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Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field

32.86840°N
-117.14300°W
ARR / DAY
12
▲ 40.0%
DEP / DAY
6
▲ 20.6%

Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (KNKX/NKX) is a medium general aviation airport located in San Diego, CA. It features 3 runways with the longest being 12,000 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 12 arrivals and 6 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 0 total

NORMAL
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Go-arounds
0
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
0
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

3h ago
Temp
72°F
Wind
4 kts
220°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
METAR KNKX 270555Z 22004KT 10SM CLR 22/19 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02170194 10256 20217 53009

Runways

3 installed

12,000 FT MAX
06L/24R
12,000 ft × 200
CON● LITHIGH
06R/24L
8,000 ft × 200
PEM● LITHIGH
10/28
2,800 ft × 200
CON● LIT

Top carriers

Share of flights

16 total
TOP 9 34
RAI 41% Hera Flight 12% National AIR Cargo Group 9% NON 9% US Navy AIR Logistics Office (NEW Orleans 9% Rhoades Aviation 6% Flygta 6% FLY Air41 Airways D.O.O. 6% Airsprint 3%

Top destinations

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NZY 3
HIF 2
KNKT 2
NPA 2
PRC 1
NUW 1

Carriers

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RAI
14
Hera Flight
4
National AIR Cargo Group
3
NON
3
US Navy AIR Logistics Office (NEW Orleans
3
Rhoades Aviation
2
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Flygta
2
FLY Air41 Airways D.O.O.
2
Airsprint
1
AIR Mobility Command (AMC)
1
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond
1
Alaska Airlines
1
Sheremetyevo-Cargo
1
GRZ
1
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (McClellan
1
ATP Flight School
1

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
TWR 135.200 1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.
TWR 298.925 1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.
TWR 340.200 1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.
GND 128.625 1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.
GND 307.325 1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.
ATIS 133.475 1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.
ATIS 352.000 1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.
APCH 132.200 —
APCH 269.100 —
APCH 288.325 —
DEP 119.600 —
DEP 132.200 —
DEP 269.100 —
DEP 363.100 —
CD/P 125.975 1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.
OTHER 125.975 1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.
CLASS B 132.200 —
LCL/P 135.200 1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.
CD/P 254.325 1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.
OTHER 254.325 1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.
CLASS B 269.100 —
LCL/P 298.925 1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.
PTD 335.625 1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.
OTHER 335.625 1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.
LCL/S 340.200 1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.
PMSV MET 342.400 1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.
OTHER 342.400 1530-0800Z MON-THU; 1630-0200Z++ FRI; CLSD SAT; 2200-0200Z++SUN. FLD CLSD NATL HOLS.
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZLA
Mag var:
12° E

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KNKX · last 7d

5 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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See all routes → 24 routes
Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
NKXHIF
Ogden, US
 RAI 2 2h 25m
NKXKNKT
Cherry Point, US
 National AIR Cargo Group 2 5h 18m
NKXNZY
San Diego, US
 RAI 2 1h 30m
NKXPRC
Prescott, US
 Flygta 1 1h 9m
NKXNUW
Oak Harbor, US
 US Navy AIR Logistics Office (NEW Orleans 1 2h 32m
NKXL54
Agua Caliente Springs, US
 NON 1 0h 28m
NKXLGB
Long Beach, US
 RAI 1 3h 47m
NKXPMD
Palmdale, US
 RAI 1 1h 3m
NKXLAX
Los Angeles, US
 Alaska Airlines 1 0h 36m
NKXSEE
San Diego/El Cajon, US
 Hera Flight 1 0h 43m
NKXUS-2693
San Diego, US
 United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond 1 0h 10m
NKXNPA
Pensacola, US
 US Navy AIR Logistics Office (NEW Orleans 1 3h 49m
NKXNZY
San Diego, US
 Rhoades Aviation 1 1h 4m
NKX46CA
Julian, US
 NON 1 0h 30m
NKXOCN
Oceanside, US
 ATP Flight School 1 0h 18m
NKXBAB
Marysville, US
 Airsprint 1 1h 17m
NKXSUU
Fairfield, US
 AIR Mobility Command (AMC) 1 1h 43m
NKXBFL
Bakersfield, US
 RAI 1 0h 46m
NKXNPA
Pensacola, US
 FLY Air41 Airways D.O.O. 1 5h 37m
NKXAZA
Phoenix, US
 Sheremetyevo-Cargo 1 1h 29m

Pilot & community notes

1 comment from OurAirports (click to expand)

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mmora01
1/16/2009
Miramar Air Show on October 2008
I was there at Miramar Air Show on October 2008 a great Show!!!!
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