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China Lake · US

China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport (KNID)

2,283 ft MSL3 listed runwaysTower frequency listed
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THE FIELD

Runways

03/21

10,000 × 200 ft

CONC · FAA lighting code: HIGH

Traffic patterns & runway remarks

Traffic pattern · 03

Published direction
Not published
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
2,284 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
Not published
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 1

03 · RWY END LAT DEG
HORIZONTAL DATUM WGS84.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Traffic pattern · 21

Published direction
Not published
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
2,201 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
P4L
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 2

21 · APCH LGT SYSTEM CODE
OLS

21 · RWY END LAT DEG
HORIZONTAL DATUM WGS84.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

08/26

11,199 × 200 ft

CONC · FAA lighting code: HIGH

Traffic patterns & runway remarks

Traffic pattern · 08

Published direction
Not published
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
2,288.2 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
P4L
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 1

08 · RWY END LAT DEG
HORIZONTAL DATUM WGS84.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Traffic pattern · 26

Published direction
Not published
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
2,232.2 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
P4L
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 1

26 · RWY END LAT DEG
HORIZONTAL DATUM WGS84.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

14/32

9,014 × 200 ft

ASPH · FAA lighting code: HIGH

Traffic patterns & runway remarks

Traffic pattern · 14

Published direction
Not published
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
2,203.2 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
P4R
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 2

14 · APCH LGT SYSTEM CODE
OLS

14 · RWY END LAT DEG
HORIZONTAL DATUM WGS84.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Traffic pattern · 32

Published direction
Not published
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
2,240.9 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
P4R
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 2

32 · RWY END LAT DEG
HORIZONTAL DATUM WGS84.

32 · APCH LGT SYSTEM CODE
OLS

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Published FAA details are shown where available. Missing values remain unknown; verify current publications and NOTAMs.

ON THE RADIO

Communications

JOSHUA APP/DEPA/D
133.65 MHz
VFR ADVSY SVCAAS
133.65 MHz
ATISATIS
32.237 MHz
GNDGND
36.02 MHz
PMSV METROPMSV
34.315 MHz
TWRTWR
120.15 MHz

Reference only. Verify frequencies, sectors and tower hours in the current Chart Supplement. A tower listing does not mean it is operating now.

AFTER YOU LAND

FBOs, fuel & visiting

Published fuel types
Not published
Facility use
Private use
Lighting schedule
See airport remarks
Ownership
MN

Attendance & contacts

ALL · MON-FRI · 1530-0630Z++

ALL · SUN · 2300-0100Z++

Attendance as published; this does not establish current tower or FBO hours.

MANAGER · COMMANDING OFFICER

OWNER · US NAVY

Airport remarks · 15

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.

AVBL ONLY DURING HRS OF OPERATION.

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.

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.

FAA NASR · Effective 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26

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Reference snapshot retrieved 2026-09-28 from OurAirports, a community-maintained public-domain source; retrieval is not verification of each field. Weather and chart status are shown separately.