KNKX · Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

477

Elevation ft

Runways

12,000

Longest ft · 06L/24R

32.87N

117.14W

Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field serves San Diego, California at 477 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06L/24R, at 12,000 by 200 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
06L/24R	12,000 × 200 ft	concrete	lit
06R/24L	8,001 × 200 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 477 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	477 ft	2,531 ft	2,160 ft	3,240 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,677 ft	2,765 ft	2,287 ft	3,430 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,877 ft	2,999 ft	2,414 ft	3,620 ft
35°C afternoon	2,991 ft	3,021 ft	2,426 ft	3,638 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06L/24R, 12,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,638 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KNKX is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSAN San Diego International Airport	8 nm S	9,401 ft
KSEE Gillespie Field	9 nm E	5,342 ft
KRNM Ramona Airport	15 nm NE	5,001 ft
KSDM Brown Field Municipal Airport	20 nm SE	7,972 ft

04Fuel and services at KNKX

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KNKX. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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