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

2026-11-14 11:56:00 PST

Ceiling:	Sky clear
Wind:	Variable
Temperature:	64°F
Dewpoint:	33°F
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	SM

Raw: METAR KNID 141956Z AUTO VRB05KT CLR 18/01 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01830006 $

TAF

2026-11-13 23:00:00 PST – 2026-11-14 04:00:00 PST

Ceiling: Sky clear

Wind: 200° @ 12kt, gusts 18kt

Weather: N/A

Visbility: SM

Raw: TAF COR KNID 132337Z 1323/1423 20020G35KT 9999 VCSH FEW050 SCT080 BKN250 530009 530903 QNH2963INS TEMPO 1323/1405 20027G44KT SCT050 BKN080 BKN250 FM140600 20020G30KT 9999 FEW080 SCT250 520009 520903 QNH2964INS TEMPO 1407/1412 20012G18KT BECMG 1412/1413 23009KT 9999 SCT250 500000 QNH2971INS FM141600 VRB05KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2987INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 1402 NEXT 1607 TX19/1423Z TN05/1414Z COR 2337 FS30020

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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:	200° @ 20kt, gusts 35kt
Weather:	Showers in vicinity
Visbility:	6SM
Clouds:	Few @ 5,000ft, Scattered @ 8,000ft, Broken @ 25,000ft

Ceiling:	8,000ft
Wind:	200° @ 27kt, gusts 44kt
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	SM
Clouds:	Scattered @ 5,000ft, Broken @ 8,000ft, Broken @ 25,000ft

NID - China Lake Naws (Armitage Fld)

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