Imperial Beach Nolf (Ream Field)
NRS · KNRS · Imperial Beach, California · San Diego County · map
Imperial Beach Nolf (Ream Field) is a private airport owned by the US Navy, 1 mile south of Imperial Beach, California, 23 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 4,998 feet of partially concrete. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KNRS · observed 1:53 pm PDT (20:53 UTC), 72 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- Temperature 85°F (29°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter 29.81 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KNRS 062053Z 25010KT 10SM FEW050 29/19 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP092 T02940189 58017 $
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 NRS · ICAO KNRS
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Navy
- Owner
- US Navy
- Elevation
- 23 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 1600-0630z mon-thu (1500-0600z dt) and 1600-0200z++ friday. closed fr 0200z++ day prior until 1600z++ day flw government holidays.
- Attended
- every day, see ref remark
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 4,998 × 336 ft | Partially concrete | High-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 2,241 × 151 ft | Concrete |
Radio frequencies
| Tower | 120.65 | Imperial Beach |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace 110-224 San 17,000 FT& below | 125.15 | Imperial Beach |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 619-437-9890.
Aircraft registered in Imperial Beach from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Imperial Beach, California: 5 piston singles, 1 glider. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
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.
- FSS-SAN Diego SAN-NOTAM nrs
- Caution: extv copter training.
- Misc: runway 08-26 available for day and night copter use only (night and special VFR use at pilots own risk).
- Fuel: J5 (available 11:00 am to 9:00 pm MON-THU; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Friday).
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.