Airports / British Indian Ocean Territory / NKW
Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia
FJDG / NKWDiego Garcia, British Indian Ocean TerritoryELEV 9 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
400 nm
To the nearest alternate
Gan International Airport (GAN).
Overview
Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, listed as FJDG / NKW, is a mid-sized airport in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory. The airport sits 9 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into NKW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Gan International Airport (GAN, 400 nm), Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM, 470 nm), and Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO, 555 nm).
Charter pricing from NKW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Chagos and NSF Diego Garcia. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Diego Garcia.
Field capability
ICAO
FJDG
IATA
NKW
FAA / Local
FJDG
Elevation
9 ft
Coordinates
7.3133° S · 72.4111° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 400nmGANGan International AirportGan
- 470nmKDMKaadedhdhoo AirportHuvadhu Atoll
- 555nmKDOKadhdhoo AirportKadhdhoo
- 648nmVAMVilla International Airport MaamigiliMaamigili
- 694nmMLEVelana International AirportMalé
- 791nmNMFMaafaru International AirportNoonu Atoll
Location
Open the full mapFJDG · Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia · Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory