Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (KNKX) Aviation Weather: METAR & ATIS
As of 7:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, KNKX is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 5 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KNKX right now.
Live aviation weather for Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field in San Diego, CA, including METAR, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (KNKX) is a regional airport serving San Diego, CA at a field elevation of 477 ft. KNKX reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 7 physical runways (06H, 06L/24R, 06R/24L, 24H, H1, …), the longest 12,000 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 5 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, scattered clouds at 22,000 ft, altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KNKX 281455Z COR 07005KT 7SM SCT220 A2995 RMK AO2 SLPNO 55000 $
What changed at KNKX?
Since the 1355Z (6:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1355Z (6:55 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KNKX
KNKX is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 5 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (06L, 06R). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06LFAV | 12,000 ft | CON | 5 kt head | 0 kt |
| 06R | 8,001 ft | PEM | 5 kt head | 0 kt |
| 06H | 1,000 ft | concrete | 2 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 24H | 1,000 ft | concrete | 2 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 24L | 8,001 ft | PEM | 5 kt tail | 0 kt |
| 24R | 12,000 ft | CON | 5 kt tail | 0 kt |
| H1 | 100 ft | concrete | 5 kt tail | 2 kt left |
| H2 | 100 ft | concrete | 5 kt tail | 2 kt left |
| H3 | 100 ft | concrete | 5 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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KNKX runways
7 physical runways · 9 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 06L/24R12,000 × 200 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KNKXWind
- 06L
- 5 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 24R
- 5 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
3 active equipment NOTAMsView Runway Intelligence → - Closed (NOTAM)Runway 06R/24L8,001 × 200 ft · PEMCurrent useno stated-runway source at KNKXWind
- 06R
- 5 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 24L
- 5 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
1 active equipment NOTAMView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 8→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KNKX weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at KNKX
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KNKX reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 24L/24R
- 34%
- 06L/06R
- 34%
- 06H/24H
- 21%
- H1/H2/H3
- 11%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0800Z (1:00 AM PDT)
TAF KNKX 280800Z 2808/2914 VRB03KT 9999 SCT015 QNH2995INS FM281600 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2993INS FM282100 27008KT 9999 SKC QNH2991INS FM290300 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2993INS TX24/2900Z TN13/2813Z
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KNKX's own weather station.
Wind is 5° off runway 06L, the end with the most headwind right now.
Concrete · 12,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 06L/24R, 06R/24L drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Mon-Thu 1530-0800Z local; Fri 1630-0200Z++ local; Sat CLSD local; Sun 2200-0200Z++ local; Hol CLSD local
- Control tower
- Yes
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KNKX
- IATA
- NKX
- FAA LID
- NKX
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 477 ft
- Coordinates
- 32.8684, -117.1430
- Runways
- 7 physical runways · 9 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 12,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- ATIS
- 35.2 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 9h 13m
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KNKX airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field (KNKX)
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