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.

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METAR

2026-04-28 01:56:00 PDT

Ceiling:	Sky clear
Wind:	310° @ 6kt
Temperature:	55°F
Dewpoint:	33°F
Weather:	N/A
Visbility:	10SM

Raw: METAR KNJK 280856Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM CLR 13/01 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP156 T01330006 50000 $

TAF

2026-04-28 00:00:00 PDT – 2026-04-28 03:00:00 PDT

Ceiling: Sky clear

Wind: 270° @ 12kt, gusts 18kt

Weather: N/A

Visbility: SM

Raw: TAF KNJK 280700Z 2807/2907 28009KT 9999 SKC QNH2994INS TEMPO 2807/2810 27012G18KT FM281400 VRB05KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2987INS FM282200 13007KT 9999 FEW300 QNH2984INS FM290300 24009KT 9999 FEW300 QNH2986INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2807 TIL 2813 TX29/2900Z TN12/2813Z FS30238

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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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