NJK - El Centro Naf (Vraciu Fld)

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Location: El Centro, CA

Elevation: -42ft

Sectional: Phoenix

Activation date: Feb 1973

Fuel: None

Runway 08/26: 9,503ft

Runway 12/30: 6,825ft

Access: Private to everyone

This is a military facility.

Current Weather — VFR

Weather data is strictly informational and not for flight planning purposes.

METAR

2024-05-18 10:56:00 PDT

Ceiling	Wind	Temperature	Dewpoint	Weather	Visbility
Sky clear	250° @ 18kt, gusts 28kt	93°F	32°F	N/A	10SM
Clouds: Few @ 12,000ft, Few @ 20,000ft

Raw:

KNJK 181756Z COR 25018G28KT 10SM FEW120 FEW200 34/00 A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND 24028/1749 SLP114 T03440000 10344 20250 51003 $

TAF

2024-05-18 08:00:00 PDT – 2024-05-18 13:00:00 PDT

Ceiling	Wind	Weather	Visbility
Sky clear	250° @ 14kt	N/A	6SM
Clouds: Few @ 6,500ft, Scattered @ 12,000ft, Scattered @ 22,000ft

Raw:

TAF KNJK 1815/1915 25014KT 9999 FEW065 SCT120 SCT220 QNH2972INS BECMG 1820/1822 24017G25KT FEW220 520209 521108 QNH2970INS TEMPO 1823/1903 25022G33KT BECMG 1903/1905 23012G20KT SKC 500000 QNH2977INS FM191300 26010G15KT FEW220 QNH2980INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 1823 NEXT 2007 TX39/1823Z TN20/1913Z FS30214

TAF

2024-05-18 13:00:00 PDT – 2024-05-18 20:00:00 PDT

Ceiling	Wind	Weather	Visbility
Sky clear	240° @ 17kt, gusts 25kt	N/A	6SM
Clouds: Few @ 22,000ft

Raw:

TAF KNJK 1815/1915 25014KT 9999 FEW065 SCT120 SCT220 QNH2972INS BECMG 1820/1822 24017G25KT FEW220 520209 521108 QNH2970INS TEMPO 1823/1903 25022G33KT BECMG 1903/1905 23012G20KT SKC 500000 QNH2977INS FM191300 26010G15KT FEW220 QNH2980INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 1823 NEXT 2007 TX39/1823Z TN20/1913Z FS30214

TAF

2024-05-18 16:00:00 PDT – 2024-05-18 20:00:00 PDT

Ceiling Wind Weather Visbility

Sky clear 250° @ 22kt, gusts 33kt N/A SM

Raw: TAF KNJK 1815/1915 25014KT 9999 FEW065 SCT120 SCT220 QNH2972INS BECMG 1820/1822 24017G25KT FEW220 520209 521108 QNH2970INS TEMPO 1823/1903 25022G33KT BECMG 1903/1905 23012G20KT SKC 500000 QNH2977INS FM191300 26010G15KT FEW220 QNH2980INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 1823 NEXT 2007 TX39/1823Z TN20/1913Z FS30214
TAF

2024-05-18 20:00:00 PDT – 2024-05-19 06:00:00 PDT

Ceiling Wind Weather Visbility

Sky clear 230° @ 12kt, gusts 20kt N/A 6SM

Clouds: @ ft

Raw: TAF KNJK 1815/1915 25014KT 9999 FEW065 SCT120 SCT220 QNH2972INS BECMG 1820/1822 24017G25KT FEW220 520209 521108 QNH2970INS TEMPO 1823/1903 25022G33KT BECMG 1903/1905 23012G20KT SKC 500000 QNH2977INS FM191300 26010G15KT FEW220 QNH2980INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 1823 NEXT 2007 TX39/1823Z TN20/1913Z FS30214

Ceiling	Wind	Weather	Visbility
Sky clear	250° @ 22kt, gusts 33kt	N/A	SM

Ceiling	Wind	Weather	Visbility
Sky clear	230° @ 12kt, gusts 20kt	N/A	6SM
Clouds: @ ft

TAF

2024-05-19 06:00:00 PDT – 2024-05-19 08:00:00 PDT

Ceiling	Wind	Weather	Visbility
Sky clear	260° @ 10kt, gusts 15kt	N/A	1SM
Clouds: Few @ 22,000ft

Raw:

TAF KNJK 1815/1915 25014KT 9999 FEW065 SCT120 SCT220 QNH2972INS BECMG 1820/1822 24017G25KT FEW220 520209 521108 QNH2970INS TEMPO 1823/1903 25022G33KT BECMG 1903/1905 23012G20KT SKC 500000 QNH2977INS FM191300 26010G15KT FEW220 QNH2980INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 1823 NEXT 2007 TX39/1823Z TN20/1913Z FS30214

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Service - lgt - carrier deck lgt avbl rwy 08-26 and 30.
Jasu - 1(rcpt-105) 1(nc8) (wells air start sys).
Fuel - tran pilots exp up to 2 hr delay wo prior arng dsn 658-2425, c760-339-2425. - hot refuel avbl most acft 1630-0430z++ mon-thu; 1600-0200z++ fri; 1630-2300z++ sat; clsd sun and hol. hot reful hr subj to short ntc chg, refer to notam. j8
Fluid - hpox lox
Oil - o-128-156
Tran alert- no tran svc 0700-1500z++. tran maint extremely ltd. tran acft inbd with ordnance adv twr on initial ctc. tran acft inbd with ordnance for hot reful must safe their acft prior to hotpitting, t-line cannot safety or pin tran acft. ltd svc avbl for large pax acft rqr 48 hr ntc dsn 658-2655.
Caution - inbd acft use extreme caution to avoid r2510 lctd 5 nm nw due to a/g weapons opr and prcht drops. extreme mid-air potential due to hi density vfr gen avn tfc and crop dusters in vcnty. avoid imperial co arpt 4.5 nm e unctl, blw 3000' agl.
Caution - bird act mid dec to mid mar sr-ss within the adj fld lctd e and w of the arpt. pje are conducted on reg basis off njk tacan 170/10 or ipl vortac 240/12.
Tfc pat - dense fld carrier ldg practice tfc all hr. reduced rwy separation std in eff usn/usmc acft.
Ns abtmt - avoid ovft hsg lctd sw of twr and fuel farm lctd immed sw apch end rwy 30. avoid ovft town of el centro aprx 5 nm e, blw 5000' agl. numerous cattle feed lots lctd thru-out area, avoid ovft at lo alt.
Misc - acft inbd make initial ctc with twr 15 nm or sooner. atct in a non-radar environment with hi volume of air tfc. improved fresnel lens ols avbl rwy 08 and 26.
Rstd: all civ acft and all acft that intend to ron require 72 hr ppr, dsn 658-2601, c760-339-2601 dur sked field hrs.
Fuel - jaa/f24 avbl
Ctc airfield mgr/civil acft landing permit mgr for permit info c760-339-2616, dsn 658-2616.
Avbl only during hrs of operation.
Clsd sun and hol.
Hook e28(b) (1485')
Hook e28(b) (1570')
Hook e28(b) (1500')
Hook e28(b) (1246')
Ols
Ols
For cd when atct clsd ctc yuma cerap at 928-269-9569.

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