North Island Naval Air Station (Halsey Field)
NZY · KNZY · San Diego, California · San Diego County · map
North Island Naval Air Station (Halsey Field) is a private airport owned by the US Navy, 3 miles southwest of San Diego, California, 26 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 8,001 feet of partially concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, JP-5).
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KNZY · observed 2:52 pm PDT (21:52 UTC), 15 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- Temperature 90°F (32°C), dew point 59°F (15°C)
- Altimeter 29.76 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 8:00 am PDT (15:00 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 am PDT (15:00 UTC)
- From Tue 8:00 am PDT (15:00 UTC): wind light and variable, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet
- From Tue 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 11 knots, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
- From Tue 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
- At times between Wed 2:00 am PDT (09:00 UTC) and 8:00 am PDT (15:00 UTC): mist, a broken layer at 1,000 feet MVFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KNZY 062152Z 30010KT 10SM FEW050 32/15 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP079 T03220150
TAF KNZY 061500Z 0615/0715 VRB05KT 9999 SCT150 QNH2981INS FM061900 30011KT 9999 FEW050 FEW200 QNH2974INS FM070200 VRB05KT 9999 SCT010 SCT200 QNH2980INS TEMPO 0709/0715 9000 BR BKN010 TX34/0620Z TN19/0713Z FS30160
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 NZY · ICAO KNZY
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Navy
- Owner
- US Navy
- Elevation
- 26 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 1430z++ mon- 0600z++ saturday; 1600z++ sat- 0600z++ sunday; 1600z++ sun- 0600z++ monday. closed 0200z++ day prior to 1430z++ day following all federal holidays. see flip ap/1 supplementary airport information.
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, JP-5
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- Los Angeles sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1941
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 8,001 × 200 ft | Partially concrete | High-intensity lights |
| 11/29 | 7,501 × 200 ft | Partially concrete | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left, SALSF
- Runway 29: PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
Radio frequencies
| Clearance delivery | 128.4 | Navy North Island |
| Ground | 118.0 | Navy North Island |
| Tower | 135.1 | Navy North Island |
| Approach and departure · Class B airspace 110-224 San 17,000 FT& below | 125.15 | Navy North Island |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Navy North Island |
| Baret and star · Chasr and star | 124.35 | Navy North Island |
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:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in California.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 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
- Available only during hours of operation.
- 1430Z++ MON- 0600Z++ Saturday; 1600Z++ SAT- 0600Z++ Sunday; 1600Z++ SUN- 0600Z++ Monday. Closed 0200Z++ day prior to 1430Z++ day following all federal holidays. See flip AP/1 supplementary airport information.
- Hook E28(B) (1500')
- Hook E28(B) (1850')
- Hook E28(B) (2601')
- Hook E28(B) (1701')
- Exp rfl delays. Hot rfl hours of operations site NR 1 MON-FRI 1700-0600Z++; site NR 2 MON-FRI 2100-0500Z++; DT site NR 1 hours extdd to 0700Z MON-THU.
- Traffic pattern: use maximum exterior light below 10,000' within 10 NM. all tran aircraft ltd to full stop only. TOUCH-AND-GO/LO approach not available. Tran aircraft section approach not authorized. Reduced runway separation standard in effective usn/usmc aircraft.
- Caution: extv VFR copter operates SFC-500' vicinity airport and SFC-2000' 8 NM southeast. Light civil aircraft climb/descend through runway 29 final approach crs beyond 6 DME enter/departure San Diego class B airspace VFR corridor. Avoid cntrline light dur runway 29 or runway 36 arrestment to prevent tailhook bounce. Hvy veh traffic cross taxiway L and taxiway a.
- Fluid: SP presair.
- Oil: O-128-148-156-RSTD oil analysis available, prior coord rqr.
- Tran alert: operates 1400-0600Z wkd and 1600-0600Z wkend; (DT- 1300-0500Z wkd and 1500-0500Z wkend). No tran maintenance/ltd service (parking aircraft only; no cargo/passenger service). Lox not available.
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.