About Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field
Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field is classified by OurAirports as a medium airport serving San Diego, California. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier KNKX, by the three-letter IATA code NKX, and the four-letter ICAO code KNKX. OurAirports records this airport as not having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 32.8684° N, 117.1430° W, with a published field elevation of 477 feet above mean sea level.
"Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field" is one of 755 public-use airports in California, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field |
|---|---|
| Location | San Diego, California (CA) |
| City and state (page) | San Diego, CA |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | KNKX |
| IATA code | NKX |
| ICAO code | KNKX |
| Airport class | medium_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 32.8684° N, 117.1430° W |
| Field elevation | 477 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | No |
| Official airport website | http://www.miramar.marines.mil/ |
| Reference article | Wikipedia entry |
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