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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.

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

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 and services
100LL avgas, JP-5; the services card below
On the chart
Los Angeles sectional
Magnetic variation
11E
In the FAA's files since
May 1941

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 2

18361129N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.
FAA airport diagram for North Island Naval Air Station (Halsey 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
18/368,001 × 200 ftPartially concreteHigh-intensity lights
11/297,501 × 200 ftPartially concreteHigh-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 delivery128.4Navy North Island
Ground118.0Navy North Island
Tower135.1Navy North Island
Approach and departure · Class B airspace 110-224 San 17,000 FT& below125.15Navy North Island
Emergency121.5Navy North Island
Baret and star · Chasr and star124.35Navy North Island

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
100LL avgas, JP-5
Repairs
none at the field, as reported

Other fields with jet fuel nearby: San Diego International (2 nm northeast), Montgomery-Gibbs Executive (8 nm northeast), Brown Field Municipal (14 nm southeast).

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

  • 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.

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

Aircraft registered in San Diego from the FAA register

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

  • Coast Flight Training and Management INC 42 aircraft · San Diego, 9 miles away
  • First Flight CORP 9 aircraft · San Diego, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 miles away
  • Aa5A Flyers 1 aircraft · San Diego, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 miles away
  • San Diego Flight Training INC 1 aircraft · San Diego, 9 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, 9 miles away
  • Cdm Flight Club INC 1 aircraft · La Jolla, 11 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 · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal

2022-09-09WPR22LA344 · Gates Lear Jet CORP. 36 N26FN · accident · minor injuries
2006-12-01LAX07TA051 · Learjet 36 N26FN · accident · no injuries
1984-09-29LAX84LA500 · Piper Pa-60 N90667 · 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/NZY.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 28, 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.