Airports / Florida / NIP
Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field)
KNIP / NIPJacksonville, FloridaELEV 21 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#34 / 79
Florida airports by Google rating
4.5★ across 8488 Google ratings — ranked against 79 rated FL fields.
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cecil Airport (VQQ) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) (KNIP / NIP) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 21 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list NIP as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Cecil Airport (VQQ, 10 nm), Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport (CRG, 11 nm), and Jacksonville International Airport (JAX, 15 nm).
Trip costs from NIP are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from NIP to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KNIP
IATA
NIP
FAA / Local
NIP
Elevation
21 ft
Coordinates
30.2358° N · 81.6806° 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 FL fields
state range 3–213 ft
At 21 ft, NIP sits lower than 54% of the 82 Florida fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 10nmVQQCecil AirportJacksonville
- 11nmCRGJacksonville Executive at Craig AirportJacksonville
- 15nmJAXJacksonville International AirportJacksonville
- 16nmNRBNaval Station Mayport / Admiral David L McDonald FieldJacksonville
- 24nmUSTNortheast Florida Regional AirportSt Augustine
- 45nmGNVGainesville Regional AirportGainesville
Location
Open the full mapKNIP · Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) · Jacksonville, FL
From the ramp
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