Airports / California / KNID
China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport
KNIDChina Lake, CaliforniaELEV 2,283 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
47 nm
To the nearest alternate
Edwards Air Force Base (EDW).
Overview
Located in China Lake, California, China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport (KNID) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 2,283 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
KNID has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Edwards Air Force Base (EDW, 47 nm), Bicycle Lake Army Air Field (BYS, 57 nm), and General William J Fox Airfield (WJF, 62 nm).
Quotes for flights out of KNID vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from KNID, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KNID
IATA
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FAA / Local
NID
Elevation
2,283 ft
Coordinates
35.6854° N · 117.6920° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs CA fields
state range -210–7,135 ft
At 2,283 ft, KNID sits higher than 84% of the 156 California fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 47nmEDWEdwards Air Force BaseEdwards
- 57nmBYSBicycle Lake Army Air FieldFort Irwin/Barstow
- 62nmWJFGeneral William J Fox AirfieldLancaster
- 66nmPMDPalmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 AirportPalmdale
- 67nmDAGBarstow Daggett AirportDaggett
- 67nmKL45Bakersfield International AirportBakersfield
Location
Open the full mapKNID · China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport · China Lake, CA
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