NID - China Lake Naws (Armitage Fld)

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Location: China Lake, CA

Elevation: 2,288ft

Sectional: Los Angeles

Activation date: May 1952

Fuel: None

Runway 08/26: 11,199ft

Runway 03/21: 10,000ft

Runway 14/32: 9,014ft

Access: Private to everyone

This is a military facility.

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METAR

2026-08-25 16:56:00 PDT

Ceiling:	Sky clear
Wind:	230° @ 9kt
Temperature:	105°F
Dewpoint:	41°F
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	10SM

Raw: METAR KNID 252356Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 41/05 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP104 T04060050 10417 20367 56018 $

TAF

2026-08-25 16:00:00 PDT – 2026-08-25 21:00:00 PDT

Ceiling: Sky clear

Wind: 260° @ 12kt, gusts 20kt

Weather: N/A

Visbility: SM

Raw: TAF KNID 252300Z 2523/2623 23009KT 9999 FEW100 BKN250 QNH2990INS TEMPO 2523/2604 26012G20KT FM260400 VRB06KT 9999 FEW100 QNH2988INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2523 TIL 2615 TX43/2622Z TN23/2613Z FS30256

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Jasu - 3(gtc-85), 5(nc-10a1), 1(nc-10b), 1(nc-10c), 7(am32a-108), 4(a/m47a-4), 4(msu-200).
Fuel - f24- avbl 1400-0700z++ mon-thu; 1400-0430z++ alt thu-fri; 2200-0700z++ sun
Oil - o-133-156.
Tran alert - exp svc delay. ltd tran svc avbl 1530-0300z++ mon-fri.
Rstd - ppr dsn 437-5301. all ppr issued 1530-0630z++ weekdays only.
Cstms/ag/img - cstms not avbl. acft entering fr foreign countries must clear cstms prior arr.
Misc - tran acft to/fr china lake nid must ctc r2508 complex control board for sked/brief prior to obtaining a ppr. portions of apch end rwy 26 and adj twy not visible fr twr.
Misc: ltd pax svc avbl.
Service lgt: rwy 03/21, rwy 08/26 and 14/32 mrkd and lgtd 200 ft wide.
Rstd: ppr civil acft offl bus. for calp reqs ctc airfield mgr 760-939-5032 or trml 760-939-5301. rstd afld hrs subj chg. pilots filing knid china lake as an altn or emerg div are adzd to call base ops dsn 437-5475 to vfy operg hrs.
Caution - bird haz near golf crs, wi class d airspace, oct-apr.
Caution: twy b and twy g not lgtd.
Caution: twy c clsd.
Caution: rwy 8/26 clsd for const.
Avbl only during hrs of operation.
Tfc pat - reduced rwy separation std in eff usn/usmc acft. ns abtmt - dep avoid ovft china lake and city of ridgecrest 2 nm sse.
Clsd altn fri. open 1530-2030z++, clsd 2030-2300z++, open 2330-0100z++ 1st working/non-hol fri of the month. sat-sun opr by ppr/lcl use only. see flip ap/1 supplementary arpt info.
Hook e28(b) (1657 ft).
Hook e28(b) (1501 ft).
Hook e28(b) (2793 ft).
Hook e28(b) (1199 ft).
Horizontal datum wgs84.
Horizontal datum wgs84.
Horizontal datum wgs84.
Horizontal datum wgs84.
Horizontal datum wgs84.
Horizontal datum wgs84.
Hook e28(b) (1765 ft).
Hook e28(b) (1545 ft).

Comments

Ceiling:	25,000ft
Wind:	230° @ 9kt
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Few @ 10,000ft, Broken @ 25,000ft

NID - China Lake Naws (Armitage Fld)

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