Airports / California / NKX
Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field
KNKX / NKXSan Diego, CaliforniaELEV 477 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
8 nm
To the nearest alternate
San Diego International Airport (SAN) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (KNKX / NKX) is a mid-sized airport serving San Diego, California. The airport sits 477 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 NKX for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are San Diego International Airport (SAN, 8 nm), North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field (NZY, 11 nm), and McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD, 17 nm).
Charter pricing from NKX depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Miramar MCAS. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from San Diego.
Field capability
ICAO
KNKX
IATA
NKX
FAA / Local
NKX
Elevation
477 ft
Coordinates
32.8684° N · 117.1430° W
Airspace
B · BravoClass B — BravoThe FAA's busiest airspace tier — major hubs like LAX or JFK. Every flight needs an explicit ATC clearance to enter, and charter jets are sequenced alongside airline traffic.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs CA fields
state range -210–7,135 ft
At 477 ft, NKX sits higher than 59% 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.
- 8nmSANSan Diego International AirportSan Diego
- 11nmNZYNorth Island Naval Air Station-Halsey FieldSan Diego
- 17nmCLDMcClellan-Palomar AirportCarlsbad
- 20nmSDMBrown Field Municipal AirportSan Diego
- 28nmKNFGCamp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) AirportOceanside
- 61nmSNAJohn Wayne Orange County International AirportSanta Ana
Location
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From the ramp
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