KNUC · San Clemente Island Naval Auxiliary Landing Field

SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA · SMALL AIRPORT

184

Elevation ft

Runway

9,301

Longest ft · 06/24

33.02N

118.59W

San Clemente Island Naval Auxiliary Landing Field serves San Clemente Island, California at 184 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 9,301 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
06/24	9,301 × 200 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 184 ft is about 15°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, 15°C)	184 ft	2,474 ft	2,129 ft	3,194 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,384 ft	2,708 ft	2,256 ft	3,384 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,584 ft	2,942 ft	2,383 ft	3,574 ft
35°C afternoon	2,628 ft	2,951 ft	2,387 ft	3,581 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 9,301 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,581 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: KNUC is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTOA Zamperini Field	48 nm N	5,001 ft
KLGB Long Beach International Airport	52 nm NE	10,000 ft
KSNA John Wayne Orange County International Airport	53 nm NE	5,700 ft
KLAX Los Angeles International Airport	56 nm N	12,894 ft

04Fuel and services at KNUC

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KNUC. 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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