Naval Outlying Landing Field San Nicolas Island

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Naval Outlying Landing Field San Nicolas Island
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Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Operator US Navy
Location San Nicolas Island, Ventura County, California
Elevation  AMSL 506 ft / 154.2 m
Coordinates 33°14′23″N119°27′29″W / 33.23972°N 119.45806°W / 33.23972; -119.45806 Coordinates: 33°14′23″N119°27′29″W / 33.23972°N 119.45806°W / 33.23972; -119.45806
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
12/3010,0023,049 PEM

Naval Outlying Landing Field San Nicolas Island or NOLF San Nicolas Island( ICAO : KNSI, FAA LID : NSI) is a military airport located on San Nicolas Island, in Ventura County, California, United States. The airport is administered by Naval Base Ventura County [1] and is one of several Naval Outlying Landing Fields operated by the US Navy.

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Searchtool.svg San Nicolas from the airfield approach [ dead link ]

The airport's ICAO identifier is KNSI. [2] Although most U.S. airports and airbases use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, NOLF San Nicolas Island is assigned NSI by the FAA, [3] and the IATA has assigned NSI to Nsimalen International Airport in Yaoundé, Cameroon. [4]

US Navy took over the Landing Field in January 1933 from the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Civil Aeronautics Authority built the two airstrips in the 1930s as two emergency dirt landing strips.

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References

  1. "San Nicolas Island (SNI)". Naval Base Ventura County. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  2. AirNav: KNSI - Naval Outlying Field San Nicolas Island
  3. FAA Airport Form 5010 for NSI PDF
  4. Great Circle Mapper: NSI/FKYS - Yaoundé, Cameroon (Nsimalen International Airport)