KNSI · San Nicolas Island Nolf Airport

SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, CALIFORNIA · SMALL AIRPORT

506

Elevation ft

Runway

10,002

Longest ft · 12/30

33.24N

119.46W

San Nicolas Island Nolf Airport serves San Nicolas Island, California at 506 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 10,002 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
12/30	10,002 × 200 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 506 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)	506 ft	2,537 ft	2,163 ft	3,245 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,706 ft	2,771 ft	2,290 ft	3,435 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,906 ft	3,005 ft	2,417 ft	3,625 ft
35°C afternoon	3,027 ft	3,028 ft	2,429 ft	3,644 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 10,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,644 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: KNSI is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KOXR Oxnard Airport	59 nm N	5,953 ft
KCMA Camarillo Airport	61 nm N	6,013 ft
KTOA Zamperini Field	65 nm NE	5,001 ft
KLAX Los Angeles International Airport	67 nm NE	12,894 ft

04Fuel and services at KNSI

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KNSI. 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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