tower |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Lemoore Tower |
| Adzy Moa adzy | 134.225 | Lemoore Tower |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 559-998-2336.
Aircraft registered in Lemoore from the FAA register
44 aircraft are registered to owners in Lemoore, California: 19 piston singles, 12 helicopters, 6 turboprops, 6 drones, 1 piston twin. 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 · 5 since 1982, 1 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
- Rot beacon not operates when airport closed.
- Available only during hours of operation.
- (0201-0800Z++ via NOTAM)
- Field hours subject to change via NOTAM. see flip AP/1 supplementary airport rmk for holidays schedule.
- Hook E28(B) (1849')
- Hook E28(B) (1600')
- Hook E28(B) (3495')
- Hook E28(B) (1756')
- Ols
- Ols
- SF, ols, WAVE-OFF
- Ols
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.