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Naval Air Station Miramar

MCAS Miramar
Mitscher Field
MiramarAbove.jpg
The Miramar flight line from above
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator United States Marine Corps
Location Miramar, San Diego, California
In use 18 July 1917 – 30 October 1920
1929 – present
Commander Col. Jason G. Woodworth
Occupants 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Elevation AMSL 477 ft / 145 m
Coordinates 32°52′04″N 117°08′30″W / 32.86778°N 117.14167°W / 32.86778; -117.14167Coordinates: 32°52′04″N 117°08′30″W / 32.86778°N 117.14167°W / 32.86778; -117.14167
Website www.miramar.marines.mil
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6L/24R 12,000 3,658 Concrete
6R/24L 8,001 2,439 PEM
10/28 1,000 309 Concrete
Sources: Official website and FAA

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (MCAS Miramar) (IATA: NKXICAO: KNKXFAA LID: NKX), formerly Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS) Miramar and Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar is a United States Marine Corps installation that is home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation element of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. It is located in Miramar, San Diego, California, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Downtown San Diego.

The airfield is named Mitscher Field after Admiral M.A. Mitscher who was the commander of Task Force 58 during World War II. The air station is the former location of Pacific Fleet fighter and Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft (F-4 Phantom II, F-14 Tomcat, E-2 Hawkeye) and is best known as the former location of the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School (NFWS), its TOPGUN training program and the movie of the same name. In 1996, NFWS was relocated to Naval Air Station Fallon in western Nevada and merged into the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC). During the heyday of TOPGUN at NAS Miramar, the station was nicknamed "Fightertown USA".


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